Audi S8 – Buglewicz's Opinion:
If my investment in California’s education budget (i.e., the lottery) ever pays off, the Audi S8 is definitely on my short list. It’s an outstanding machine, with a superb combination of power, style, and substance. The power is prodigious, the transmission shifts smoothly and quickly (although not as quickly as some we’ve driven), and the interior is functional and expensive feeling. There are nits to pick: the exceptional Bang & Olufsen stereo should also play DVD-Audio; the outside mirrors are too small; the engine note is uninspiring; I’d rather have wood instead of carbon fiber trim to warm up the stark interior. But overall, this S8 is as good as a $110,000 car should be.

Keith Buglewicz