This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Its 3.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
The Audi V8 weighs a claimed 1708 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 232 km/h, which is 144 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 8.9/10.9/17.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per ECE.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4875 mm | 191.9 inches | |
| Width | 1815 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1708 kg | 3765 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3562 cc (217.367 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.7 kW/litre 70.3 ps/litre 69.3 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.45 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1199.5 kPa (174 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 146.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.27 kg/kW 15.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.9/10.9/17.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per ECE | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.9/10.9/17.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.2/9.2/5.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 31.7/25.9/16.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 26.4/21.6/13.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.S.TzL. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/60 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 24200 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Audi V8 Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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