Previous gen facelift S8 Plus is my gem. That was the peak imo.

Of the three big German saloons, this is the best looking by far. And is more understated than BMW and Merc too.

@andreasenache135

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There's also the Panamera

@serevine9730

Жыл бұрын

@@andreasenache135 I feel like the Panamera is more in league with the Quattroporte and AMG GT 4 Door

@rocketland

Жыл бұрын

@@serevine9730 the quatropporte dont deserve to be on the list

@ashvinbissesar5427

Жыл бұрын

Ima tell you a secret. If ever you're going for a German. Skip the bmw and merc. Go blindly for the Audi. It's the best. Everything is tested in audis before going to porsche. Audi's the real brand that deserves all the credit.

3:58 you can actually see it propping up the outside of the car on the turn!

Alex has the best reviews much appreciated! I have the last gen audi a6 and bought it with 80,000 miles thinking i could drive it for a year see what its like and sell it. Its now year 3 and i'm on 122,000 miles and probably going to jump into this gen A6 such a great brand. Great mix of luxury, design and performance for price.

@3ducs

Жыл бұрын

Give it a few years and get a used one at a greatly depreciated price.

@trinisuprazee

Жыл бұрын

@@3ducs I always buy used

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers I thoroughly thoroughly enjoy your in-depth videos thank you so much keep up the amazing work

I owned a 2020 S8 and it remains one of my all time favorite daily drivers. It is remarkably better than the 7 Series that I had for a brief overlapping period.

Always been a fan of the S8. Great review

For me, this Audi looks better than rivals like the new 7 Series 😅😃👌. And personally, I also love those thumbnails :D

@terokaakinen7061

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Definitelly...👌🏼

@judeobi242

Жыл бұрын

💯

@kiko865

Жыл бұрын

well tbf the 7 series is just simply... ugly

@muqz187

Жыл бұрын

Same here

At first i thought what a awful rattle, and then i realised its the engine sound, on the exterior shots :D

I have a 2016 S8 tuned with APR and I am in love. Very happy with Audi and the V8 branch!

Thanks for the video! I'll have one anytime over it's competitors and in black thanks.

Loving the spec with the silver color and wheels and the chrome all around 😍

My Audi was awesome when it was new. Once it aged a bit, it was a maintenance nightmare.

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

That's not a bug, it's a feature!

@plumbandsquare1

Жыл бұрын

@@bobdobbs69 lol, not good.

wow that bubbly muffler sounds is amazing

Understated design, silver paint, 5 spoke wheels, and it can go like stink all day effortless. A true German luxury saloon.

Alex, I miss your videos. You're the best.

I like how the proportions on this car still work and it's a 3 box type of sedan, no silly swooping roof trying to be a fastback, just a classic sedan !

Ok the So is beautiful. I fell in love with the luxury speed barge , fast, nimble and understated.

That V8 does make a cheeky rumble... 😛

We need more reviews with Alex!

@sendark001

Жыл бұрын

I met him once on the street and he was the nicest chap ever!

Alex always does a great job!

Nice review, well done. (And no Henry gushing over a Porsche).

So down to earth it's refreshing

Alex, do you have multiple colours of the Outlaw??!!!

Was waiting for ‘waft’ word. Nice review.

Have a tuned 2015 and must say you are spot on. It’s one of the best all around do everything cars on sale. With the tune (ds1) it is shockingly fast while having the comfort to slug off 600 mile trips with ease. Great great car

In here since 5000 subscribers.

I've become a big fan of this guy! Heck of a presenter. Loved this.

@mrturnup9185

Жыл бұрын

You should check out the older videos on this channel when he was the main guy! My favorite is the Rolls Royce wraith video, look up Rolls Royce wraith xcar. It’s him in London and it’s an amazing video!

@kamrankeeb

Жыл бұрын

I agree he makes quality reviews!!

Alex the best!!! 👍

Sounds amazing

When you put your foot down it does this… Proceed to advertise Haha love it 😊

Audi has a complete handle on the big grille design

I like your jacket!

Some a fine machine.

I find the use of hyperboles reminiscent to that of his Genius Dr. Jeremy Clarkson, and it is the way I enjoy watching someone who loves cars talk about them

D4 Facelift, what a car!!

I very rarely disprove of facelifts but I have to say I prefer the older model. I think its the lights that look like several generations previous!

@prof1crl

Жыл бұрын

From the front it looks exactly like an A3.

@ZimConstantine

Жыл бұрын

I agree, it just looks like a bigger a3 especially from the front.

