new audi A8 W12

[Brett Dikeman]

At 12:34 PM -0500 11/25/03, Bob DAmato wrote:
>Im pretty sure I need one:
>
>Audi proudly presents its new flagship model: the 12-cylinder A8. 
>The brand with the four-ring badge yet again defines the benchmark 
>for dynamic performance in the very top automotive bracket. Because 
>the launching of the A8 L 6.0 quattro marks the appearance of a 
>vehicle full of superlatives - the most sporty luxury saloon car in 
>the world. Twelve cylinders, 331 kW (450 bhp) and 580 Newton-metres 
>of torque - a gain of 30 bhp and 20 Nm on the predecessor model - 
>make this a supremely excellent car.

Yaaaaaawn.

Go look at an S55 AMG.  500HP, 0-62.5(not 60, no sir!) in 4.8 
seconds.  Oh, so you like 12 cylinders, and those superchargers are 
bothersome?  Okay.  The S600.  V12, Bi-turbo, 500hp.  4.8 seconds. 
How 'bout THEM apples.  Mwuhaha.

I've seen one of the S55 AMG's in Boston- it's quite a sight seeing 4 
pipes out the back of a big luxury boat like that.

And that's absolutely nothing compared to the engine in the Maybach- 
the most powerful production automotive engine in the world; it's 
only got 450HP, but it has...

Are you sitting down?

...NINE HUNDRED Newton-Meters of torque.  I mean, hot DAMN.  The 
DELTA between that and a Porsche 911 GT2 (only 620) is more than most 
cars on the road have total.

  As Top Gear noted- you've got to check the tach to see if the 
engine's running, even if you're standing next to it- because it's so 
unbelievably quiet while idling.  When Jeeves puts the pedal to the 
metal- well, it gets up to 150mph faster than you can say "Grey 
Poupon"

Still, I liked their review of the Phateon better.  "When they found 
evidence of life on mars, it was a big deal.  But this is bigger. 
This proves there are traces of human in the Fatherland.  This is the 
first ever recorded example- of a German joke.  It's a 
Volkswagon...that costs sixty five(snickers) thousand(laughs) pounds."

Brett
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