Audi S8
Audi S8 is a real dreamcar like other supercars in the global market. Originally introduced in 1998, the concept behind the production of the Audi S8 was easy - high power distributed reasonably through the trademark Quattro drive twinned with ultimate luxury. And since that point the S8 has delivered exactly that. Pure, unfiltered luxury is offered in this model of Audi. The Audi S8 was at first introduced as the high performance version of their flagship model, the Audi A8. The automobile shares the all aluminium framework like the A8.
From 1998 to 2003, the standard Audi S8 came with a 335 bhp re-tuned V8 gas engine. A re-calibrated sports version with a 5 gear tiptronic car transmission and 6-speed manual were available too. In 2001, the S8's engine received an additional 24 bhp, boosting the engine to a 359 bhp. Speed Delicate Servotronic steering was the standard in this model. The sports version included a stiffer spring rate suspension and more compression in the shock absorbers. Bosch ABS 5.3 brakes with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution came as a standard too. From 2002, Electronic Stability Program by Bosch turned into a feature of the S8. The automobile came with cast aluminium amalgamate wheels.
In the last quarter of 2005, Audi introduced the 5.2 FSI Quattro S8 on its D3 platform. With an engine obtained from the Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 Litre V10, Audi claimed the S8 could do 0-100 kmph in 5.1 seconds therefore putting it competing against BMW 760Li and the Mercedes-Benz S600 and the S63 AMG. Top speed was electronically restricted to two hundred and fifty kmph. The all aluminium amalgamate Fuel Stratified Injection V10 engine, with a broader bore and a longer stroke increases torque at low revolutions per minute. Retuned to provide 444 bhp at 7000 r.p.m, the engine uses DOHC and variable valve timing. A six-speed tiptronic automatic transmission with a paddle-shift gearbox was on offer. Employing multi-link suspension with pressurised air springs, the S8 provided a firmer ride. Servotronic steering aid was also the normal option. ABS, ESP and EBD formed the braking dept.
The Audi S8 sports a trapezoidal front grille with the distinct Audi emblem on it. The vertical strut details were accented with a chrome finish. The automobile bears the "S8" badge in both the front and the rear. High-density discharge headlamps including static turning lights and dynamic cornering lights form the exterior. The inside has two-tone leather seats, illuminated needles for the instrument cluster and a wide screen color display for the Multi Media Interface. A BOSE Surround Sound System comes as a part of the package. This may be replaced with a 1000-Watt digital Bang & Olufsen sophisticated Sound System. Alternatives include "complicated Parking" system that is composed of a rear view camera whose video is projected on the Multi Media Interface display with path lines that show the position of the automobile relative to the displacement of the wheel.