The last model was one of the only 4.0 tfsi engines with active mounts I believe

@graemecollie9233

Жыл бұрын

C7 RS6/7 also had active engine mounts with the 4.0 TTV8 TFSi engine.

Loved the S8 from about the car chase in Ronin.

4:00 clever suspension in action ❤️

@Mvrk63

Жыл бұрын

Auction? Where? Didn't find any auction!!

@TheEryk03

Жыл бұрын

@@Mvrk63 ;p

I think the reason i can't take to this guy, is he always seems to be doing a 'Richard Hammond' impersonation. I get that the car presenter world has a specific presentation style all stemming from top gear, but he lays it on bit too thickly. That's why Jason Camissa is so good, he has a unique presentation style.

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

The irony in a marginal automotive 'journalist' criticizing people that 'dribble for a living' is certainly not lost on me. What a wanker! The good thing, as that deep down, he certainly knows that he can't afford this car, so he's literally talking about himself.

@haberdasherrykr8886

Жыл бұрын

Adam sandler

Great review…. especially “piano surface” comment, my feeling exactly. Who wants to be monitoring your guests while maintaining a tidy visual environment, not me. there has to be a better surface material.

Damn that interior is straight up fingerprint/dust collector. Might as well call the car Audi: Piano Black lol

@carfection - when is your Lotus Emira review coming out??

@juangaviria5723

Жыл бұрын

They might be doing some creative editing since Jethro B. hated it and Chris H. loved it...

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

@@juangaviria5723 Chris is compromised at Top Gear these days. He's never going to tell the truth as long as he's paid not to. Especially if it's a British mark.

I would undoubtedly take this over the 7 series

This guy does a spot on impression of Richard Hammond.

mitico il personaggio di XCars!

So nice 👍

I've owned the Audi S8, the Mercedes S600 and currently drive the Genesis G90. I have to say the Genesis is awesome and I still have $50 grand in my pocket... :)

@haberdasherrykr8886

Жыл бұрын

If you don’t mind me asking sure what was wrong with the Merc?

@gregmacmann1647

Жыл бұрын

@@haberdasherrykr8886 The Mercedes was a beautiful car that was custom painted at the factory (1 of 1). Luckily I had a full warranty on it, for it was in and out of the shop numerous times throughout the 4 years I had it. V12

@haberdasherrykr8886

Жыл бұрын

@@gregmacmann1647 planned obsolescence is a crying shame

Audi S8 looks the most dashing saloon !

Still a thing this big saloons? Gezzszzz...nice toy!

I like your scarf

If they ever do a sequel to Ronin, I hope this makes it in.

A car made to be driven in and the back seats aren't heated? They must be and it wasn't mentioned. I had an '87 5000CS that had back seat heat.

Nice to see Chester Bennington alive and kicking about in an Audi

How long before it breaks down?

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

Just before the warranty expires. As designed.

I’m gonna need more grill. How much more? All of it.

Stroopwafel, yes!

They should make a rs8

Most underrated car. Way better than the 7 series. S class still king though

My 4.2tdi A8 was the best car I've ever owned

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

Was, until the intake ports clogged with carbon buildup. Ask me how I know.

I thought the A 8 had the biggest grill of 7series and Sclass

BMW 7? Mercedes S? Audi 8? which one would you choose?

The chainmail grille is the comedy part.

Stroopwafels

Mercedes should make this as their benchmark to reach foe their cars and does BMW....

An S8 makes wearing an ascott in a leather jacket completely natural behavior.

Chester Bennington is back

Hello Alex if You like to receive the "Dutch Stroopwafels" let me know. Kind regards Rinus

SUVs are basically obesse cars, 90% of people that have them dont need the extra space, weight

@smurf9857

Жыл бұрын

All the families that I know that have them often have them packed with lots of kids, stuff for hobbies, luggage for trips away etc. I didn’t want one when i came to change my older SMax, looking at cars like the A8 etc but you can’t get enough stuff in them for my hobbies and day to day life and estates never have sliding, individual folding rear seats which I often use so I ended up getting a Q7 Vorsprung which is like a limo with more luggage space and a lot more flexibility

A Good car but , sorry Carfection; I do prefer the S class. The 2021 version is impossibly elegant yet the grille is upright, imposing & stately. Then the interior is like the Royal Opera house but it met NASA. The BMW, well this new one is too crazy but the 2020 one is solid.

For me, the most boring Audi next to the Q5. Big bland slab of a technology feast. However, the review by Alex is just the best. And oh, those subtle rumbles of that V8. Man, oh man. Audiogarsm.

Could someone answer this?: why isn’t there an RS8? Hyper performance with hyper comfort, no?

