This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that produces 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 1500-3200 rpm.
A 5 speed semi-automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1625 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 214 km/h, or 133 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.6/6.2/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 221.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2882 mm | 113.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1597 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 5034 mm | 198.2 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1625 kg | 3583 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.25 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2496 cc (152.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.3 × 86.4 mm
3.08 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 1500-3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.2 kW/litre 60.1 ps/litre 59.3 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
124.2 Nm/litre
1.5 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1560.7 kPa (226.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 1 VTG turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.72 kg/kW 24.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.6/6.2/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.6/6.2/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.6/16.1/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.4/45.6/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.3/37.9/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 221.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | 4Li.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | TrapLi.TransLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed semi-automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25157 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Audi A8 2.5 TDi Tiptronic added 1998-11-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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