in my opinion the D4 facelift sline/s8 is the best looking Audi sedan that has come out after the year 2000. for sportback i would say the first generation pre facelift A7. for coupe definitely R8 first generation.
Yes it Is. I have a 2014 w12 and it's the Finest interior in a Sedan Ever. Even Nicer than the Arnage, Ghost, S65 and 2017 Flying Spur I've Had. A Work of Art. The current A8 Dashboard is Horrible!
Fahre seit 3Jahren dieses Auto.Purer Wahnsinn! Verbrauch von 10L-35L je nachdem dein rechter Fuß nervös ist oder nicht.Ich bin 60Jahre alt aber mein Fuß ist bei 20Jahren geblieben.Einfach geil mit über 300(macht er spielend) mit Massage ,Sitzheizung und Lenkradheizung usw. über die Autobahn zu fliegen !!!Fahre ihn so lange wie ich kann.
I mean electric cars offer a lot of possibilities but when they have no sound that is a sense of the body that gets no stimulation anymore.. And you would have to compensate the lost fun by driving faster or whatever.. Meanwhile with an internal combusion car it can be slow but as long as it sounds great it will be quite fun to drive.. So sound is a very important factor emotionally.. Maybe in the future electric cars will be able to simulate gearshifts and engine sound really well, would be cool if this is configurable to your liking, yeah it won't be the same as a true internal combustion car but at least a lot more fun than normal electric
@@memorimusic420Hating on someone because one prefer ICE is inapropriate at least. I dont know how old You are and where did you get Your attitude but man...
Max you are not the only one... most car people miss the old days! I am with you bro! The screens are absolutely stupid.... if i want a big screen i go to my living room... its insane that a car is now based off the size of its screen... what a pretty machine this was i wish car brands would make good cars again like this one and not cheap out trying to make production of cars cheaper and cheaper while making the prices higher every year! Love the reviews @autotopnl keep it up!
car companies do not realise that screen mania is appealing only for very limited segment of customers, mainly the tesla guys and alike. But for many people screens are disctracting, unnecesary and ugly. Look at recent BMW models where they even do not bother integrate screen into the panel, but bolt it on with some DYI holders on top of the panel. After 20-30 years the scientists will be talking about damage of the screens to our brains and health the same way they now starting to talk about sugar.
Audi RS6 C7 Performance, Audi RS7 C7, S8 are the cars that no new Audi RS series would beat by look, sound, interior, and so on, those cars will always be remembered as the best ones ever made by the Audi RS series!
I bought my S8 plus in 2020 by accident. These cars came at that time as a leasing returns into the Audi shops and everybody had Corona panic. As a result it was crazy cheap at that time. Personally I like that the cars does not look like the other RS bodybuilder cars, nor does the V8 sound like these gangster style AMG´s, which you only want to drive, if you wear a black full beard. Thank god it still has the old good looking cockpit and not the cheap oversized displays, you propavly also find in a basic Skoda. The interior is absoltely stunning and its a pure peasure to sit inside anytime. Its always fun to beat up BMW´s, Porsches and other sportscars, while speeding with 300Km/h on the Autobahn.
I'm no Audi fan what so ever, but that thing man. I always adored this particular generation of the A8/S8. If I ever get myself an Audi, it will most certainly be an S8 Plus.
being from the area, the S8 is built 10km from the A8, but yeah, it's an awesome car. Done 50km in under 15 Minutes once in this beast (nighttime AUtobahn Frankfurt to Heilbronn, over 300 for MINUTES). It's just awesome.
Love an S8. In the UK you can pick one up for circa £20k which is just nuts! Granted running costs are a lot but I can’t think of any other used car that offers so much value. I want one!
Looks so much better than all the models after this one. This is my fav Audi. The headlights are beauties. And the complete lack of screens on the inside is the reason why this is one of the cars I'm looking into as my next car candidate.
Im glad the badges arent blacked out, thats what people do on VW Golf ricers, it looks much better this way and on that car its certainly a badge to be proud of
Das beste Auto der Welt er kann alles !!! Bin den 230tkm gefahren verkauft mit 300tkm er hat mich nie im Stich gelassen !!! Erste Bremsen seid dem Kauf !!! Ich vermisse ihn ❤
Man, I am not the Audi guy at all, but the headlight look gorgeous! Went to look up the generation and damn... had to go back to 2017 to find a similar spec car... You can get ABT tuned ones with 706hp for around 60k€ with no damage and less than 50kkm. Wouldn't really say no...
