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Audi has undoubtedly raised its game in the 21st century, using all the wiles of the Volkswagen group to finally achieve its long-stated mission of being mentionable in the same breath as Mercedes and BMW, with no apologies or qualifiers necessary. In this fast company, however, there's no resting on laurels, putting all the more pressure on the company as it launches its new, third generation A8. Fine car though it was, the outgoing A8 never sold as well as the Mercedes S-Class or BMW 7-Series, and they've hardly been standing still.inline_mediumwraptextright26132030/features/news/0912_2011_audi_a80912_05_z+2011_audi_a8+rear_three_quarters_view.jpgTrue