This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 366.5 bhp (372 PS/273 kW) of power at 6800 rpm, and maximum torque of 445 N·m (328 lb·ft/45.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
The Audi A8 L 4.2 FSI quattro weighs a quoted 1960 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 13.6/7.4/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 224.0 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 | 3122 mm | 122.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1644 mm | 64.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Length | 5267 mm | 207.4 inches | |
| Width | 1949 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1960 kg | 4321 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.26 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.41 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4163 cc (254.042 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 92.8 mm
3.33 × 3.65 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 | 372 PS (366.5 bhp) (273 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 445 Nm (328 ft·lb) (45.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.6 kW/litre 89.3 ps/litre 88 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.89 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1343.3 kPa (194.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 520.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.8 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 189.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 139.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 186.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.17 kg/kW 11.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.6/7.4/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.6/7.4/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.4/13.5/10.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.8/38.2/29.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.3/31.8/24.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 224.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 R 17 102Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 R 17 102Y | ||
| 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 | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 217866 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Audi A8 L 4.2 FSI quattro added 2010-07-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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