1st Drive New S8, still the best Audi on sale? 4k
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- Is this face-lifted S8 still a lottery winning daily car for me?
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Running order of this video -
00:00 Intro
02:15 What's New?
05:45 Under the bonnet
06:52 Interior
10:21 Lauch Control
11:46 On the road
16:45 Negatives
21:20 Conclusion
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Been here since the M135i days, and helped me make my decision on an M235i.
You've done great Joe, fully deserved!
Hopefully get to meet you at a local meet or C&M some time! 👍
Go go,go
Joe
+1 from me.
Awesome! You fully deserve it after all the work you've done. I'm sure you will go on to the (really) big leagues, this channel has certain qualities that no other channel in this genre has. We'll be with you the entire way, cheering you on
Truly deserved brother ..
I have the last model of the 4.0 V8 S6 (68 plate), with the same engine, 450bhp, I bought the car with 8k miles (one owner) during lockdown for £31k. As I drove away I from the dealership I felt like I should have been wearing a balaclava, like I had robbed them. Probably the best buy I will ever make. An absolutely incredible machine.
Did you need to negotiate at all? That’s crazy
For the same price as a 1 year old a4 tfsi. Absolute bargain. All the car you’ll ever need. And the engine is a belter.
What are the weak points of that engine?
@@dwdrum11 the Lexus GS450H is also very nice
@@dragospahontu the turbo oil line filters need to be closely kept an eye on, some people remove them completely, otherwise its pretty bullet proof
The S8 is such an underraed car
Love the S8! It’s such a sleeper car. Had a previous gen. A6 and only had it 2 weeks when the dashboard rattle started. Brought the car into the dealer and they fixed it in an hour or so. Told me that it was a loose speaker clip. It never rattled after that 👍
Love the S8 my only gripe and dealbreaker is the touchscreens. I absolutely hate touchscreens in cars, fingerprints, scratches, glare, and many manufacturers don’t know how to make good intuitive software for them. Give me a screen but also give me a dial/buttons to control things.
Have an A6 with the 4.2 in it
Not as fast as this by any means but pretty good when you spank it!
Great long distance car
Lovely car, great review Joe. You really are smashing it with the great content these days.
I have always loved the S8 and am still in love with this new one although I don't really like the black alloys.
Looks and sounds amazing. Makes me miss my A6. I’ve been driving BMWs for a few years because they’re faster and cheaper (in my experience) but I still love the big Audis.
BMW’s are cheaper you say? Not a chance! Maybe you are referring to the non M cars and suvs. But yeah, BMW’s are in no ways cheap. And I’m not saying they totally blow Audi away in the luxury category. In fact on the contrary Audi arguably has the slightly nicer interior than other German vehicles.
So there Audi fan boys and girls, 😂.
@@martygreen3145 not true. audi did have better quality before back in days. when did you set last in audi a8 bmw 7 series and mercedes s Klass and than compare
Congrats on 200k subs Joe! You've come a long way :) Also love the S8!!
Great review, Joe... You have come a long way from your "M135i" days! All the best from Prague!
Great video Joe. The S8 is a true sleeper. I have an S5 and this is really an upgrade to aspire to in the future.
God bless depreciation haha!
You are a Wonderful presenter Joe , Extremely engaging and very watchable....
The A8 is just a nice comfortable luxury limo, but when you put that VW Group 4.0L V8 in that car and give it some performance, then it turns into an absolute beast as the S8. It's a car that's comfortable and sporty. This S8 is absolutely no joke with that 571 HP and 800 Nm of torque. And 0-60 in 3.8 seconds is a complete lie, since I saw Mat Watson get 3.2 seconds with this very same car, which is just mental.
Always good to see a joe's video in the sub box
A great , proper and honest review 👍
As regards cleaning the screen...
All the touch screen models have a simple one touch screen lock , handy for cleaning...
i have an Audi A6 Quattro C8 and i had issues with a rattling sound in the dashboard. After taking it into Audi a couple times they fixed the issue. They said under the dash the sealant was not on properly and they re-sealed it to prevent parts from hitting eachother.
You should turn on 1 foot rollout on the 0-60 test to get proper numbers, or show both.
Another great review Joe thank you.
Excellent review, Joe.
The image of the new 7 series literally made me laugh, and the first thought that came to mind was a donkey. 😂 What were they thinking?!
