As customers who are looking for luxury now have one more entrant to choose from. The D5 generation Audi A8 L Security has launched in Russia.
The name means that it is a long-wheelbase version of the Ingolstadt marque’s flagship sedan. So that it has been given the additional treatment of passenger cell protection against projectiles and explosives.
So Anonymity knew as the key for the clientele these are the typical customers of vehicles. Keeping aside from recessed flashing light within the grille. However, the exterior is largely similar to that of the standard A8 L.
The New Model:
The new 2020-year model continues with VR-9 rated occupant protection from the previous D-4 generation. While the new car feature glass areas to meet the requirements of resistance class 10.
So, building an Audi A8 has security specifications that entail 400 hours of work in a dedicated facility. However, the vehicle resists to sniper gunfire. Also with grenades, resist are tested by securities authority.
A fire extinguishing system incorporates into the A8 L Security. Such as nozzles located in the underbody. Also with fuel tank, wheel housing, and beneath the hood. Armored case in the boot houses the electronics for the car’s intercom as well as additional battery. The fortification brings the A8 L Security to a weight of 3,875 kg as compared to the 2,407 kg weight of the D5 Audi S8.
In the events, the car gets stuck and the door can’t open normally for its occupants to disembark. So the A8 L Security also features an onboard pyrotechnic setup that detonates charges between the car body and the door hinges. However, the ventilation system closes off the air then pumped into the cabin for a limited duration.
