MOTORING: Audi Q8: Setting a new course By Deon Schoeman Deon_Schoeman
While the brand has introduced a flurry of new models abroad, those have yet to reach our shores. Meanwhile, arch-rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW have had no shortage of new products to make a noise about.
But back to the Q8 – a vehicle that really needs to be seen in the metal, and experienced from behind the wheel, to be fully appreciated. While it’s based on the full-sized Q7 SUV, the two have little in common as far as design and interior execution are concerned. Add a smoothly tapered roofline culminating in a tidy spoiler, frameless doors, blacked-out B-pillars and seamless glasswork, and the Q8 exudes a mix of dynamic aggression and poised sophistication.
Uniquely, use of the touchscreen’s virtual button and controls is confirmed by haptic feedback, providing positive, touch-based confirmation of the action selected. It makes a huge difference to using the system while on the move. It’s comprehensively equipped, too – as it should be at this seven-digit price point. Audi has pledged to build in more of the nice stuff as standard than before, and to simplify the options by bundling them together in packages that offer better volume .
Not that I would consider the Q8 an off-roader in the go-anywhere sense of the word. Quattro and the ability to raise the air suspension for increased ride height does allow a measure of off-the-beaten-track capability.
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