This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
Powering the Audi A8 2.5 TDI is a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) at 4000 rpm and 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 1500-2500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1660 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h (140 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 219.0 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) | 1599 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1591 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 5034 mm | 198.2 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1660 kg | 3660 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 (EEC) |
180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 1500-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
53 kW/litre 72.1 ps/litre 71.1 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
148.24 Nm/litre
1.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1862.8 kPa (270.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Air-air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.54 kg/kW 20.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 219.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.W.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97922 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Audi A8 2.5 TDI Tiptronic added 2002-07-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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