Audi S8

Audi S8 predecessor was a sporty luxury sedan from distinct individual character.


Audi S8 New

The Audi S8 New in the middle of 2006 market starts, this legacy continues.


Audi S8 New

For the first time in its history, Audi will take a ten-cylinder engine on the road. long-stroke designed V10 uses the expertise of the super sports car Lamborghini Gallardo, but in key areas developed from scratch - one of its main innovations is the FSI gasoline direct injection.


Audi S8 New

The Audi S8 engine has 5,204 cc engine capacities. From them, he produces 450 hp at 7,000 1/min power and 540 Nm of torque. 90 percent of these are already torque from 2,300 1/min available.


Audi S8 New

To realize the Audi luxury sedan driving services of a top-class sports car. The Audi S8 sprinting in 5.1 seconds to 100 km / h and made electronically, easily 250 km / h maximum speed.


Audi S8 New

The ten-cylinder concept is ideal for athletic performance, because of its compact design. The FSI technology, in which the homogeneous mixture burns, allows a high compression ratio.


Audi S8 New

Audi takes on the vast experience of motor sports. The R8 racing car, a pioneer of direct injection, the 24-hour race in Le Mans in five starts for the brand brought four victories - proof of the efficiency and performance of this technology. The advantages:

- Very spontaneous response, short response time
- Shortened switching, fast gear changes
- Sporty driving speeds by up to 7,000 1/min
- Optimal synthesis of driving pleasure and sporting comfortable long-haul fitness

Audi S8 New Interior


Audi S8 New

As the gear Audi S8 is a six-tiptronic. Typical of Audi, also brings the new Audi S8 power with the permanent all-wheel drive Quattro on the road. In its new generation with asymmetric-dynamic torque distribution gives it the luxury sedan more agility.

Audi S8 New Engine


Audi S8 New

Like the A8 is also the Audi S8 on the air suspension adaptive air suspension including adaptive shock absorbers control and aluminum chassis. However, the system is stressed here sporty vote - something firmer than on the A8, already known optional sports suspension adaptive air suspension - sport, the body depending on the mode of up to 20 millimetres deep sets. The steering is direct presents designed and ensures agility and improved handling - especially noticeable when winding roads. Series rolls on the Audi S8 aluminum casting wheels in the S-dimension design of the J 9 x 20 with wide-format 265/35 tyres.

Audi S8 New

A special feature for the Audi S8 is the optional ceramic brakes, which are already on the A8 W12 available. Compared with steel ceramic brake discs are crucial advantages. They are insensitive earn up to 300,000 km run - about four times as much as steel discs. Moreover, the driving dynamics of the lower weight (approximately 5 kg or 50 percent compared to the conventional disc brakes).

Audi S8 New

When you look after the Audi S8 outside a clear service pledge. The athletic exterior design translated its momentum in a clear and elegant language of form. At the bow of the Audi S8 presents the single-frame grille, the Audi S8 lettering bear in Platinum grey with vertical struts in chrome-optics. Three flat air inlets accentuate the front apron, the big admissions under the headlights bear combs grid. The Audi S8 lettering on the rear, an integrated rear spoiler, a gentle light edge in the apron and an exhaust system with four oval tailpipes complete the modifications.

Audi S8 New

The door entry strips bear Audi S8 writing outlines, the decorative strips are made of brushed aluminum and carbon. The needles of the instruments are in white, their scales in light grey, the paragraphs in italics. The sports seats with leather Valcona in Bi-Color-optics.

Audi S8 New

Already the A8 has a luxurious standard equipment on board. It includes, inter alia, a multi-function leather steering wheel, automatic climate comfort, a luggage compartment with servo valve closure, a speed control system, electrically adjustable front seats and an electromechanical parking brake.

Audi S8 New

As an optional highlight for the Audi S8 is the Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System for election. The digital facility of the Danish high-end manufacturer integrates 14 speakers, each of them will have its own amplifier activated. Two amplifiers provide more than 1,000 watts. The front tweeters, in the so-called Acoustic technology, act as point sound sources.