The Audi S8 will head the onslaught of Audi S models at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Backed up by the Audi S6, S7 and even the S6 Avant, it will be a veritable Audi tuning fest. The Audi S8 is so impressive that the elegant flagship sedan-limousine look belies what they’ve placed under the bonnet.
A new engine for the Audi S8 comes in the form of the 4.0-litre V8 TFSI twinturbo unit with direct injection. A name nothing short of Bentley has been involved in developing this engine and the S8 gets all-wheel drive and an eight-speed dual clutch gearbox to go with it.
That means the new Audi S8 gets 520 hp and 650 Nm of torque, good for a sprint to 100 km/hr of just 4.2 seconds and top speed of 250 km/hr. That is one serious super sedan. Audi still claims reduced fuel consumption on the new model at 10.2 l/100 km which is 23 percent less than the old S8, thanks to standard Start&Stop technology and valve management system. The pics show the S8 as we’re alread familiar with it from the A8, but when the S8 first drives come out, we’ll be watching.
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