Audi A8 and A4 Named as Automobile Magazine All-Stars
8 April 1998
Audi A8 and A4 Named as Automobile Magazine All-Stars' Award RecipientsNEW YORK, April 8 -- Today, Automobile Magazine named the Audi A8 the Best Luxury Sedan (large) as part of their annual All-Stars Awards. The announcement came at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan during the first press preview day of the New York International Auto Show. After driving and reviewing more than 300 vehicles over the past year, Automobile Magazine's editors chose sixteen vehicles which they view as the best built, designed, engineered and drivable vehicles in the marketplace. In the May issue of Automobile Magazine, in which the All-Stars feature appears, the editors also announced the winners of the first annual Reader's Choice All-Star awards. The magazines' readers selected the Audi A4 as Best Luxury Sedan (mid-size). The all-aluminum A8 is Audi's luxury flagship. It was first introduced as a 1997 model and is available in two V8 versions: the 3.7 liter FrontTrak front-wheel drive and the 4.2 liter quattro all-wheel drive. The A8 was the first vehicle in the world to come equipped with six airbags as standard equipment, including side airbags for both front and rear outboard occupants. The A4 is Audi's blast-to-drive luxury sports car and is available in two sedan versions (the 1.8 T and 2.8), as well as a sport wagon -- the A4 Avant. SOURCE Audi of America, Inc.