re: a8 v8

[Eliot Lim <eliot@u.washington.edu>]

On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Steven Buchholz wrote:

> To those of you fortunate enough to be able to get this information ... is 
> the A8 available in the same finish that Audi used for the Avus?  

no, that "stainless steel" mirror finish was a one time thing for a show
car A8.  mind you, it was a real car with real engine and tranny etc, but
i think audi decided that that finish was not practical.

>Might even make me for-
> get about pearlescent white.

i used to lust for a pearl white audi, but now that everybody and their
dog has the color it doesn't look very special any more.


eliot