Audi A8
Audi represents celebrity, and it's only fitting the Audi A8 embodies Audi's dedication to excellence. Powered with the powerful and efficient FSI and TDI engines, the A8, perhaps the 'sportiest ' of all luxury sedans, cuts its place among the best. Thanks to a best-ever, all-wheel drive as quattro, an aluminium bodyshell and technical breakthroughs e. G the Multi Media Interface ( MMI ), and other high-performing Audi A8 parts, the Audi luxury sedan has set a significant point in auto history. A8 deals with the wants of both the driver and passenger with equal perceptiveness. Behind the wheel, easy power is reached due to compact, light-yet-strong engines anchored by the ever-reliable exquisite control over the mythical quattro all-wheel drive technology. Dragged by a 6.0 litre, 450-horsepower 12-cylinder engine, the A8 is definitely dynamic. Powered by lean engine muscle, the light-weight magnesium and aluminium makeup of most Audi A8 parts lose weight and increase potency.
TYPES
The current generation of A8s is available in a variety of potent diesel and gas engine options including 2.8 V6, 3.2 V6, 4.2 V8, 3.0 TDI V6 and 4.2 litre TDI V8 with standard or long-wheelbase versions. The diesel versions all include semi-automatic Tiptronic gearboxes while multitronic semi-automatic options are available for gas engines. The 4.2 litre diesel V8 is the most dynamic diesel engine Audi has ever produced in a car. It uses 2 turbochargers and 2 intercoolers, with each turbo working solely for one bank of four cylinders.
Audi A8 Facts
* the pinnacle of the range Audi A8 SE 4.2 FSI Quattro has a ( limited ) maximum speed of 155 miles per hour and accelerates from 0-62 miles per hour in 6.1 seconds, while the A8 SE 4.2 TDI Quattro - a diesel - has the same top speed but gets from 0-62 miles per hour in just 5.9 seconds.
* Adaptive air suspension is available as an option in the A8. It's the first Audi sports suspension system to be based totally on the concept of air suspension which permits the driver to change the suspension as individually preferred. Both the damping traits and ride height can be altered in a single process thru the MMI “Vehicle” menu system.
