| 2011 Audi A8 vs 2010 Audi A8 | December 1, 2009 | AUTORIVALS.NET |
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| Audi's flagship, the A8, has just been redesigned with a few new upgrades. The biggest changes are inside as the design is more of an evolution of the current A8. Audi claims the A8 is now the sportiest car in the segment. I'm sure that'll piss off a lot of BMW and Mercedes fanboys, or in this segment, fanmen. | ||
| 2011 Audi A8 | vs | 2010 Audi A8 |
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| Audi's fascination with LED's continues into the A8's new headlights. They look better than before with added curves that make them more aggressive than before. The signature upside-down trapezoidal grill is still here of course until Audi finally decides to head into a new direction. It's been revised with horizontal crossbars that look better than the vertical ones from the old one. It makes me wonder why they didn't just do that in the first place. | ||
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| The LED head lamps can look sad yet angry from this angle. They still look much improved over the old ones with an overall sleeker front design. | ||
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| The profiles are nearly identical with a similar silhouette and window shapes. The noticeable differences include a sharper creased beltline and no door protector. The 1990s Lincoln style rear side windows are still there. | ||
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| The rear seems to fall shorter than the old one due to the revised rear design. The trunk no longer bubbles out like the 2010 model and features a creased top for more visual appeal. | ||
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| The rear is the most improved area with a shallower rear end and more interesting design compared to the bland 2010 version. The tail lights and license plate housing are now longer giving it a lower and wider look. The tail pipes have reverted back to good old circular ones. | ||
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| The new interior has the same layout as the previous version with upgraded materials and features. The gauges are more modern and a larger information screen is added that still pops out from the dashboard. A new MMI interface is featured that will include a touchpad and handwriting recognition. | ||
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PROS +New LED headlights +Better rear design +Bump in horsepower and fuel efficiency CONS -Not that much different than before -Still has the old school side window |
PROS +Beautifully designed interior CONS -A bit too bland in the rear -1990s Lincoln styled rear side windows |
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