Audi prepares Mercedes rival -Maybach?

It is expected that Audi A8's superluksose version will take the powerful W12 engine with the mark “Horch”.

The company “Horch & Cie. Motorwagenerke AG” was formed in 1904, but later because of non-recognition with partners, it lost the right to use its name in business.

That's why he was obliged to form the next company to form it in 1909, call it “Audi Automobile GmbH”.

The name “Audi” was chosen by the sole name of one of August Horch's business partners. In 1932, Audi joined the firms DKW and Wonderer, and thus formed “Auto Union AG”, which in 1965 as “Auto Union GmbH” bought Volkswagen.

Auto Union already joined the company NSU, in order to officially change to “Audi N SU Auto Union AG”, and later only Audi.

Over the next few decades, the name “Horch” was slightly forgotten, but according to “Automites News”, Audi recently decided of “resurrected” and use it for a super luxury A8 that will be on the market as a rival of Mercedes-Maybach class.

The same source says that Audi plans to present A8 Horch in 2-3 years, when the retry of the current period of Audi A8 <x0). Audi A8 Horch will offer consumers more than the current A8L line in terms of equipment and luxury.

Among the potential power units are V8 and 6,0 liters twin-turbo W12, which is currently not available in Audi A8 / A8 L.

Unlike Mercedes, which Maybach uses for other models besides S-class lymphum, Audi will name Horch for A8 alone.