The A8 L 6.3 FSI quattro is a motor car from Audi, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Powering the Audi A8 L 6.3 FSI quattro is a double overhead camshaft, 6.3 litre naturally aspirated 12 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 493 bhp (500 PS/368 kW) at 6200 rpm and 625 N·m (461 lb·ft/63.7 kgm) at 4750 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 2150 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 15.7/8.7/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 264.0 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 | 5265 mm | 207.3 inches | |
| Width | 1949 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2150 kg | 4740 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.41 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6299 cc (384.389 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 90.4 mm
3.39 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 500 PS (493 bhp) (368 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 625 Nm (461 ft·lb) (63.7 kgm) at 4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.4 kW/litre 79.4 ps/litre 78.3 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
99.22 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1246.9 kPa (180.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 524.92 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.6 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 232.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 170.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 229.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.85 kg/kW 9.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.7/8.7/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.7/8.7/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/11.5/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.0/32.5/25.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.0/27.0/20.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 264.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| 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 | 9.0J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/45 R 19 104Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/45 R 19 104Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 358908 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 55.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Audi A8 L 6.3 FSI quattro Tiptronic added 2013-11-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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