The A8 55 TFSI quattro is an all wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front mounted engine, produced by Audi.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 5000-6400 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 1370-4500 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 2035 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 11.2/6.4/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 186.0 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 | 2998 mm | 118 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5190 mm | 204.3 inches | |
| Width | 1945 mm | 76.6 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2035 kg | 4486 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.26 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.43 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2995 cc (182.766 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 5000-6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 1370-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 83.4 kW/litre 113.4 ps/litre 111.9 bhp/litre 1.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
166.94 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2097.9 kPa (304.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.6 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 166.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 164.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.15 kg/kW 13.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.2/6.4/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/6.4/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/15.6/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/44.1/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/36.8/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 186.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 731049 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2021 Audi A8 55 TFSI quattro Tiptronic added 2021-12-30. Last modified 2021-12-30. |
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