Audi A8 4.2 L quattro is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 5 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 306 bhp (310 PS/228 kW) at 6200 rpm and 410 N·m (302 lb·ft/41.8 kgm) at 3000-4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1790 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 19.6/9.2/13.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 312.0 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 | 3010 mm | 118.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 5164 mm | 203.3 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1790 kg | 3946 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 | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EEC) |
310 PS (306 bhp) (228 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
410 Nm (302 ft·lb) (41.8 kgm) at 3000-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
54.7 kW/litre 74.4 ps/litre 73.3 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
98.27 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic ME 7.1 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1235 kPa (179.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.84 kg/kW 13.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.6/9.2/13.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.6/9.2/13.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.1/10.9/7.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.4/30.7/21.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.0/25.6/18.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 312.0 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.CS.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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95777 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Audi A8 4.2 L quattro added 2002-06-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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