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24/06/2008 12:10. Friends who know and fawn over cars love the 2008 Audi A8, W12 quattro. Friends who own cars but view them simply as necessary transportation love the car. Even automobile cynics, for whom cars are among societys biggest concerns, love it.

And theres plenty of good reason for the adulation. As a luxury car, the Audi A8 W12 has a 6.0-liter, 12-valve, 450-horsepower engine that operates with a six-speed automatic transmission and Audis quattro permanent all-wheel drive system.

It features 20-inch alloy wheels and adaptive cruise control and a host of electronic features and high-tech equipment 16-way power front seats to a 6-disc CD changer and DVD (its in the glove box) and an extraordinary... // Weekly Driver