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Used 2008 Audi S8 Consumer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
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4.63 out of 5 stars

Great car, Infuriating Controls

Dave, 02/28/2008
2008 Audi S8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Fantastic car. Great handling, styling and quality. The MMI controls will drive you insane. The simplest function becomes very complex. Turning on the heated seats, solar shade, etc. The navigation system - thought was broken. Numerious major addresses in major cities could not be found. Turns out for 2008 you don't enter the city, but the county of location. That is insane, Florida has like 50 counties. No idea, where one starts and stops.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Not a bad car

edward, 01/01/2008
2007 Audi S8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I wanted a car that was good in the snow but also had good performance, this fits the bill.

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5 out of 5 stars

This car was built for me. Incredible!!

johnnyb, 07/04/2007
2007 Audi S8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I traded in a BMW 645 Cabriolet for the S8 and at the time was worried that I might miss the BMW. After 4 days of driving the S8, I can honestly say that I made the right move. And I moved up in a big way.

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Big disapointment

mark stamm, 01/11/2008
2007 Audi S8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6A)
3 of 11 people found this review helpful

I bought my S8 because I believed it would be a fun-to-drive, relatively light weight fast sedan. It has ponderous handling, shifts erratically, and is full of insanely complicated, useless electronics. The suspension lowers itself after parking, so that the car has to be parked rear-end-first so the front doesn't hang up on the curb. I tried to give it back the 2nd day I had it, but Audi refused, as S8s are special order.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

The Perfect Car

nperence, 03/10/2008
2008 Audi S8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is the perfect car for someone who needs a large sedan. It has loads of space, a huge trunk, its performance is quite astonishing, yet its appearance does not give it away as blatantly as say an AMG Merc. The quattro makes it possible to drive in any weather. The car also has two personalities: a tame, comfortable luxury sedan and a sports sedan with high-revving (up to 7000 RPM redline) shifts in 'S' mode. Finally, it has the best interior I have ever sat in and its MMI is much simpler to use than either BMW or Merc's systems.

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