The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury sedan and Audi's flagship model, introduced in 1994 as the successor to the Audi V8. It was notable at launch for pioneering the Audi Space Frame, an aluminum unibody construction that made it significantly lighter than steel-bodied rivals of similar size, and it has continued to serve as the showcase for Audi's quattro all-wheel drive and driver assistance technology across later generations.
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The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994.
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Noted as the first mass-market car with an aluminium chassis, all A8 models have used this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame.
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The first production car to use the W12 engine was the 2001 Audi A8 (D2).
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