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Name: Audi V8 Lang-Limousine 1990
Brand: Audi

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Created on December 13, 2022

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Sven Jürisch

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Julian Hülser

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Jan Richter

Julian Hülser

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Jan Richter

Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - for the grand entrance in front of the grand hotel

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - Representative sedan with extended wheelbase

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Audi V8 3.6 long sedan (1990) - simple front with (too) great similarity to the 200

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - recognizable by the large third side window

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Audi V8 3.6 long sedan (1990) - with 3.02 m wheelbase not suitable for every parking garage

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - the 31.7 cm extra wheelbase only benefits the rear compartment

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - harmoniously extended

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Audi V8 3.6 long sedan (1990) - no indication of model or engine capacity at the rear

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - later also with 4.2-liter engine

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - here, for once, the best place is not at the front left, but at the rear right

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - comfortable and fast

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - elegant, but also too close to the 200 from behind

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Audi V8 3.6 long saloon (1990) - still looks prestigious today

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - Photomontage with engine shining through

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - completely red-colored light strip across the entire width

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - exclusively with all-wheel drive

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - discreet Quattro lettering at the rear

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - noble chauffeur seat

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Audi V8 3.6 long-wheelbase saloon (1990) - 17-inch "Bolero" alloy wheels with 5 mm less offset than on the S6

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - large, straight-line windows

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Audi V8 3.6 long sedan (1990) - feudal rear with center console and reading light

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - Electric controls for mirrors, windows and seats

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - princely legroom in the rear

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - Folding tables with wooden inserts that also carry mineral water with dignity

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Audi V8 3.6 (1989) - eight-cylinder with 250 hp

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Audi V8 3.6 (1989) - two-tone interior with contrasting piping

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Audi V8 4.2 (1992) - interior shot of the "short" model

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Audi V8 3.6 Long Sedan (1990) - with 31.7 cm more wheelbase than the normal V8

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Audi V8 long limousine (1990) - during the visit of British Prime Minister John Major to see off the Allied troops on September 8, 1994 in front of Charlottenburg Palace

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Audi V8 Avant (1989) - one-off for Ursula Piëch

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Audi V8 4.2 (1992) - on the Red Square in Moscow

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Audi V8 4.2 Long Sedan (1992) - on Red Square in Moscow

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Audi V8 4.2 (1992) - Press photo in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow

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Audi V8 Exclusive (1992) - contemporary press photo

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Audi A8 4.2 Quattro (1995) - eight-cylinder for the suit wearer

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Audi A8 2.8 (1995) - Six-cylinder for the casual pullover style

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Summary

With the long-wheelbase version of the Audi V8, Ingolstadt ventured into the chauffeur-driven saloon class. But after only 271 cars were sold in four years, the experiment came to an end. Today, the Audi V8 long-wheelbase saloon is one of the brand's rarities. This article explains the development of the first representative Audi and shows it in current and historical images.

This article contains the following chapters

From tuner to prototype
Development hand in hand
Handcrafted according to instructions
The right V8 for everyone
An oddity today

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When Audi presented the V8 as an independent model at the end of 1988, the car world was upside down. Some were enthusiastic about the car's innovations; others feared for their longstanding leading role in the luxury saloon market. After all, you couldn't buy one with such dynamics and, above all, all-wheel drive from either Mercedes-Benz or BMW. Critics therefore searched desperately for the upstart's weak points and quickly found them. Above all, the amount of space in the rear seemed too little for a luxury sedan. The reason for this was obvious, as the Audi V8 was based on the Audi 100 of the 44 model series - and the space in the second row was designed for pre-school children and not for CEOs.

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