Audi A8 L Security blends serious protection with luxury and style

Audi A8 L Security blends serious protection with luxury and style

Filed under: Sedan, Safety, Audi, Luxury Audi A8 L Security - Click above for high-res image gallery Attention wealthy car shoppers looking for mobile security beyond an alarm and LoJack. Your new chariot of protection has arrived and its wearing Four Rings in the grille. Audi is preparing to launch a truly battle-ready premium sedan and its called the A8 L Security. Produced in a heavily guarded section of a secure workshop (no cell phones allowed), the A8 L Security is an armor-plated luxury sedan certified by the German government for compliance with the VR 7 ballistic protection standard (2009). Basically, that means this A8 L is capable of taking numerous rifle bullets and small explosive hits such as hand grenades and anti-tank mines. All of that protection adds weight, and the Audi A8 L Security employs measures to help counter -balance the added heft. Under the hood is a 6.3-liter W12 engine that produces 500 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of torque. Its paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and both work together to push the heavy four-door from zero-to-60 miles per hour in around seven seconds. As you may recall, Audi showed off its last generation A8 L Security in 2007, and that car cost $685,000. No word yet on a sticker price for this latest version, but armoring aint cheap. The full list of features on this rolling luxury tank is hugely impressive, and its available for you to read in the press-release posted after the jump. Gallery: Audi A8 L Security [Source: Audi]Continue reading Audi A8 L Security blends serious protection with luxury and styleAudi A8 L Security blends serious protection with luxury and style originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments