Review: 2011 Audi A8

I must admit to losing track of how many times my hapless copilot gave them - and countless other unpublishable phrases - from the front passenger seat during our drive. But if I honestly, it does not hold a candle to the endless chain of explicative through my own mind.
The reason? I'm running piloting a 2011 Audi A8 by a particularly winding stretch of California asphalt between the Monterey Valley and the Pacific coast, and for the better part of 20 miles, the driver of a tuned BMW 335i at the top not seen anything other than the A8 massive slatted grille in his rearview mirror. Equally impressive - if not more so - the pair worked E36 M3 over that time are hard to keep up. And these guys are locals. You have this way has been running for over a decade, just to show me and spoil their ragtag demonstration in the latest Audi luxo-boxer.
I want to believe that my hairpin exploits and high-speed capers evidence of my own abilities, but I'm not so blind. I have equipped with the standard car journo hamfists issued, and to think otherwise is to fall prey driving madness and insulting the work of the Ingolstadt-based magician. Audi A8 is new only as good and the steering is only half. If you're not in love with the look of this latest flagship, you're not alone. Audi back to its Germanic roots, a sausage in the three sizes, so that less can get obsessive types have a hard time about a A4 A8 from 50 yards out have. Me? I've always been a preference for the D3 chassis (2002-2009), the mixed stately elegance with an understated air of superiority. It never looked threatening, but it came as impressive. Not so with the D4.

Audi A8 L Security blends serious protection with luxury and style

Attention affluent car buyers are looking for a mobile security alarm and LoJack. Your new car, the protection is there, and it carries four rings in the grille. Audi is preparing to launch a truly battle-ready premium sedan and it says on the A8 L Security.
Manufactured in a heavily guarded section of a secure garage (no cell phones allowed), the A8 L Security an armored luxury sedan from the German government for compliance with the VR 7 ballistic protection standard (2009) certified. Basically means that this A8 L is able to numerous bullets and small explosive hits such as hand grenades and anti-tank mines.
All this adds weight and protection of the Audi A8 L employs security measures to counterbalance the added weight. Under the hood is a 6.3-liter W12 engine that produces 500 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of torque. It is an eight-speed automatic transmission and the two work together to the heavy four-door from zero-coupled push-to 60 mph in about seven seconds.
As you may recall, was from his last-generation Audi A8 L Security in 2007, and the car cost $ 685,000. No word yet on a sticker price for this newest version, but armor is not cheap.
The full list of luxury features on this rolling tank is enormously impressive, and it is for you to read the press release posted after the jump are available.

Video: Audi A8 Super Bowl commercial riffs on children's Goodnight Moon book

The Super Bowl is just around corner and before the New England Patriots celebrate another victory and that means a new crop of automotive commercials are getting ready to pry your attention away from all the drinks and food you are consuming. Audi has revealed its new ad spot that takes direct aim at established premium sedans like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The commercial is based on Margaret Wise Brown's popular children's book Goodnight Moon, Audi says goodbye to old luxury, then welcomes progress with its all-new 2011 Audi A8 sedan.