Executive V8

The Executive V8 is a luxury saloon that appears in the first two Alarm für Cobra 11 games. In Burning Wheels, it has been replaced by its V12 counterpart, which in turn was replaced by the Liquidator 600 in Highway Nights.

Alarm für Cobra 11: Nitro
The Executive V8 is based on the 2006-2007 Audi A8 4.2 FSI quattro, judging by the large grille which is present on Audi models since the mid-2000s. Its tail light design, however, is based on that of the Maserati 3200 GT. The headlamps are replaced with thin assemblies having four bulbs each, one for the indicator, with three for the headlights themselves. The rim design is identical to that of the Semir, resembling that of the BMW M5 (E60)'s 10-spoke rim design, albeit with the spoke slits having been removed.

Alarm für Cobra 11: Crash Time
The design has seen some minor changes from Nitro, and as with any returning vehicle, the Executive V8 sports C11 badges on the front, rear and wheel caps. There is also an alternate C11 badge on the front wings. Another minor change is that the grille design has been slightly altered to look closer to that of the real Audi A8.

Alarm für Cobra 11: Nitro
The Executive V8 has decent overall performance, which is a bit superior to the Tom or the Semir. However, the car's heavy weight means that the braking is worse. The car has a 5-speed gearbox and a top speed of 253 km/h (157 mph).

Alarm für Cobra 11: Crash Time
The Executive V8 has better performance than its Nitro equivalent, where the speed has been increased to about 265 km/h (165 mph) and a sixth gear has been added. The subpar braking still occurs.

Variants

 * Executive V12
 * Executive Stretch Limo

Trivia

 * The Executive V8 has a modelling error where the tyre wall texture is out of place, with the "SYNETIC" lettering being cut off. The texture can be fixed in Photoshop, though.
 * Unlike its real-life equivalent, the Executive V8 is rear-wheel drive and not all-wheel drive or front-wheel drive. However, the front wheels are in close proximity to the A-pillar, which is impossible for a front-engine, rear-wheel drive car.
 * The Executive V8 can be seen on billboards throughout the city in Crash Time, where it is described as a new car. However, this doesn't mean that the car is new for 2007.
 * Also, it is named as the "Cobra V8" for unknown reasons. It could be the manufacturer name, making the full car name the Cobra Executive V8. However, it's more likely that all vehicles in the series have unspecified manufacturers because all of them have "C11" badges.
 * The same billboards reappear in Burning Wheels.
 * The Executive V8 is internally named as "Senator" in the files of both games it appears in, which is possibly the car's beta name.
 * However, it may have originally been based on the Opel Senator, as the Senator is an RWD saloon. Synetic likely changed it to an Audi A8 to focus on modern cars in the game.