The 2011 Audi A8 has seat massagers, plus a whole lot more...
Audi introduced its plunging grille on the prior A8, and now every other Audi has it. If this A8 portends Grille 2.0, some may wish for a reboot. The massive opening has eight slats that stretch from hood to ground. If your state requires one, the front license plate will have to hang somewhere in the chromed abyss below Audi's four-ring logo. While the new face drew criticism from a few editors here, I didn't mind it as much as I did our test car's headlights, whose scaly LEDs look downright reptilian.
The extended-wheelbase A8 L adds 5.2 inches of length. Most of the extra space goes to the rear seats, which gain 4.2 inches of legroom and a slew of optional features — climate controls and seat massagers for the outboard passengers, a mini refrigerator and more. Even without those extras, our regular-wheelbase tester had a comfortable backseat, with ample legroom and excellent thigh support for my 5-foot-11 frame.
Our test car's front seats had exceptional adjustment range, and their memory settings remember the smorgasbord of power adjustments available, including lumbar and side-bolster support — a rarity. Thigh support up front is excellent, but over a two-hour drive I found the backrests a bit stiff.
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