The A8 3.0 is a motor vehicle from Audi, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 5 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 6-step continuously variable transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1670 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 242 km/h or 150 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 13.7/7.2/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 230.0 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 | 2944 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1629 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 5051 mm | 198.9 inches | |
| Width | 1894 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1670 kg | 3682 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.31 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2976 cc (181.607 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 30 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.4 kW/litre 73.9 ps/litre 72.9 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.81 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1266.8 kPa (183.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 242 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.32 kg/kW 17.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.7/7.2/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.7/7.2/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.3/13.9/10.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.6/39.2/29.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.2/32.7/24.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 230.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.W.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 R 16 100W | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 R 16 100W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6-step continuously variable | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.38 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.68 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 113190 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Audi A8 3.0 multitronic added 2003-09-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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