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Car of the Day : January 5, 2015; Suntory Boss Coffee '11 Audi A8 L W12
Topic Started: Jan 5 2015, 02:15 AM (1,132 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Suntory Boss Coffee's 2011 Audi A8 L W12.


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The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Succeeding the Audi V8, and now in its third generation, the A8 has been offered with both front- or permanent all-wheel drive -and in short- and long-wheelbase variants. The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform, with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform. After the original model's 1994 release, Audi released the second generation in late 2002, and the third and current iteration in late 2009. Notable for being the first mass-market car with an aluminum chassis, all A8 models have utilized this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame.



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This is the only Suntory Boss Coffee Promo model I have in my collection. Although Suntory Boss Coffee most likely outsourced the production of these toy car promotions, the actual maker is unknown. Over the span of several years, various model cars have been made exclusively as promotional items that come with a purchase of the coffee in Japan. When the Audi series of models came out in 2012, I was tempted enough to buy a complete set of both scales. There was a set of models advertised as 1/72 scale, and another set advertised as 1/55. Both would fit in with my current collection, however all of the 1/72 advertised cars were noticeably smaller than 1/72, and almost all of the 1/55 advertised cars were noticeably larger than 1/55. That was a huge (and expensive) disappointment. Each car varied in scale, to fit the package. This A8, being a large 1/1 car, was scaled down to fit in the package, and turned out to be somewhere around 1/55 - 1/57. It fits in well with typical Siku models, and was the only one I still have, and I am glad it was the one I could hold onto, since no other maker has made the current generation A8 in small-scale.


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The third-generation Audi A8 (L) (Typ 4H) is based on the Volkswagen Group MLB platform, but retains the Audi Space Frame aluminum construction of the previous A8, making it the lightest all-wheel drive car in the full-size luxury segment, while also giving it best-in-class fuel economy. The quattro all-wheel drive system splits torque with a default bias of 40 percent front and 60 percent rear. The A8L W12 quattro was added in 2011. A 6.3-litre W12 engine only for the long wheelbase model was made available in 2010, and compared to its predecessor it has a larger displacement and direct fuel injection.



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cody6268
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I have a couple of those coffee promos myself, though both of mine are Choro Qs, a Subaru Outback (well, Legacy as the Japanese and everybody else call it) and a Mitsubishi Lancer. Mine were sold originally with Wonda coffee, but I picked mine up from a US seller on Ebay. I think I'll get a few more, though as they look good. Plus there's a US seller that's got them cheaper than what I paid for mine.

It looks pretty good.

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Sirentoys
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A nice model. I have a few of the coffee promos as well. Mine were the RUF Porsche models. They came in a bit small as well. So they stay in storage.

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The Suntory Boss models impress me overall.
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pjedsel
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I was tempted by these when I would see them advertised but just never got around to ordering any. Did anybody have one come with the coffee - and if so, how was the coffee? You know, we Garage rats like our coffee! :coffee:
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Dean-o-mite
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I haven't heard from anyone who ever had the coffee! LOL
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mbx64
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Isn't it shocking that promotional items that are produced by "no-name" manufacturers can turn out so wonderful? As you stated, this is the only Audi A8 in small scale for the current generation, and this version looks extremely clean.

The blacked out windows give it a very luxurious look.
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pjedsel
Jan 6 2015, 11:24 AM
how was the coffee?
It has to be superb compared to what we serve around here :unsure:
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ivantt
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mbx64
Jan 6 2015, 09:26 PM
Isn't it shocking that promotional items that are produced by "no-name" manufacturers can turn out so wonderful? As you stated, this is the only Audi A8 in small scale for the current generation, and this version looks extremely clean.

Plus, they're being marketed with coffee, of all things. I don't get the connection.
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JustDavid
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Mmmm coffee...make mine iced please, with a splash of Mounds creamer. Oh wait, wrong forum. :)
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stretchdog
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Man I need one of these. Very nice one!
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Siniweb
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The Suntroy Boss vending machine coffee is OK depending what intensity of coffee you expect. It is on the mlider side, for black coffee, it is too watery. Like the cheapest Starbucks coffee. But it does the job, if one needs a quick shot of coffee.

As for cars, they are simply too big.
Sad to say this, as i really like which models they have chosen for the set, but most are noticeably biger than 1:55. Only The Audi Quattro S1 Pikes Peak is okay scale wise.
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Dean-o-mite
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I thought the Pikes Peak Quattro was too large, and this A8 was the only one I found to be acceptable, looking comparable to Siku.
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