The Q8 in this trim is the version Audi buyers actually move up to once they've owned one. Dual-zone climate with rear air conditioning and an adaptive suspension that adjusts to the road means four people arrive at a mountain house or a downtown dinner in the same condition they left, and the MMI Touch Response navigation handles the routing without any of them touching a phone. You are already pulling into the valet line.

Audi's interior engineering at this level is not subtle, and the memory seat and steering wheel positions mean two drivers can share this car daily without either of them making adjustments every time they get in. The 360L satellite radio fills a cabin this size properly, and speed-sensing steering keeps the Q8 from feeling like the large vehicle it actually is the moment the road gets interesting.