with tip quattro and 17'' sport rims, pretty nice.

10 star crash rating......................PHOOEY!

As stated the A8 will not be available to the US for some time, but Sportwheels in Colorado has factory direct, OEM, S8 engine, brake and suspension upgrades for A8's. I'm looking into doing it soon.<p>Talk to Dave at Sportwheels - 970.945.2708 or sportwheels.com -<p>Good luck!<p>ps try the General Discussion Forum, what few A8 owners there are would be there.

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Of course, any comparison of style is obviously just "IMO"... But if I were spending that level of money on a car, there wouldn't be a comparison.<br>And nice snooty comment. You don't need to test drive a Kia 20 times to realize its not in the same class as an A4. So since I don't own both I can't compare? First impressions actually count for something, you know. If the first impression is bad, its not likely to get better.

Anyone shopping big$, big car is going home with BMW or MB<br>Not an Audi.....................<p>

Think about why you bought your A4 and didn't buy the 328 and before comparing the A8 to the MB or the BMW drive them all, price them all and then you can talk with certainty about why you think the A8 doesn't compare. Until then take it from someone who has compared them all; the A8 is a better all around car when you take into account: price performance and value.