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Old 2nd July 2015, 08:58 PM
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Default Wooohoooo Transporter Refuelled

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...McjwvNzI9VoW6A

And suddenly D4 S8's look kind of nice
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Old 2nd July 2015, 09:53 PM
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I note the switch from a discreet black W12 saloon to a grey metallic S8 lol perhaps Audi are hoping they will sell a few more as a result!
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Old 2nd July 2015, 10:05 PM
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D4 s8's were always good looking, well the facelift ones after the model in the trailer, don't like the pre face lift headlights with the Hyundai style led's in the headlights.

But it bugs me that they are rear wheel drive and not Quattro
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But it bugs me that they are rear wheel drive and not Quattro
Really!? I never knew that

That'd be a total deal breaker for me.




I was expecting a clip of a car transporter at a filling station

I'm a bit out of touch with action movies, admittedly, but 'The Transporter', really!? What happened to the cool action movie titles of yesteryear?
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Really!? I never knew that

That'd be a total deal breaker for me.
Would 513bhp twist your arm?

The trailer looks ok so will probably go to the cinema when it's out

SWMBO will be disappointed Statham isn't in the new film.
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Would 513bhp twist your arm?
Nope. Not unless I was buying it purely for track-day use.

Knowing that they're RWD, if I was in the market for a new S8, I'd rather spend the money on something that did have AWD, such as Tesla P85D even.

AWD is the main reason I own an S8 now; I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.
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