From Tokyo

Please post those pics also in the new thread i started about Tokyo Motor show:

http://www.germancarzone.com/showthread.php?t=509 (2005 Tokyo Motor show.)

The looks are amazing!!!

But the performance is a BIG disapointment...
0-100 in 5.1 seconds... 450 hp...IN A S8 !?!?!?!?

I could care less about 0-100 figures. The true power is between 100-250km/h.

One thing is for sure. There is no other car with such elegance and beautiful styling and lines as this one:

Great effort by Audi, I'm sure the press will get smaller number for acceleration times, Audi is always modest in this regard w/ offical figures. It looks great, doesn't scream anything, but tells enough to let you know that it's serious buisness from the core A8 lineup. I feel they could have done more w/ the engine, but they're not Mercedes Benz, whom does not discriminate in regards to what car gets what hp figure, just as long as the cheaper isn't faster than the more expensive. I'm sure many Audi salespersons will stress the fact that this car shares the same engine w/ the Gallardo, and that will indeed be a huge selling point for this car. Honestly speaking though, the game has moved far beyond 450hp now, there might be an RS8? Whos to say no? Logically speaking though, there really wouldn't be a reason for Audi to do such a car w/ the W12 at the top of the heap. I'm not going to slam the car, have not even driven yet, words only say so much, but never speak as loud as the experience itself.

The silver S8 is nice but i prefer the grey S8 from Tokyo.

Does anyone know how much the car is going to cost?

The S8 sure does look good in the flesh!

I heard it would cost around 100,000 Euros!