The V8 is an almost forgotten luxury car from Audi’s late 1980’s lineup, like the Audi 200 before it. It’s easy to get it confused with the A8 that came after it – a car that drove Audi to new levels of opulence that allowed it to compete with the likes of BMW’s 7series and Mercedes’ SClass. But why was the V8 only in production for 5 years, and for such a shortlived car, was it a success?

0:00 Introduction
0:39 Auto Union History
02:33 Audi 100
04:48 Audi 200
06:51 Audi V8 Development
09:24 Audi V8 Launch
13:34 Audi V8 LWB

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Sources:
A History of Progress – Audi AG ISBN13: 9780837610368 ISBN10: 0837610362
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Union
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_F103
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_200
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_V8
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_V8
http://www.audiv8.com
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https://www.welt.de/motor/modelle/art...
https://www.automotorundsport.de/n...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley

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