I've see the S8 once in a while here and it's absolutely spotless. Subtle, high quality luxury. Judging by the latest Audis I don't expect Audi to have gone bananas with the new A8. Shape should be very similar to the current generation and a sprinkle of LEDs here and there. I certainly hope that the shaping of the LEDs in head light housing will be more sterile compared with the ones on the R8 and A4. Perhaps LEDs in the bumper for a more executive look like the Q7 V12?

My main concern is interior quality. Audi seem to be in a phase of decreased interior quality. The interior quality feel of the new A4 and A5 is not on the same level as the A4 B7 and A3. Audi can't afford to damage the image of the A8, especially in the US where they are still fighting to fully establish the brand. Things are cut throat these days, especially when Mercedes is on a roll with superb interior quality. Not only that but the S-class will be facelifted next year too, Audi better have one hell of a A8 to show the world in 2009.

It's a bit dull that Audi won't show us sh*t before it's time for the car to be unveiled. On the other hand Audi has a tendency to exhibit concept giving good hints about what to expect for cars coming out in the next year or so. So there is a good chance that they are preparing some big sized concept for the Paris show. Take a look at the interior of previous concepts and you'll see that they have more or less been copy and pasted into production cars.