A8, S8 pricing. Re: s8 - non-importation reasons.

[tetsuo@istar.ca]

Kwattro@aol.com wrote:

> Well, that, and the M5 would kick it's ass.  One of the two.  I'm pretty sure
> that it can't keep up with any of the imported supersedans except maybe the
> XJR, which has horrific handling characteristics.  M5 is already here, I doubt
> that Audi will be able to justify selling the S8 at the same price as the M5,
> which it would undoubtedly have to do. the Merc E55 is no sloutch, either.

Now how can you compare a midsized supersedan to that of a full sized bahn-
stormer?  You don't think Audi has something up their sleeves in the form of
an S6?  Look at the 3.7 and 4.2 A6s'.

Here's something interesting,  in Canada an A8 costs about CAD$100,000,  in
Australia due to higher taxes etc. it costs roughly CAD$193,323.  Now here's the
deal, the S8 in Australia costs $20,000 on top of an A8 so IF they sold them
in Canada would it be a $10,000 upgrade?  Oh one can only dream or move to
where they sell them!

> Yeah, none of them are all wheel drive, but how many people that buy 80,000
> sedans spend significant amounts of time in the snow?

how's that saying go..."If you could you would."

Eton Chen
98.5 A4 2.0tq

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