Love it,,great reveiw as allways
Brilliant again. For me this is a car I have zero interest in, I only tuned in because it is your channel. And still it’s the best content. I’m really looking forward to your m2 club sport/track build episodes as I am currently doing the same to my og M2. I hope to see you on track👌🏽
well yeah you wouldn't want a bmw flagship vs this s8 given the much superior value, wait for interior re-design in 2023 though.
It seems a common complaint about Audi the dash having a rattle, it's not just the S8. My BMW 7 Series is very solidly put together. I'm curious if the adaptive suspension also includes the anti-roll bars to keep the car level? BMW 7 Series has the adaptive suspension, but it's an optional extra for the self leveling called executive drive.
Very enjoyable video Joe. I’ve long rated the S8. Huge amount of vehicle for the money and not often I feel that from the Germans. On my list of cars to have when back in Southern Hemisphere
Looks like it is riding on rails - awesome 👍
Had a '13 S8 that I NEVER should have sold! Luxury rocket ship with all wheel drive. Driving an '21 SQ7 now which I love, but the S8 was/is just a special vehicle.
It's amazing seeing these cars tested on a road only about 10 miles from me. Lovely road that into Charlbury
even the little road at 15:39 into is it ex caterham factory? Been there many times
As ever, great review Joe. I always admire your enthusiasm, thoroughness and honesty.
Almost at 200k…!
Thank you Andrew 👌 Yeah literally 150 subs away from the big 200k 🙏
3.44 is insane for a boat like this. Impressive!
Wonderful review. What is the weight distribution? I drove the A8 yesterday and compared to S580 or 760, I felt the A8 was front heavy, specially when braking. I cannot find the weight distribution technical sheet anywhere. Thank you
I’ve the A8. Same annoying vibration from the dash when the centre air vents are open on a rough surface road. I just keep vents closed.
Hi Joe. Another great review -thank you. I've recently traded in my 2013 S6 for a previous generation S8 (2015), which was one of my "dream" cars, for around 1/3rd of its original new price.Your thoughts on the key differences between the old & new S8s?
Hey I recognize that corner at the beginning!
Ultimate Q-car, love it. Maybe the transporter fame still carries the coolness
3.44 seconds without having the good launch control activated where it revs to 5000rpm. Super impressive.
I’m pretty sure only the dual clutches launch at 5000 rpm. This car isn’t a dual clutch
Needs better wheel offset or spacers but other than that, it's a sick car.
I would love to own the RS 3. This thing here, I cannot even imagine driving around with this much power.
Hi Joe, surely the OEMs should cover the costs of use? Be it 1000miles or so of 98 Octane?
It would be great to see the comeback of S8 plus model 😎
stunning car and stunning video quality
Hahahah love the Harry’s garage style intro
Would be good to see how these fancy headlights dance about in the dark 🤔
Stunning car. I've always thought an older S7 is a cheap (ish) way into a V8.
Yep. I got an 2013 S6 for £27k 3 years ago. Pretty hard to beat.
Great video Joe! Audi, BMW and Mercedes are producing limo type sedans with the power and speed of sports cars. The evolution of these brands are amazing 🎬
The the S8 gearbox dual clutch or torque converter?
Wow the sound IS wonderfull awesome Amazing fabulous nice car 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯
Great vid great review great car
What do you think of the Jaguar XJ? People seem to say it has more character. I’ve not driven one myself.
Joe!
You are using Harry's test route...even refering to " the compression "!
The ultimate luxury sleeper, it's kinda big tho, I would be worried about people denting and scratching it when you come back to see it after leaving it in a car park
Is the engine still over boosted like Jay said? Nice video work and lovely watching in 4K!
no
Wicked audi love them.
Quattro is no joke I love bmws my dad haves a S5 they are fun
I think it has one of the best looking rears
the turning circle is fucking crazy with the 4 wheels steering
The thumbnail 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Paint Job and the Black Rims are really good. The Rims make the wheels look small tho, but I'll give it a pass.
If you go into the menu you can turn the screen off for cleaning.
Nice review. Great car.
Cheers Andrew!
What is BMW/MB competitors for him? M8/E63?
Nice color daytona grey
I own a 2020 S8 and I got through a tank of gas every 4 days it's nice to not care about fuel. Hopefully you can reach your goals so you can own one outright and not care about the price of gas.
