New V8 in the Audi A8: More economical and more powerful

Audi A8
Audi introduces a new 4.0 liter V8 in the A8 replacing the 4.2 FSI. The new engine is both more powerful and more fuel-efficient so a win-win situation as far as we are concerned.

Audi sees himself like to lead by technique and the new TFSI petrol engine for the A8 is without a doubt a huge jump forward in this segment. The old 4.2 liter V8 must give way to a 4.0 liter measuring copy. The motor may have declined by 5% content, the ability to almost 30% of 327 competed with 420 HP. torque, which is distributed by default a Quattro system, grew even more spectacular than the ability and rises from 445 to 600 Nm.

Of course such capability provides for extremely sporty performance. The A8 4.0 TFSI is already after 4.6 seconds on the 100 km/h and thus you go right on with a V8-powered Audi R8. These figures are of themselves already impressive but we take all us hats off for the Audi-engineers as you read that the average consumption has fallen from 9.4 to 9.6 l/100 km. Hence Gets the A8 a (light) green C-label.

The Audi A8 4.0 TFSI is standard equipped with Xenon plus lighting, among other automatic air conditioning, leather steering and 17 inch alloy wheels. You choose a Pro Line-or Pro Line Plus package then it goes up further with such things as luxury-level parking aid, heated front and rear seats and Bose Surround Sound. The Audi A8 4.0 TFSI is by ordering directly and has a starting at 26,400 euros of € 870,-inferiority, 114.500,-less than its predecessor. For a prolonged instance, which in both consumption and Acceleration one tenth to be extra paid should 4 mille.