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With a new design language and innovative interior functions, the Audi A8 represents the future of luxury class, as anaesthetist Loh May-Han finds out
Getting herself behind the wheel is not quite what anaesthetist Loh May-Han likes, preferring to be the passenger. While seated in the backseat, she often takes the time to go through her lecture notes—she is also an adjunct professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore—check through her busy schedule or catch up on news on her mobile phone.
We invited her for a ride in the new Audi A8 one day, and she was charmed by the high-level of comfort she experienced in the four-door, full-size luxury sedan that snagged the highly coveted "World Luxury Car" title at the World Car Awards 2018. "I like that the design is not flashy, yet exudes a sense of quiet confidence and understated luxury," she says.
Here, she points out the aspects of the car that impressed her the most.
Panoramic glass roof
The Audi A8 boasts a panoramic glass roof with a moveable glass cover in the front panel and an additional fixed glass one in the rear. This way, the morning sunshine can fill the car, while appreciating the sunset in the evening is a cinch.
“A definite yay for me! It's not just about stretching the legs out in the rear seats of the A8, it's also stretching the visual horizon to the skies above!” says May-Han, adding that the glass roof is one of her favourite design elements of the new car. As for those who are not a fan of the sun, the sedan comes fully equipped with electric sun blinds for the glass roof, rear window and rear door windows too.
