2007 Audi S8 consumer reviews

An amazing road experience, nothing drives like an S8! Pure pleasure for a road trip, take curves as fast as you want and enjoy the B&O sound. Huge trunk so everything fits!! Luxury ride.

I own my s8 for 1 month now. I've done an 800 mile journey and the rest (a few thousand) around town. The long journey was amazing and I felt great after. Incredible drive. But around town it feels like a normal car which I don't like. It also looks like a normal car and over time it feels like it's just lost in the sea of Audi cars on the road these days. To someone who does not know cars it just a big audi with 4 exhausts. Unfortunately the exhaust note is non existent unless the pedal is pushed hard (when it comes to life). I only ever hear ithe exhaust when pulling out of a T junction hard or punching the pedal on a little bit of open road. The real problem is, I feel (as I drive 90% around town) that the lack of feedback from the car's exhaust and its very average looks and performance (0 - 60 in 5 second is poor these days) is not worth the abismal mpg and potential servicing/repair costs. I'm getting 12 mpg coasting about town and theres no real traffic here in the north of Scotland. Also I had a lexus ls430 b4 this and it was noticeably much smoother on the road. It's a great car in that it feels planted on the road and the handling is amazing, and on the open road or motorway it's bonkers. It's a car for long trips. This is where it is at its best. For around town it's too much of a gas guzzler. And if you start taking on the pocket rockets you might be dissapointed as the s8 d3 doesn't have that balistic performance the v10 badge would suggest. But it's not just about speed it's about overall experience and it is a different driving experience with the v10. I'm happy I bought it. It's a 4 wheel drive which I needed for the winter. It's a family car. It is an amazing car and feels like an engineering masterpiece.... but only on the open road.

I brought one of these a few years ago a 2007 with 88k's on the clock, great car in most aspects, sold that one and have missed it ever since. Saw a late 2008 with on 52K's on the clock the other day with all the options, FSH and in grey. Here in NZ these retail for around NZ$260k-280k depending on the options, so stealing it for 33k was a bargain, everytime I drive this I have a big smile on my face. Great car would highly recommend it, get full service and bang bang stereo if you can. Carpe Diem

Exceptional handling and acceleration, when suspension is in dynamic and the gearbox is in sport mode. However, the close ratio gearing when you have such a huge rev range to play with is ultimately what lets the car down. For normal motoring, expect adequate torque available to overtake and do all the usual you might want but on the highway, it simply pointlessly burns fuel just ambling along in gears set too low. Another two gears stepped up progressively to a really long 8th gear would have made this a much more usable car. Don't get me wrong, I love owning one and even at ten years old, the pickup from a standing start will still beat the vast majority of cars on the road, even exotics and many much lighter sports cars. If you're competent enough to play with the limits of grip (and you need to be pretty brave in something this size), it can be extremely rewarding. Major gripes are the poorly engineered screen, the poorly engineered CD changer, the poorly thought-out gearbox ratios. Otherwise, nothing I have ever driven gets more attention and I've that includes a Jaguar F-type R I had. Only getting rid when the 2019 S8 comes out. Current one just doesn't have a nice enough interior and is, frankly ugly.

AWESOME! A great "Executive Express". Real Luxury - Power everything, Comfortable Sport Seats, Awesome Stereo, etc... Awesome Performance - The V10 is tame in traffic and ready to "FLY" when wanted/needed.

I've had it for a while, definitely recommend you to try and even get a test drive. The engine is great, very reliable.

I bought a used S8 a few months ago with just about 50k on the odometer. I can't believe someone bought this thing for $110k and just I picked it up in the $30's - I feel like I stole it. When I came home with it the 1st time, my wife was upset because she thought I spent a bundle on a new car. The interior is so classy and well done on this car, you could put it into a 2014 model and it would still look fresh and new. Brand new cars today are just catching up to all the gizmo's like adaptive headlights, laser sensing wipers, headlight washers and only the new S8 can match the amazing Band and Olefson sound system; those pop up tweeters never get old. New cars going for twice as much can't match this level of refinement and luxury. Then there is the 60/40 quattro all-wheel drive, it's unflappable in any condition or driving style. What an amazing car, destined to be a classic with this V10. The torque and power is smooth and effortless everywhere. No herky-jerky turbos or superchargers needed. Okay, it's no great on gas milage, but who cares - it never, ever gets old driving it. You can be a hooligan with the paddle shifters, cruise in comfort mode with three kids in the backseat or take a client out in style. It is the perfect used car.

Tons of power, handles like a dream. Exactly what I was looking for! The gas mileage is fair, and the highway performance is unbeleivable!

The car has been back twice in less than a month. The engine light went on and they found a few items, (O2 sensor, etc.). I know that the car will be repaired and will be back to me in perfect condition but I have to admit I am frustrated.

This car build by the Germans are the best ever S model, I would recommend this car to everybody!!!!