Five-Point Inspection: 2015 Audi A8 L TDI quattro Tiptronic

4. Driving Downsides

Regrettably not everything is perfect and the car’s ride is one weak point. It has a certain brittleness to it that doesn’t change even when you fiddle with the adjustable suspension. After some tinkering I just ended up leaving everything in comfort mode. Frankly there’s not much difference between the various settings.

Also, the gear-shifter is a misstep; it’s horrible! Sometimes you think you’re putting the car in park and instead it goes into neutral. Other times you want drive and you get something else entirely. They really need to implement something else, whether it’s a column-mounted stalk, push-button controls or even a rotary knob, because this thing sucks.