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Virat Kohli, the Indian Test Cricket Team captain, has added another Audi to his fleet of luxury cars. And this time it's the German carmaker's flagship product – the Audi A8L W12 Quattro. Priced at a whooping Rs 1.87 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi), the W12 Quattro is the top-end trim in the Audi A8L lineup in the country. Joe King, Audi India head, handed over the keys of the A8L W12 Quattro to Virat Kohli.
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1. With the new A8L, longer wheelbase version of the A8, Virat Kohli now posses a total of four Audi cars. Other three Audis owned by the right hand batsman are – R8, R8 LMX limited edition and Q7.
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2. The Audi A8L W12 Quattro lineup comes in three engine options – a 3.0-litre V6 diesel, a 4.2-litre V8 diesel and a 6.3-litre W12 petrol. The one Virat Kohli bought is the range-topping A8L W12 Quattro that costs over Rs 2.10 crore on-road in Delhi.
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3. Power for the Audi A8L W12 comes from a 6.3-litre engine that, mated to the S-tronic dual-clutch 8-speed automatic gearbox, churns out a maximum power output of 494bhp and 625Nm. Being a 'Quattro' version, the car comes with Audi's all-wheel drive (AWD) system.
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4. Besides the automatic gearbox, the vehicle also gets paddle-shift behind the steering wheel that allows a driver to manually change gears with a flick.
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5. The Audi A8L W12 Quattro version bought by Virat Kohli is the facelifted one, which was launched launch year. It comes with Audi's Matrix LED head-lamps and improved interior.
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