13:24 Too bad that you don't have the Cadillac CT5V Blackwing over in Europe. It would have been interesting to see where she would have landed in this list. I have a 2024 with the 6-speed manual. I have also owned four Audi's in the past including a D2 S8 - nice cars.
That windshield tint might be a color of a reflective film, similarly to how optical glasses can have a anti-glare protection on it. Maybe I am wrong, but I still like how it looks with it.
Hahaha no. The era where car companies didn't care about the environment is before they started putting catalytic converters into the cars. Since then they have cared. Noone is stopping them from building a screaming naturally aspirated car now they just don't build it because noone would buy it and they would have no profit.
i dont think thats a tint on the front window there. thats an ir reflective coating for heat reflection. many cars have a blue hue in the front windscreen, sometimes its gold/red/copper ish as well.
This being produced in a special Audi Sport factory is news to me. The only two cars produced there are the R8 and etron GT and I've walked these production facilities every day for a while so...
@@panton7842 honestly... Yes it has an Audi Sport VIN, but that has literally nothing to do with the production line it was build on. It's just registered as an Audi Sport product, which is more of an internal business decision than anything else.
@@jsracing1416 that's not true the engine in the S8 Plus model has the code DDTA and is only available in this model Look youtube "Tech Comparo: Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI vs S7 4.0 TFSI" S8 D4 and S8 Plus D4 Total different engine.
@@panton7842 I don't need to look at a video, I've literally worked at the Audi's pre series center in Neckarsulm and was part of the development of the A6, A7 and to some degree A8. I know it has an upgraded engine (as mentioned in the video) which it shares with the RS6/7 Performance. But guess what, all engines are assembled in a different faciltiy and then shipped to the factories. I merely stated that the S8 plus was not build in a different factory, because while there is an acutal Audi Sport production facilty, which is also in Neckarsulm but roughly 20km away from the main Audi plant in the city, the only two cars being build there are the R8 (ending) and etron GT. The S8 plus was assembled on the same production line as all other A8's and guess what, the RS6/7 are produced on the same assembly line as all other A6/7's (with exception of chinese models like A7L and all that other bs, which is assembled in China). Obviously they have different parts build into them. It's what differentiates them and makes them into RS model but again, all I was saying is that they weren't build in a 'special Audi Sport factory'. It's really not that hard to comprehend.
The best A8 headlights ever made, period. The one mistake from Audi is not building the S8 with the extended wheel base (US and China get it though i think) body like Merc offers with the S Class AMG.
Sadly I don't think that day will come unless they finally kill off the R8. Audi kind of painted themselves into a corner with their naming system. Obviously the RS model comes above the S model like A6, S6, RS6 for example. However an RS8 could either be a quicker more hard-core version of the A8/S8 or a seriously hard-core R8. The day they finally get rid of the R8 would surely green light an RS8 saloon but I fear by that stage an RS8 will just be an ev A8/S8 with more battery power. We must enjoy these cars while we still can
I really like the A4 I have such a nice car, my neighbour has an S8.. I think if I had the money this would be my daily driver and S8 Plus.. rather than the RS6. Just a bit classier and less in your face.
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This interior is bloody beautiful beyond imagination. It looks Still modern but classic in the same time.
it looks completely outdated
@@DomyDrummerit looks classy like an old mercedes, no huge screen sticking out, all physical controls, what more would you want
@@theairaccumulator7144probably a child
@@DomyDrummergo play on your ipad kid
@@DomyDrummerget tesla lol
There is number of drivers who dont like huge tablets installed on dash
The S8 allows you to do 200+ so easily while remaining comfortable
300*
he meant mph @@Mrbigkamkam
@@rafh2753WHAT THE HECK IS A MILE 🗣️🗣️
mercedes do it but stylier
Yes, I love mine!!! It is such a great car!!!
A car from the beautiful era
Exactly, I feel like alot of cars from the 2010s are kind of timeless
this i agree to, nowadays design is shit
Looks better than current gen
All day
Same for every manufacturer lol
in my opinion the D4 facelift sline/s8 is the best looking Audi sedan that has come out after the year 2000. for sportback i would say the first generation pre facelift A7. for coupe definitely R8 first generation.
No german car looks good or oppulent anymore
Every single A8 generation has looked beautiful
Way better than the new generation
yeah after the D4 facelift the A8 design got really boring
No its not
Yes it Is. I have a 2014 w12 and it's the Finest interior in a Sedan Ever. Even Nicer than the Arnage, Ghost, S65 and 2017 Flying Spur I've Had. A Work of Art. The current A8 Dashboard is Horrible!
