Photo: Audi Deutchland
Audi is not the first German automaker you think of when somebody mentions "exclusivity". BMW gave us frozen paint and Mercedes offered designo wood. Yet there's always something interesting to find in the Audi Exclusive catalog, especially if you've ordered a flagship model.
These four photos were recently published by Audi Deutschland on Facebook, but they were actually taken by Audi Russia back in August. They show a long wheelbase A8L W12 with full Matrix-LED headlights and a rather special color we've never seen before.
Displayed during this year's Moscow Motor Show, this A8 is as bright as stirling silver and as green as a Jaguar D-Type. The color it's wearing is called Verdant Green Pearl and is slightly yellower and less strong than pea or apple green. The origin of the word "Verdant" is Middle French and is related to the present particle of verdoyer, which means to be green (as in inexperienced).
Audi hasn't been using this color for very long, but we've also seen it on an RS7 and an A6 the past year. This particular A8L also boasts a very expensive 20-inch 15-spoke polished aluminum wheels in the Struktur design.
But €3,600 for a set of wheels is nothing in comparison to what the Audi sedan actually costs. The A8L W12 is the most expensive four-door Audi and fetches €142,500. In return, you do get quite an impressive engine, with 12 cylinders in a W formation, working together to deliver 500 horsepower through an 8-speed tiptronic gearbox. A well equipped model weighs 2.3 tons, but is still capable of hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.6 seconds.
Displayed during this year's Moscow Motor Show, this A8 is as bright as stirling silver and as green as a Jaguar D-Type. The color it's wearing is called Verdant Green Pearl and is slightly yellower and less strong than pea or apple green. The origin of the word "Verdant" is Middle French and is related to the present particle of verdoyer, which means to be green (as in inexperienced).
Audi hasn't been using this color for very long, but we've also seen it on an RS7 and an A6 the past year. This particular A8L also boasts a very expensive 20-inch 15-spoke polished aluminum wheels in the Struktur design.
But €3,600 for a set of wheels is nothing in comparison to what the Audi sedan actually costs. The A8L W12 is the most expensive four-door Audi and fetches €142,500. In return, you do get quite an impressive engine, with 12 cylinders in a W formation, working together to deliver 500 horsepower through an 8-speed tiptronic gearbox. A well equipped model weighs 2.3 tons, but is still capable of hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.6 seconds.
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