@t8506

Жыл бұрын

Because the S8 already uses Audi's most powerful twin turbo V8 engine, same as the RS6 and RS7

@GiovanniiRosa

Жыл бұрын

@@t8506 Oh! Thank you ☺️ What about the V10 from the R8? Twin turbo that no?

@t8506

Жыл бұрын

@@GiovanniiRosa V10s are heavy, expensive and inefficient compared to V8s and there wouldnt be enough demand for Audi to even consider it

@GiovanniiRosa

Жыл бұрын

@@t8506 ohhhh!! I didn’t think about that, I was just thinking the most horsepower! Very good point, you cleared that up for me 😊☺️ thank you 🙏

@Under_Construction100

Жыл бұрын

RS8, BMW M7, E63 AMG Coupe. That would have been lovely.

Wish they had a plus version. Pity the previous generation is better looking and even quicker.

I like the S8 I do, but it's all ready out of date. If you had the money to buy this, then the E Tron GT is a serious rival at a very similar price point.

ok but they sell none of these. I live in a very upscale community (I'm not especially wealthy) and commute to work in a big city and the only A/S 8 cars I see are taking up space on the audi dealer's lot. By comparison, I see loads of BMW 7/8 series and Merc S class coupes/ coupes and SLs.

I’m sorry, but whoever is designing the thumbnails these days needs to stop

I’m surprised that with today’s technology that manufacturers are still using actual window blinds and not an electronic privacy system that darkens the windows. Obviously you wouldn’t use it on a cheap car but a luxury vehicle would not be out of the question.

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

Just reduces the profit margins, so you'll get old fashioned blinds, and like it!

Ive promised myself one of these since Ronin, just never got round to pulling the trigger. Oh and never buy a new one, they depreciate faster than anythng I know of.

My issue with it is that it still looks a 2013 car.

What a great used buy 3 year old 35k 👍

you have made my choice...no MB nio BMW its this AUDI 😅😅😅

This looks extremely dated now compared to the new s class and upcoming 7 series.

Sold lol

This guy seems like he's doing a paraody of a cliche car presenter.

@bobdobbs69

Жыл бұрын

He sounds like he's trying to be far more sophisticated than he really is. Which is typical for an auto journalist these days. He probably can't even afford an entry level Hyundai.

It's better looking than 7 series but also looks like a streteched a4 which isn't a good thing

This is a quite uninspired and disappointing video about the fantastic Audi S8. There would be thousand different things about this super modern luxury car, but he didn't even explain the amazing 48 volt "curve/carving" function of the S8 at min. 4:00, which is like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Active Body Control system.

It actually sounds like my lawn mower.

@terokaakinen7061

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately almost all the sporty German V8's these days despite the manufacturer...Here you can blame the opf filter and stricter noise requirements...

The NEW Genesis G90 looks THE BEST!!! Can't wait for the review.

After many years of watching multiple videos on cars like this I have realized you Brits don't seem to understand that lots of people are not driven in cars like these around the world especially in America. I have had multiple S-Classes and never had a driver and none of my friends or colleagues with the same types of cars are either. I have a neighbor who is the Chairman and CEO of a Fortune 50 company and he has an S8 and he drives himself. Car dealer I know has multiple Rolls Royces including a Phantom and he drives himself. Go to Miami, there are a hundred billion Rolls Royces and Bentleys running around and they are almost all being driven by the owners themselves. You Brits are fond of tropes, especially outdated ones.

@ALMX5DP

Жыл бұрын

I somewhat agree, though your examples only show US owners. Do you have experience with such owners in European or Asian countries?

@krugmeup2162

Жыл бұрын

And in Australia too mate. We like to drive. Only the PM and airport transfers sit in the back.

Can Audi stop with facelifts already and be courageous as Mercedes but not outrageous as BMW.

Looks dated already. Grill looks awful too.

@krugmeup2162

Жыл бұрын

It came out in 2016

Are we sure this is a new model? I literally see nothing new about it.

Couldn’t care less about another boring German saloon. But will never pass up on an Alex video.

Big mistake by Audi to go for a facelift instead of a new model. It's super outdated compared to the 7 series and even more so to the S Class.

You have a million subscribers..so does my Ex wife...😞

The design is starting to look a little dated just because it's been so similar for so long.

@zzhughesd

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Just is so behind to S Class. Had Bob first and second generation and both were special in their own right. Now. Less so

BMW… take notes!

Why the hell do you sit/drive/ review a luxury car wearing a leather jacket and a scaf, didn't the climate control work 😲

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