Fahre seit 3Jahren dieses Auto.Purer Wahnsinn! Verbrauch von 10L-35L je nachdem dein rechter Fuß nervös ist oder nicht.Ich bin 60Jahre alt aber mein Fuß ist bei 20Jahren geblieben.Einfach geil mit über 300(macht er spielend) mit Massage ,Sitzheizung und Lenkradheizung usw. über die Autobahn zu fliegen !!!Fahre ihn so lange wie ich kann.
Definitely the most beautiful Audi !
After the s2 coupe
@@squelch079bro ur trippin lol
I absolutely love the interior. Perfectly sized screen, and a speedometer and tachometer that are actually real and not some screen, amazing.
I love this S8 the most ~~ this generation S8 looks phenomenal and the interior still looks very good for modern standards 👏👏
No doubt every car guys love petrol cars more than EVs.
I mean electric cars offer a lot of possibilities but when they have no sound that is a sense of the body that gets no stimulation anymore.. And you would have to compensate the lost fun by driving faster or whatever.. Meanwhile with an internal combusion car it can be slow but as long as it sounds great it will be quite fun to drive.. So sound is a very important factor emotionally.. Maybe in the future electric cars will be able to simulate gearshifts and engine sound really well, would be cool if this is configurable to your liking, yeah it won't be the same as a true internal combustion car but at least a lot more fun than normal electric
I admire the achievements of Tesla, which it managed to accomplish in just few years, no doubt about that, but ICEs are still more versatile
I got love for both. Just like I love apples and I also love oranges.
Hating on cars just because theyre electric is plainly stupid... i can see youre 12 years old and got your "info" from tiktok😢
@@memorimusic420Hating on someone because one prefer ICE is inapropriate at least. I dont know how old You are and where did you get Your attitude but man...
Max you are not the only one... most car people miss the old days! I am with you bro! The screens are absolutely stupid.... if i want a big screen i go to my living room... its insane that a car is now based off the size of its screen... what a pretty machine this was i wish car brands would make good cars again like this one and not cheap out trying to make production of cars cheaper and cheaper while making the prices higher every year! Love the reviews @autotopnl keep it up!
car companies do not realise that screen mania is appealing only for very limited segment of customers, mainly the tesla guys and alike. But for many people screens are disctracting, unnecesary and ugly. Look at recent BMW models where they even do not bother integrate screen into the panel, but bolt it on with some DYI holders on top of the panel. After 20-30 years the scientists will be talking about damage of the screens to our brains and health the same way they now starting to talk about sugar.
Audi RS6 C7 Performance, Audi RS7 C7, S8 are the cars that no new Audi RS series would beat by look, sound, interior, and so on, those cars will always be remembered as the best ones ever made by the Audi RS series!
You forgot the R8 V8
I bought my S8 plus in 2020 by accident. These cars came at that time as a leasing returns into the Audi shops and everybody had Corona panic. As a result it was crazy cheap at that time. Personally I like that the cars does not look like the other RS bodybuilder cars, nor does the V8 sound like these gangster style AMG´s, which you only want to drive, if you wear a black full beard.
Thank god it still has the old good looking cockpit and not the cheap oversized displays, you propavly also find in a basic Skoda. The interior is absoltely stunning and its a pure peasure to sit inside anytime. Its always fun to beat up BMW´s, Porsches and other sportscars, while speeding with 300Km/h on the Autobahn.
Same here
6:00 AMEN ! 😎👍
I couldnt wait until watching the rest of the vid, you nailed it right here.
I'm no Audi fan what so ever, but that thing man. I always adored this particular generation of the A8/S8. If I ever get myself an Audi, it will most certainly be an S8 Plus.
Same case for me
This interior specs is the perfect combination between electronic and analogic, just perfect!
If Audi kept this interior in the new year models I think they would still outsell nothing beats this classic
The interiour is great
Not to much displays .. just clean and beautiful
being from the area, the S8 is built 10km from the A8, but yeah, it's an awesome car. Done 50km in under 15 Minutes once in this beast (nighttime AUtobahn Frankfurt to Heilbronn, over 300 for MINUTES). It's just awesome.
damn
This interior is so beautiful and timeless! I really love the design of this car...
Best generation of Audi
100 percent
I have the Regular S8 tuned with over 700hp and I do 320+ km/h almost on a daily basis lol
Engine and gearbox are bulletproof
No problems with a clogged Turbo ?
