The Audi A8 4.2 quattro is a 4 door sedan/saloon-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1720 kg at the kerb.
The Audi A8 4.2 quattro is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 249 km/h (155 mph).
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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5035 mm | 198.2 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1720 kg | 3792 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 89.8 litres | 19.8 [23.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
53.6 kW/litre 72.9 ps/litre 71.9 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.88 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1204.8 kPa (174.7 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 176.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 174.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.69 kg/kW 12.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.ARB.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TrapLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20218 | ||
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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 4.2 quattro added 1998-01-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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