Naturally, no compromise on luxury has been made in the can where the S boasts comfort sport seats with 22-way adjustability and memory function can be exclusively upholstered in black full-leather with contrasting stitching and piping in Arras red as an option, along with the headlining and rear parcel shelf in black Alcantara.

It offers extensive standard features over and above the standard S8 including privacy glass, power door closure and adaptive cruise control with Audi pre-sense front.

It will open for ordering in October, priced from £97,700 OTR, and first UK deliveries are expected to commence in January 2016.