The Audi A8 L 4.2 quattro is an all wheel drive car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
The Audi A8 L 4.2 quattro's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 5 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 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 power is delivered to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1835 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), stated fuel consumption is 17.5/8.7/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 286.0 g/km.
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 | 3074 | 121 | |
| Voies AV | 1629 | 64.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1615 | 63.6 | |
| Longueur | 5181 | 204 | |
| Largeur | 1894 | 74.6 | |
| Hauteur | 1455 | 57.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1835 kg | 4045 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.27 | ||
| maître-couple | 2.31 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.62 | ||
| 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)
5 Soupapes par cylindre 40 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) à 3500 tr/mn |
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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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103.07 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 11:1 | ||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1295.2 kPa (187.9 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 | 4.9 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 182.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 134.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.46 kg/kW 12.46 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 17.5/8.7/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/8.7/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/11.5/8.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/32.5/23.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/27.0/19.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 286.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | |||
| Suspension AV | I.4Li.DW.ARB.AS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.TzLi.W.ARB.AS. | ||
| Roues AV | 8J x 17 | ||
| Roues AR | 8J x 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/55 R 17 99 Y | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/55 R 17 99 Y | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.69 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.32 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 104269 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Audi A8 L 4.2 quattro added 2003-01-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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