Evening Joe
It’s a nice car but it’s like washing powder as yes it’s new and improved but it does the same job as the last one.
Not enough dramatic changes to make me think I buy one
Good analogy!
What Quattro does this have? Torsen, torsen+?
The S8 is properly slept on. The transporter/taken model is the absolute best car you can get for your money.
Beautiful car, glad they have removed the chrome boot lid trims.
You can’t possibly go wrong with a Audi s8.
Must admit, my BMW M340i had an annoying vibration buzz which came from the instrument panel. I know it shouldn’t, but it used to do my head in.
Mine, too
I really did think those were the 19" winter wheels or something and I was confused due to the time of the year. They really need to work on their wheel designs to make them look bigger!
Agreed its incredibly boring
Bravo Joe 👏👏👏💪
I dunno what's the thing with Audi's.
Last year, I was divided between getting the A8L or the M550.
Got the latter, and am really happy with it. But still yearn for the A8 😂
Joe, Thank you for being so honest about the hideous new BMW 7! I’m so So SO DISAPPOINTED with the redesign…and I have a 2022 BMW 750 X-Drive now…
Sadly once the lease is done I’m going to find another vehicle…so sad…
I’m not interested in driving an iPad..I want buttons!! Classy, sophisticated, SAFE buttons! And a design that doesn’t make me think the designers were high on LSD when they sketched it out!
Interesting. Is there a RS Q8 facelift in the works? On review, could you compare it to this model?
I enjoyed your videos of these platforms when you had friends in the back seat giving a great sense of their acceleration.
2024
What a beauty
What roads do you film on? I’d love to take a drive down then during this besutful weather we are having
Just outside Burford
Wowza! It looks beautiful and goes like a....
I have a rs6 avant and I own this and.i got to say this just beats the rs6 just a little
Fantastic ❤
summer in uk is just weird lol
Dream car.
I have had a rattle in my 2018 A5 and my 2020 A4. That's the only thing that annoyed me in both cars.
But isn’t it as all new cars limited to 20/30/40 etc with the new speed limiters in UK? Thanks for your thoughts.
Yes and no. They have some sort of 'assist' to make you slow down but you can ignore them after a while . The issue is the blackboxes new cars come with
1:45 , man missed the all new m760i v12 7 series.
Iconic ever since the movie Ronin. So cool 😎. You can order literally any getaway car "Audi S8 please".
Apparently the director who got the actors including Robert De Niro to film many of the driving scenes themselves said two things to them first... 1. Don't kill yourselves & 2. I don't wanna see any brake lights !
no just the best audi, the best car on sale, period.
Oh, boy 😂 Literally the fastest depreciating vehicle in production nowadays.
100k and still the gear shift controls are the other way around and therefore wrong. How hard can it be to reverse this into gear down forward and gear up backwards. Otherwise amazing car and great video Joe! What do you think of the gear selector? Why do manufacturers keep doing this the wrong way?
Fully agree
While I guess it's redundant due to the flappy paddles, It makes a mockery of living your best BTC life.
The all important question, are the exhausts real?
Out of curiosity......what made u stop drag racing on Carwow channel?
The front and rear make the outside of the vehicle.
Love the rear. Front is ok. Dash is the dealbreaker. Shiny black plastic and screens all over. What a mess. No arguments with the motor, tranny, or driving dynamics. But you have to deal with that ocean of dust, glare, and fingerprints on the dash and I'm not wealthy enough to not care about that. Thanks for the review!
The older one in Facelift looks far better exterior vise in my opinion.
What about the BMW. M760. Any replies?
definitely agree with you on the rims, they do the car no favors!
Great car, ticks so many boxes. I can’t help but think it looks like a big S3 8Y though?
D4 facelift is the best looking audi of all times.
Looks like you sneaked on to Harry’s secret test ‘track’ 👍
One day you will meet each other head on 😲
After I had an audi a8 d5 which has broken dozens of times i bought an s8 d5 facelift that the alternator broke down while driving and it no longer charges(no brake, no steering) thank God that I was able to stop him in time on the highway…
lemon cars
advice don t buy an audi or a vag product
Like this car
Set the camera on road side,with handling the vehicle
Cant remember when i last saw one on the road. Its one of the best family sedan cars maybe a little boring