The A8 4.2 quattro is a motor vehicle from Audi, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 5 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1780 kg.
The Audi A8 4.2 quattro is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 17.5/8.7/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall, and carbon dioxide emissions are 286.0 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 | 1780 kg | 3924 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 | 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 | 335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59 kW/litre 80.2 ps/litre 79.1 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.07 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic ME 7.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1295.2 kPa (187.9 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) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15 s
@ 96 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.4 s
@ 193 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 187.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 185.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.23 kg/kW 12.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.5/8.7/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/8.7/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/11.5/8.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/32.5/23.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/27.0/19.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 286.0 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 | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| 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 | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.32 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97284 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Audi A8 4.2 quattro added 2002-07-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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