@@maxpollmann8916Audi had a recall on that
@@maxpollmann8916 if you change the oil filter screen, it is fixed Audi can do it for free
Love an S8. In the UK you can pick one up for circa £20k which is just nuts! Granted running costs are a lot but I can’t think of any other used car that offers so much value. I want one!
At below 40k miles are worth every penny 🎉
That interior is the interior what today’s designers must look up to!! Beautiful ❤
From 5:56 that little rant about new cars is a statement that deeply resonates with me.
I thought the same sometime ago before buying myself this car now I am pretty happy about it
I agree with you,this one is beautiful and piece of art!
These dials are like a premium chronograph watch, while the today’s clusters are like smart watches.
This is actually my favorite car, what a beautiful machine wow
Looks so much better than all the models after this one. This is my fav Audi. The headlights are beauties.
And the complete lack of screens on the inside is the reason why this is one of the cars I'm looking into as my next car candidate.
I have owned 3 s8s. 2013 dark silver, 2017 all blacked out including logos. 2018 in crimson dark red. Unusual color. Had to get it.
Im glad the badges arent blacked out, thats what people do on VW Golf ricers, it looks much better this way and on that car its certainly a badge to be proud of
Dopo quasi 10 anni sembra un auto nuova, semplicemente magnifica
This is peak Audi❤
Finest machine audi ever pushed out, magnificent design with this specific facelift version.
Incredible car and drive the a8 is one of my favourite cars since it appeared in the 90s also the 200 turbo is awesome 👌
Love this interior, Real buttons!! Like it better than all of Audis newer interiors.
This car is something else. Best car ive ever driven. Drove frome the cops in 310km/h. Outrages comfort and luxury!
so glad i found this channel, so wonderful. hello from florida
also great episode s8 plus is my dream car
interior is MUCH ahead of any of today’s luxury sedan for sure !!
Das beste Auto der Welt er kann alles !!! Bin den 230tkm gefahren verkauft mit 300tkm er hat mich nie im Stich gelassen !!! Erste Bremsen seid dem Kauf !!! Ich vermisse ihn ❤
If you could update that screen this interior would be better than most cars of today
S8 & Alpina B7 G11 the most beatiful cars in this segment
Ik vind dit wel echt 1 van de beste auto's alles wat je nodig hebt heb je zonder gekkigheid
Agree the windscreen tint is dubious, shame, everything else on point 👌
Love S8’s, reminds me of Ronin
I had the model of A8 Sport before this one, and it was amazing and then some, but this version is my favourite ever car and I am after one.
Do you mean the D3 generation S8 with the 5.2 V10. I had one for 5 years, I'd love to have another one it was such a great car
I compleately agrree on the Speedomenter being soo classy and modern at the same time, looks more sophisticated then a cheap table screen.
Most beautiful oem headlights ever.
Man, the love you give to autobahn is just memorable. ❤🚀
Man, I am not the Audi guy at all, but the headlight look gorgeous! Went to look up the generation and damn... had to go back to 2017 to find a similar spec car...
You can get ABT tuned ones with 706hp for around 60k€ with no damage and less than 50kkm. Wouldn't really say no...
So the only legible difference that tells an S8 Plus from a regular S8 is the VIN plaque showing manufacturer as "Audi Sport GmbH." So cool!
13:24 Too bad that you don't have the Cadillac CT5V Blackwing over in Europe. It would have been interesting to see where she would have landed in this list. I have a 2024 with the 6-speed manual. I have also owned four Audi's in the past including a D2 S8 - nice cars.
MY FAVORITE S8 OF ALL !
Hi AutotopNL.From next time can you mention the car years as well?
Thanks
That windshield tint might be a color of a reflective film, similarly to how optical glasses can have a anti-glare protection on it. Maybe I am wrong, but I still like how it looks with it.
One of the best car this S8+. One lvl with B7.
Looks of this generation is unmatched
what is this generation
Yup, this and the previous D3 generation. Golden age of Audi.
Thanks that you think the same about analog cluster also love it very much nice work
Audi is the best in every aspect
Audi🥇🚀
Interior...beautiful. Excelent😍
I love the S8 broooooooooooooo
BEST looking sport saloon out there still to this day,
What a beauty!
Dream car ❤️
A car from the era where car companies didn't care about the environment
Hahaha no. The era where car companies didn't care about the environment is before they started putting catalytic converters into the cars. Since then they have cared. Noone is stopping them from building a screaming naturally aspirated car now they just don't build it because noone would buy it and they would have no profit.
