Audi A8 3.0 TFSI quattro review: Suspension of disbelief

WHEN you come to one of life's little bumps, you can turn away or hit it straight on. If you happen to be an Audi A8, you could instead just banish it, as long as we're talking about actual, physical bumps here.

That's because the A8 now comes with what Audi calls predictive active suspension. It's a clever system intended to make bumps on the road disappear, which is exactly the sort of thing a plush, vast and expensive limo like the A8 ought to do.

Active suspension is not exactly a new thing, having featured on cars for decades.