Audi’s first-gen aluminum luxobarge was rare when it landed stateside, and the US didn’t even receive it right away.
A new Audi A8 probably won't invite too many curious looks these days, but the same is not true of the first-gen model, especially when it just arrived stateside. The A8 itself was launched following the debut of the Audi Space Frame in the summer of 1994, also known as 30 years ago . But the A8 didn't arrive on sale in the US until the 1997 model year.
0-liter W12 that arrived for 2001, and was wildly rare even at the time, most commonly seen on armored versions ferrying around EU heads of state. But getting close enough to one to read that badge was a tall order.The aluminum skin and spaceframe of the A8 certainly saved a few pounds, but it didn't exactly offer the curb weight or handling of the Audi A4.
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