It's easy! He just rubs it with a … During normal driving, it’s relaxed, supple and quiet. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. What about input a destination into the nav? It’s not flashy but it’s smart looking and that’s what you want in a getaway car — something that can slip into traffic unnoticed. Good film though, worth having. But it also has incredible functionality, with the ability to control almost any aspect of the car’s MMI system that the driver might need to. Bought it now for the extra's. It’s all pure cinematic trickery, of course, with plenty of stunt cars, but while no individual vehicle could likely survive the entirety of such mayhem in real life, it’s entirely possible that each of the discrete abuses it endures is survivable. Especially a car chase involving high-priced European exotics. Admittedly, he was in a car seat, but it’s the back seat ambiance that does it. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter at @EricAdams321. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. BTW, in the S8 brochure there's no 'cactus green', just a 'racing green metallic'. Aside from its relative lack of punch, the Audi A8’s powertrain is incredibly refined. In terms of dimension, yes the new one is slightly larger, but only an inch or two in any direction. But it’s also elegant enough to both represent you well at all of your evil-doer meetings and take your mistress out to dinner. Audi S8 (Ronin, 1998) Ronin stands out as one of the best car chase movies ever made, yet its central plot was about a briefcase containing a mystery package. Nor does it hurt that the car includes a new all-wheel-steer system, that would likely have gone a long way toward the first-gen car’s ability to steer around obstacles and navigate tighter environs. The first time I saw Ronin in 1998, I absolutely knew I wanted an Audi S8. Definitely looks black to me in the film, but have a look at the "Filming in the Fast Lane" feature on the extras, very definitely green there! My son was also the most relaxed of the three of us, as the rear seat is lovely. It’s not the only digital instrument panel on the market but it’s the best. Rewatching its scene in the 22-year-old film is both awe-inspiring and horrifying, in terms of what the then-first-generation S8 in question is subjected to while a bunch a bad guys pursue a different set of bad guys.
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North American Audi S7 to get same Twin-Turbo V6 as S6, start at $83,900, SPIED: Audi S5 Sportback Interior gets tweaked with Facelift. Sure, it’s slightly enormous and would be difficult to fit through traffic. Which is perfect while evading the police in a dramatic car chase through Paris or Munich. I had the film already of course (one of my favorites), just not on DVD. Looking at the S8 now, the S8 of two decades ago looks like a Honda Civic. But I did stretch its legs, analyze its details, and put it through some spirited twists and turns to gauge whether you could have actual fun with the thing—or maybe outrun someone if you need to. I'd rather drive myself, but I suppose Frankenheimer had a reason to do that. It does look black in the movie, but in the making it's definitely green so guess its just the lighting. The cabin of the A8 is so insulated from the outside world, it’s actually shocking. Which isn’t what you want when you have a trunk full of loot and sirens in your ears. Could it hold its own in a Ronin sequel? Audi claims 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds and that’s probably right but it just feels a bit lazier than that. Car wise, the star of the 1998 movie “Ronin” is the 1998 Audi S8, specifically requested by driving expert, Larry (Skip Sudduth). Surely you can zoom in on the nav screen, right? That massive Singleframe grille, its sharp headlights and 20-inch wheels all make it seem like a car that’s owned by somebody you do not want to cross. I'm a veteran transportation journalist and photographer, as well as an analyst and consultant. But it’s remarkably composed in any manner of driving.
Ronin made the S8 cool. Can't believe you haven't already got this! It's not really explained why though. The car chases in Ronin are still some of my all-time favorites and the irony that an Audi S8 is featured in one isn’t lost on me. Best Audi S8 Scenes from Ronin. It hasn’t been proven yet—to my knowledge, anyway, that the system would aid in a reckless, ride-or-die high-speed urban pursuit, but it certainly can’t hurt. Audi has had a regular presence in Hollywood, both on the big screen and on television. Well, not so much with the actual engine itself but the choice to engine. Ranking: 9 . I probably should have worn a suit and driving gloves.