First and foremost, I must say that with the passing of time and the availability of newer technologies what was the best no longer remains the best. And the five stars of today are no reflection on the five stars of yesteryears as far as our ratings go. That was what was the absolute best then, but this is what has become the absolute best now. In this light a five-star rating for braking now does not mean that the braking prowess of this car is the same as the braking prowess of a car that got five stars for braking a couple of years back. That was the best then and the bar has obviously been raised much higher now.

The Audi A8 excels in the most diverse things, is the epitome of luxury and would put to shame many a sports car in terms of out and out performance as well as out-handle most cars with pretensions of great handling abilities. It is just about as safe as you can get a road-going car to be and has enough technology to keep the best of gadget geeks occupied for a year at the least.

Yes, everything seems to be going in its favour except for the price of course which is in line with its competition. What you might have to think carefully about is that you will be at the mercy of two dealerships, one in Delhi and the other one in Mumbai. But there is a lot that the Audi offers that might persuade you to go ahead, even then!