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I went past Audi today since I’ve not taken a closer look at the Q8, it confirmed my at a glance impressions that it looks great. I don’t see it as a coupe though competing with the X6 but as competitor to the X5 and the regular Cayenne. I think it looks better than both of those. The Cayenne looks by far the worst exterior wise but it has the best interior IMO. I was not interested in the Q8 since I have been disappointed with every Audi I test driven the last 20 years but I like the look and dimensions enough of the Q8 to include it in my search for our next SUV. Last edited by solstice; 07-13-2019 at 07:30 PM.. |
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Agree - it's a fantastic beast of a car, especially at that price point. Drove a v10 Plus Spyder - naturally aspirated 620 bhp, 0-60 in 3 seconds and change - from Munich to Lake Garda near Verona and back. WAY more comfortable than a Huracan (with a better radio ), but corporate Audi is headed in another diirection.
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Nice pix guys! Now I really can’t wait for the G82 release to get back over there! ( If it takes too long I might just have to make the drive from Stuttgart instead of Munich )
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Just beautiful! Where in Germany did you live? That was before they changed to the Euro which I thought was the better time to be there...more authentic and less influenced by non German countries, which could be said about any of the western European countries. We have a couple friends who live in northern Italy, one on Lake Garda, the other near the Prosecco region in Aviano. Love staying with them.
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Yeah, for us US based owners, the only downer of buying an X car is we don't get to do a Euro delivery
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Sometime we would eat in the NEW restaurant, which was built in the 1700s! Lots of Roman ruins all over, and even some sections of Roman road and mileposts - a beautiful part of the country, and still have lifelong friends there and were part of the community. You could take the B-50 bypass and be in wine country in 30 minutes - Rhine or Mosel, your choice! Were there when the Wall came down so an incredible time to be a part of history. Before that lived in Northern Spain, so did get a chance to soak up some Mediterranean sunshine for a few years too before heading to the mountains of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Wife's father was Sicilian, with relatives on the mainland, so visited Italy quite a bit and loved the Dolomites! Last edited by Paladin1; 07-14-2019 at 10:16 AM.. |
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I drove a Q8 yesterday. I expected to find it utterly disappointing as most other Audi’s but I really like the exterior look/design so I felt I needed to drive it.
To my surprise it actually isn’t that bad, body roll is minimal and the engine feels rather lively. The MMI is quite impressive and the biggest surprise is that the steering isn’t total sh*t, it’s acceptable and no worse than most BMWs. I guess it’s a mix of BMW having caught up to Audi’s numbness and Audi having added at least some precision and weight to it. Negatives is that it drives a lot bigger than our Cayenne and other than the tech. it doesn’t feel like much of an upgrade but also not a major downgrade. So as the OP I’m keeping the Q8 on my list which was a surprise. However It’s not good enough to make me want to hurry into it either. |
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