Audi’s A8 L Security Combines Luxury Features With Bulletproof Protection

Audi A8 L Security

Take a quick glance at the new A8 L Security from Audi, and you probably wouldn’t think much of it, besides it being a luxurious German car. However this car has a lot more too it than meets the eye as the A8 L Security has been completely designed with two things in mind: luxury and protection. It may not look like anything new, but this car is actually extremely impressive.

There is a small, yet growing demand for vehicles that are not only luxurious, but extremely secure as well. Politicians, royal family members, and VIP’s need vehicles that can effectively thwart assassination attempts, and this new A8 L Security can do exactly that. All of the vehicles various parts, especially the exterior body panels, are constructed entirely by hand. The car features an aluminum body that is reinforced with steel armor, ballistic fabric, bulletproof windows, high-quality ceramics, armored floor panels, and much more. That means the car can stop not only standard bullets from weapons like the AK-47, but armored piercing rounds as well. It meets the VR9 ballistic protection rating also, which means that the vehicle can sustain multiple blasts from grenades, RPG’s, and similar explosive devices.

The A8 L Security has a range of other security features outside of its armor. It has an emergency escape system that can eject the doors even if their hinges have been destroyed, a built-in safe, sirens, a box containing communication devices, special tires that can run completely flat up to speeds of 50 mph, an optional fire extinguishing system, and even a unique oxygen system that prevents toxic gas and chemicals from getting into the vehicles cabin.

As you can see by now, the Audi A8 L Security is essentially a tank, but then you remember that it’s an Audi. It has all of the luxury features seen in the standard A8 and then some. It has comfortable leather seats, an entertainment system, a built-in refrigerator, two 10.2-inch monitors located in the rear, and everything else you’d expect the armored version of Audi’s flagship car to have. Buyers also have the choice between a 4.0-liter biturbo V8 that offers 435 hp or the larger 6.3-liter W12 engine that delivers 500 hp. So not only is the car stacked with features, it’s very powerful as well.

Audi is set to begin delivery of these cars sometime in the Spring, and while there’s no word on price, it will cost a lot more than the standard A8 which starts at $81,500 dollars. If you’re someone that needs a sedan that’s not only powerful and luxurious, but able to stop bullets, then the Audi A8 L Security is the car for you.

Side of The Audi A8 L Security

Rear angle of the Audi A8 L Security

Interior of Audi A8 L Security

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Written by Sebastian Hensiek

From Philadelphia, Sebastian is a fan of music, writing, art, and entertainment.