This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The 3.9 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that has an output of 271 bhp (275 PS/202 kW) of power at 3750 rpm, and maximum torque of 650 N·m (479 lb·ft/66.3 kgm) at 1800-2500 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1940 kg, the Audi A8 4.0 TDI quattro manages to cover the 0-60 mph dash in 6.4 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 15.5 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h (155 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 13.4/7.5/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 259.0 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 | 1940 kg | 4277 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 | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3936 cc (240.189 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 275 PS (271 bhp) (202 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 650 Nm (479 ft·lb) (66.3 kgm) at 1800-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.3 kW/litre 69.8 ps/litre 68.9 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
165.14 Nm/litre
2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2075.2 kPa (301 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.5 s
@ 93 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.1 s
@ 195 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 141.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.6 kg/kW 16.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.4/7.5/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.4/7.5/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/13.3/10.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.1/37.7/29.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.6/31.4/24.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 259.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.DW.ARB.AS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.W.ARB.AS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 99Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 99Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 109956 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Audi A8 4.0 TDI quattro added 2003-04-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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