They still give a f, and I think that’s beautiful 😂 just bc of government regulation
Lmao trueee
@@oobeejayoogovernment regulations towards cars are nonsense as they allow the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
Perfect line.
Absolutely LOVE THESE! What midpipe did he install?
Adore the S8 🥹 a gentle beast.
Considering the s4/s5 will do 315, I was hoping for something that truly showed what the s8 had.
10:14 goed dat oom agent de kentekenplaat niet zag. Hier kon je voor aangehouden worden.
AUTOBAHN HAMMER
sold my s8 plus and deeply regret it. funny to see such a current review on this "old" model (:
Are you effing crazy?
i dont think thats a tint on the front window there. thats an ir reflective coating for heat reflection. many cars have a blue hue in the front windscreen, sometimes its gold/red/copper ish as well.
Its a chameleon tint I think.
Too dark for factory UV protection glass.
I'm starting too like the s8 more, maybe I'm getting older and want a touch of comfort luxury
Thanks... got 99 problems but Audi S8 Plus I got one of them...
That stock 330d was actually flying 😂pretty cool diesels
Please start reviewing the back seats and back interior of the cars🚗
The speedometer does not lie
Awesome car 😍🙌
Best design from Audi ever.
This being produced in a special Audi Sport factory is news to me. The only two cars produced there are the R8 and etron GT and I've walked these production facilities every day for a while so...
Yes....S8 Plus VIN is WUA XXXXXXXXX
@@panton7842 honestly...
Yes it has an Audi Sport VIN, but that has literally nothing to do with the production line it was build on. It's just registered as an Audi Sport product, which is more of an internal business decision than anything else.
@@jsracing1416 that's not true
the engine in the S8 Plus model has the code DDTA and is only available in this model
Look youtube "Tech Comparo: Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI vs S7 4.0 TFSI"
S8 D4 and S8 Plus D4 Total different engine.
@@panton7842 I don't need to look at a video, I've literally worked at the Audi's pre series center in Neckarsulm and was part of the development of the A6, A7 and to some degree A8. I know it has an upgraded engine (as mentioned in the video) which it shares with the RS6/7 Performance. But guess what, all engines are assembled in a different faciltiy and then shipped to the factories.
I merely stated that the S8 plus was not build in a different factory, because while there is an acutal Audi Sport production facilty, which is also in Neckarsulm but roughly 20km away from the main Audi plant in the city, the only two cars being build there are the R8 (ending) and etron GT.
The S8 plus was assembled on the same production line as all other A8's and guess what, the RS6/7 are produced on the same assembly line as all other A6/7's (with exception of chinese models like A7L and all that other bs, which is assembled in China).
Obviously they have different parts build into them. It's what differentiates them and makes them into RS model but again, all I was saying is that they weren't build in a 'special Audi Sport factory'.
It's really not that hard to comprehend.
Video starts at 11:47
Underrated model imo
Wow, awsome Car, my dream 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
The best A8 headlights ever made, period. The one mistake from Audi is not building the S8 with the extended wheel base (US and China get it though i think) body like Merc offers with the S Class AMG.
Making me consider trading my mk7 Golf R for one of these S8 Plus’. Seems like a really great daily driver.
تحفه لم تتكرر
this is a official holy moly car:)
It's one of my favorite cars ever !
That window sticker is for the speed camera...
i honestly can’t wait to max out the speedometer
the day the rs8 comes out its the end for every luxury/family super car
Sadly I don't think that day will come unless they finally kill off the R8. Audi kind of painted themselves into a corner with their naming system. Obviously the RS model comes above the S model like A6, S6, RS6 for example. However an RS8 could either be a quicker more hard-core version of the A8/S8 or a seriously hard-core R8. The day they finally get rid of the R8 would surely green light an RS8 saloon but I fear by that stage an RS8 will just be an ev A8/S8 with more battery power. We must enjoy these cars while we still can
I really like the A4 I have such a nice car, my neighbour has an S8.. I think if I had the money this would be my daily driver and S8 Plus.. rather than the RS6. Just a bit classier and less in your face.
Please do AUDI A8 4.2 TDI... I think it's the most car you can get for the money, plenty of power and torque...
Better Design and build quality than the new ones....
s8 on top
Dream car right here.
review at bagheera audi s8 from romania ,a beast s8
Audi elegance
we are waiting new s8 from you
This is the best A8 ever. At least in my opinion. Apart from the first one.