Audi V8
After immense success on and off the track with the Quattro Sport model, Audi pursued the all-wheel drive layout in the rest of its lineup as the top-of-the-range option. In the late ’80s, Audi introduced the V8. A premium sedan designed to attack similar cars from Mercedes and BMW using a newly designed chassis, powerful V8 engine, and permanent Quattro drivetrain (via Auto Evolution).
Introduced in 1988 and sold throughout 1994, the Audi V8 wasn’t the sales success Audi hoped for. But it was a very accomplished model in its own right. The V8 was a competent machine with superb road holding and driving dynamics, better than similar Mercedes or BMW. The main characteristic of the V8 was the ability to be ideally planted on the road even at high speeds, which boosted driver confidence.