The A8 L 4.2 TDI quattro is a road car from Audi, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.1 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 322 bhp (326 PS/240 kW) at 3750 rpm and 650 Nm (479 lbft/66.3 kgm) at 1600-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1995 kg.
The Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI quattro is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 13.3/7.2/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 358.0 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 | 3074 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1629 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 5192 mm | 204.4 inches | |
| Width | 1894 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1995 kg | 4398 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.31 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4134 cc (252.272 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 95.5 mm
3.27 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 326 PS (322 bhp) (240 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 650 Nm (479 ft·lb) (66.3 kgm) at 1600-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.1 kW/litre 79 ps/litre 77.9 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
157.23 Nm/litre
1.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1975.8 kPa (286.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 516.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.1 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 163.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.31 kg/kW 13.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.3/7.2/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.3/7.2/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/13.9/10.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.2/39.2/30.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.7/32.7/25.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 358.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.DW.AS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TzAx.W.ARB.AS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 ET43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 ET43 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 99Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 99Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 129866 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI quattro added 2005-07-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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