Time immerses, the once all-powerful eldest brother is as handsome as a young man now!

Speaking of Audi, maybe the partners can't remember when it started. The synonym of "light factory" is like a mosaic. Every Audi car is labeled before leaving the factory. Of course, Audi manufacturers have not let everyone down. Cars with exclusive logos capture the love of beauty again and again; Commune Jun is still thinking about the scene of just parking the garage. A brand-new Audi A8 started in front of him. In an instant, the sense of science and technology seems to be overwhelming. Put a picture for your friends!

Mr. Commune, who has never forgotten to go home for a long time, can't help feeling that for a guy with classic feelings, he didn't know when he left quietly; Today, I will talk to you about the story of Audi A8, the big brother of Audi car industry. This can be traced back to the 1990s. Of course, when Mr. Commune mentioned this, many partners immediately thought of Mercedes-Benz W 140 or BMW E38. Indeed, in those days, the voice of "Mercedes-Benz driving BMW" was still very high.

As one of the German Troika, Audi was far less concerned than Mercedes-Benz and BMW at that time. Young commune gentleman (no, you can't reveal your age.

Few people thought that Audi had an executive luxury car, and most families dared not think about it. Later, the commune learned that, in fact, before the release of the first generation of Audi A8, Audi manufacturers first launched the Audi V8 "testing the water".

That is to say, it can be understood that V8 is the predecessor of A8. Although the evaluation of V8 after listing was very high, the sales volume at that time really failed to live up to the reputation of the other two companies.

With the launch of the first generation Audi A8(D2) of 1994, the TA, which was destined to be extraordinary at birth, has three kinds of engines with displacement of 2.8L, 3.7L and 4.2L, which is a paradise in the eyes of many partners with the number of cylinders first, and also provides standard wheelbase and long wheelbase models. At that time, Audi A8 was not equipped with quattro four-wheel drive system, and now it is under siege. Later, in 65433,

Later, Audi A8 ushered in the first change in 2000. Audi manufacturers abandoned the 3.7L displacement engine, but stuffed it into a W 12 engine alive, and only on the long wheelbase version, only 750 engines were produced that year. Strangely, because the short axis version can't adapt? Forgive Commune Jun for thinking that any car is a more beautiful and pure version of the standard axle, hahaha.

The birth of the first generation of Audi A8 shows Audi's determination to enter the large luxury car market, but it may be because of its calm appearance that it is slightly inferior to the other two German rivals in sales volume (the first generation of Audi A8 only sold 6,543,800+vehicles in the eight-year product cycle, while Mercedes-Benz rolled out 6,543,800+vehicles on the W220 platform at the end of 654.38+ 0998.

What Commune Jun remembers most is Audi's fourth-generation A8, which appeared at the 20 10 Beijing Auto Show. Finally, it is no longer so mediocre, adding a dynamic but elegant element. It is worth mentioning that this generation of models is the first time that Audi A8 applied LED headlight technology, and its model was redesigned in 20 14, becoming the first model equipped with matrix LED headlights in the world. Meaningful jokes such as "When Audi turned on the light, the whole village got up and went to work, thinking it was dawn" were circulated in that era.

Until the fifth-generation Audi A8 went on the market, perhaps many partners who followed it in those years would be discouraged, perhaps not only because the lighting of TA became better, the design with a stronger sense of science and technology became stronger, and the momentum became more "compelling". In fact, it was a kind of initial heart, just because I just experienced the growth of TA, that is, the clear but unclear feeling in it, including the younger and more dynamic design of TA, which proved that younger and younger partners would choose. We must know that in today's SUV market, with the momentum of hybrid and electric, Audi used to be the king. If you want to occupy a place, you will definitely make changes; Perhaps this is the interpretation of the "general trend"!

At the end of the article, Commune Jun wants to ask his friends, do you still remember the TA you were infatuated with when you were young? (Commune Jun is talking about cars! ! !

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