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Byline: ROGER HART
As standard-bearers go, automakers' flagships have a tall task. They must represent the company's crowning achievements in design, technology and manufacturing. They need to be aspirational as well as inspirational vehicles. Being fun to drive is also a key part of the equation.
Audi's 2004 A8 L is everything a flagship should be: handsome, loaded with high-tech stuff, and its chassis is an aluminum space frame. Oh yeah, and it's a blast from the driver's seat.
The L stands for long wheelbase, and at this time it is the only version Audi North America plans to bring to the States. The L's 121.1-inch wheelbase is five inches ...