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**Subject:** Review of the Audi S8
**Key Points:**
1. **Overall Impression:** The reviewer loves the Audi S8, praising its performance, handling, and quattro system.
2. **Comparison to Rivals:** Favors over Mercedes (e.g., S63) in driving experience, despite Mercedes having a more beautiful interior.
3. **Notable Features:**
* 4.0L turbo engine (compared to competitors' engines)
* Excellent quattro system
* Comfortable steering wheel
* Advanced, though sometimes overly sensitive, safety features (e.g., lane change warning)
4. **Criticisms:**
* Interior materials (prone to scratching)
* Lack of floor mats (specific to Russian market)
5. **Value:** Originally priced around 5.5-6 million rubles (~11.5 million rubles or ~$160,000 USD with current exchange rate); considered expensive.
6. **Reliability:** The reviewed vehicle had no major issues over 46,000 km, aside from routine maintenance (filters, oils).
Here are the extracted key facts, each with a number and in short sentences, excluding opinions:
1. **Vehicle Model**: The vehicle being discussed is an Audi S8.
2. **Engine Type**: The Audi S8 has a 4-liter turbo engine.
3. **Competitor Engines**:
* BMW has no turbo in its comparable model.
* Mercedes has a 5.5 biturbo engine, known as 63 AMG.
4. **Transmission**: The gearbox is convenient and acts instantly when braking.
5. **Quattro System**: The quattro system is effective in holding the road.
6. **Vehicle Condition**: The discussed Audi S8 has covered 46,000 kilometers.
7. **Pricing**:
* Original price around 5.5 to 6 million rubles.
* Equivalent to almost 11.5 million rubles at the current exchange rate (to euros).
8. **Features**:
* Chrome-plated side mirrors with built-in diode sockets for lane change warnings.
* Diode optics for headlights.
9. **Interior**:
* The steering wheel is very comfortable.
* Panels and buttons are prone to scratches.
10. **Availability of Mats**: Audi S8 cars sold in the Russian Federation come without floor mats.
11. **Alternative Mats**: Owners are offered mats from Audi A8 models as an alternative.
12. **Performance**:
* The car accelerates so quickly that using paddle shifters is not necessary.
* It has 700 horsepower in hard tuning.
13. **Comparison to Other Models**:
* Mentioned alongside Mercedes models (e.g., 220, 263 Park Mersedes) and BMW.
14. **Reliability**: The discussed Audi S8 drove 43,000 km without major breakdowns.
15. **Maintenance**: After driving almost 50,000 kilometers, only filters and oils were changed.