Audi publish prices on a new A8.

The British unit Audi published prices as well as some new information of a brand new luxury sedan A8. New on sale in Britain in spring 2010 at a price of 54 760 to 66 240 pounds sterling. The new flagship Audi model line will be sold with a wide range of engines, including 3-liter TDI-engine, which develops power of 250 hp and a torque of 550 Nm, 4.2-liter 8-cylinder TDI, develop power 350 hp and a torque of 800 Nm, as well as an updated 4.2-liter 8-cylinder FSI, develops 350 hp instead of Power - 372 and instead of 440 Nm of torque - 445. The new "basic" 3-liter TDI, develop power 240 hp and produces 159 g CO2 per km, will go on sale later in 2010. More powerful 3-liter TDI consumes about 5.6 l/100 km and produces 174 g CO2 per km. 4.2 V8 TDI consumes about 6.4 l/100 km and produces 199 g CO2 per km., While the 4.2 V8 FSI consumes 13% less fuel than ever before - 7.8 l/100 km and produces 219 g / km CO2. The new A8 is made on the basis of a lightweight aluminum frame and, according to the manufacturer, has the largest stiffness in its class. In addition, new technology is equipped with regenerative braking system, the rapid start / stop the engine, as well as the new 8-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and asymmetric wheel-drive system Quattro (first used in the S4), not only to allocate dynamically the tractive force between the axles, but also between the rear wheels. Aluminum suspension has four adaptive modes of operation. Novelty has a standard set of airbags, ABS braking system with EBD, ESP, as well as Adaptive Cruise Control. Particularly worth noting that Audi has worked with Google to power its cars modulus MMI GPRS, allowing users to download the detailed route, and turn cars into mobile WLAN-access point to the Internet.