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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2882 | 113.5 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 5035 | 198.2 | |
| Largeur | 1880 | 74 | |
| Hauteur | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1720 kg | 3792 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 89.8 litres | 19.8 [23.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Audi | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.91 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) à 3300 tr/mn |
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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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(DIN) |
95.88 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1204.8 kPa (174.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | all wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | |||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.30 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.4Li.ARB.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.TrapLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20218 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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