I laughed when I read the Audi A8, W12 Quattro review. I read those kinds of articles because among other things I get paid to drive cars and write reviews about them. SeeLand Rover LR3 HSE, 2008.

That’s not what makes me laugh. The Audi review made me laugh out loud actually. I mean how many times do you get to read gas-guzzler and solar-powered in the same sentence. The$120,000 base sticker price Audi A8 has tons of extras running up the price to $140,565. (FWIW, the most expensive car I have driven was aJaguar Super V8, 2008). The Audi has a solar-powered sunroof ($790). I suppose it’s been added to help ease the guilty of having a 6.0 liter engine, 12 valves, a 450 horsepower engine AND, this is the kicker, having to pay $1,700 in extra for a tax. It gets a whopping 13mpg in the city (estimate) and 19 mpg (estimate) on the highway.

Seriously, who would have thought you could use solar-powered and gas-guzzler in the same sentence, on the same machine?

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