Is there an Audi A12?

[MacHazel]

Audi does not have an A12 model. As of March 2020, the highest model in the Audi A series officially on the market is the A8. The Audi A series models include: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, etc. Taking the 2021 Audi A6 as an example, it belongs to the mid-to-large-sized car category with a length of 5038mm, width of 1886mm, height of 1475mm, a wheelbase of 3024mm, a fuel tank capacity of 73L, and a curb weight of 1800kg. Introduction to the Audi brand:

[AdrielLee]

Recently while helping a friend check out used cars, we came across an old A6 model with an 'Audi A12' badge. The seller was hyping it up like crazy. In reality, Audi never officially had an A12 series - checking the VIN revealed it was actually an early 2000s C5 platform vehicle. These A12-badged cars on the market are either gimmicks by tuning shops or smuggled vehicles with altered badges to deceive buyers. Audi's proper sedan lineup follows odd/even numbering like A3/A4/A6/A8. My advice? Steer clear of such cars - they're trouble for both registration transfer and warranty claims. Last week, an online acquaintance paid 250,000 yuan for a so-called 'limited edition' with A12 badges, only to spend 30,000 yuan fixing the transmission - a brutal loss.

[LaJoshua]

My buddy who's into car mods stubbornly slapped an A12 badge on his old A4, only to get pulled over three times during mountain runs. Audi never actually released a production A12 model, though they did have a twin-turbo A8-based S8 prototype internally called A12 back in the 90s. Nowadays some TikTok influencers are fooling newbies by calling wrapped A7s "A12", and just the other day I saw someone dare to label their 2013 A6 with a full-width taillight mod as "A12 Performance" - the exhaust sounded like a tractor. Honestly, these fake badgers are just fooling themselves. They'd be better off putting that mod money toward a proper S model.

[VonAngela]

I remember two years ago when my cousin got married, he insisted on having an 'Audi A12' as the wedding car, and the wedding company quoted a price three times higher than an A8. Later, I asked my childhood friend who works at a 4S dealership to verify, and even Audi's global website didn't list such a model. In the end, we rented a brand-new A8. Audi's naming is quite standardized—sedans have even numbers like A4/A6, and crossovers like Q5/Q7. Some might mistake the 12-cylinder engine for an A12, but Audi's flagship D-segment sedan is called the A8 W12. Why would they specifically create an A12 series to fool people?