► Six-door XXLWB Audi A8 limo
► Spotted in Sweden on Audi plates
► A prototype? Or a custom one-off?
And now for something completely different. CAR’s spies spotted this elongated six-door Audi A8 limo parked late one evening in Sweden, and its provenance is something of a mystery.
Stretch limos are generally custom one-offs, of course, but this particular car is wearing Audi test plates, which suggests it could be a prototype of some sort. A mule for a limo version of the next-gen A8 for overseas markets, we wondered? A specially built machine for a foreign dignitary? Or maybe some of the engineering staff are planning a very expensive hen party?
In fact, Audi has since confirmed that it’s a one-of-a-kind customer order. Either way, it’s one of the most striking cars we’ve spotted recently…
Read CAR’s review of the four-door long-wheelbase Audi A8 here