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.
