This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine delivering power to all four wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.7 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 227 bhp (230 PS/169 kW) at 5500 rpm and 315 Nm (232 lbft/32.1 kgm) at 2700 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a claimed 1725 kg at the kerb.
The Audi A8 3.7 quattro is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 245 km/h, or 152 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 19.6/9.0/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 310.0 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) | 1591 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 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 | 1725 kg | 3803 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.25 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3697 cc (225.605 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 82.4 mm
3.33 × 3.24 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 230 PS (227 bhp) (169 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 315 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32.1 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.8 kW/litre 62.3 ps/litre 61.4 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.2 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1070.7 kPa (155.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 462.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 133.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.19 kg/kW 17.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.6/9.0/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.6/9.0/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.1/11.1/7.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.4/31.4/21.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.0/26.1/18.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 310.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 186505 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Audi A8 3.7 quattro added 2008-08-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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