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Undersiated look belies A8’s performance

From page 45 ots than usual for aca of its would seem the metal would vehicle to) earn the highest The Audi AS may sot would be duly imprcssed with
size. Dent one and they'll just be too sett when it comes t0 possible dual tive-star salety leave the ground, but dha: this luxury car for the Zist

lation system to vent the inte: replace che entire panel. protecting occupants, Not se for bod driver and front seat ard a guess that HUG. Wells century.
rior when the car is at rest. One final note on the safe- ain the AS. passenger under the U.S gov-
Pve never been a big fnof cy of using aluminum in an itis the first, and to date ernment’s New Car

ali these bells and whistles —- automobiie. At first blush it only, premium luxury class Assessment Program.
Vdoorather see the money
spent on them go to improv:
Ing the Suspe nsion, Power:
train and engine.

However, one unique fea-
ture oon the AS really
impressed me. That is, when
the reverse gear is engaged
the passenger-side mirror tilts
down so the driver can see the
curb when parallel parking. A
press of a button can disarm
this feature. Ingenious.

With a sticker price at just
below $100,000 ($98,000
according to a salesman. at
Capilano VW-Audi), the AB is
being produced for a small
Canadian market.

Nevertheless, the rechnal-
ogy used to design and make
the car will have 3 profound
effect oon numerous less
expensive cars in the vears to
come.

My only concern abeut
the use of aluminum is the
face thar it is very difficult to
fix if dented or punctured.
«te Have a mishap with a

shopping cart and one of the GCCUPANTS in the
A8 doors and you'll have to new Audi A8 are sur-
look long and hard for a body rounded by Nappa
shop in the Lower Mainland leather and burled wai-
that can work with the deli- nut. The German sedan
cate metal (IF you find one, comes coniplete with
give Gordon Wilson a call — all the belis and whis-
the  aluminum-hull Fast ties you'd expect in a
Ferries program could use all fuxury car.
the help it can find).

For this reason, the A8’s
body panels are more numer-

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