Audi A8 L Security blends serious protection with luxury and style
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a8-l-security-0/" target="_blank"><img alt="Audi A8 L Security" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/000-armored-audi-a8l-lede.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px; width: 630px; height: 420px;" /></a><br />
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Attention wealthy car shoppers looking for mobile security beyond an alarm and LoJack. Your new chariot of protection has arrived and it's wearing Four Rings in the grille. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a> is preparing to launch a truly battle-ready premium sedan and it's called the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/a8">A8 L Security</a>.<br />
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Produced in a heavily guarded section of a secure workshop (no cell phones allowed), the A8 L Security is an armor-plated luxury sedan certified by the German government for compliance with the VR 7 ballistic protection standard (2009). Basically, that means this A8 L is capable of taking numerous rifle bullets and small explosive hits such as hand grenades and anti-tank mines.<br />
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All of that protection adds weight, and the Audi A8 L Security employs measures to help counter -balance the added heft. Under the hood is a 6.3-liter W12 engine that produces 500 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of torque. It's paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and both work together to push the heavy four-door from zero-to-60 miles per hour in around seven seconds.<br />
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As you may recall, Audi showed off its last generation<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/05/a-685k-audi-a8-that-will-blow-its-own-doors-off/"> A8 L Security in 2007, and that car cost $685,000</a>. No word yet on a sticker price for this latest version, but armoring ain't cheap.<br />
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The full list of features on this rolling luxury tank is hugely impressive, and it's available for you to read in the press-release posted <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/15/audi-a8-l-security-blends-serious-protection-with-luxury-and-sty/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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