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[Merc1]

The GCF article....Audi S8







I like.

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[LaArtist]

Wow excuse me but im dissapointed.. this car doesent thrill me at all.. and now im not even thinking about the weak power..
But on the other hand they say it costs arond 97000 euros.. and thats not so much compred to the S55 .. its almost as expensive as a S500 L here in sweden.. and thats HOT...but still looks abit dated and not so fresh.. and it gets trashed by W220 600´s and AMG´s..
And we have the W221 now.. so this will obviously be no competition..

 

[PanterroR]

Looks great as every A8, i like it! But c'mon... Only 450hp in S version?

 

[Zafiro]

Wow I totally forgot about this car. Looks stunning. It might not be the fastest car in straightline but must handle well and be fun to drive.

i said it long time ago, the new S8 wont have over 500hp but noone believed me.

 

[wltsm]

I just read the article on GCF!

I'm a little dissapointed by this car, it seems they have done the same as MB did with the W220 with have 2 engines with the same power and speed, one sporty and one for luxury!

I wanted more power than this, 450bhp isn't huge in this market, the 7 series doesn't seem so underpowered now!

Also the bodykit isn't so good looking! The front looks just like an A3. BTW are the LED lights which stay on all the time an option on all A8s? The rear looks quite nice with the quad pipes and I like the rims! Maybe I'll like this car more if I see it in black!

 

[Yperion]

"The V10 in the Audi S8 weighs in at a mere 220 kilograms, in other words 20 kg less than an equivalent competitor engine. " - Fourtitude Article

I guess you all know what the competitor engine is.

 

[PanterroR]

"The V10 in the Audi S8 weighs in at a mere 220 kilograms, in other words 20 kg less than an equivalent competitor engine. " - Fourtitude Article

I guess you all know what the competitor engine is.

Hmmm, but it has 57 hp less as well and it doesn't rev nowhere near the M V10... Not even to mention the performance...

 

[Zafiro]

"The V10 in the Audi S8 weighs in at a mere 220 kilograms, in other words 20 kg less than an equivalent competitor engine. " - Fourtitude Article

I guess you all know what the competitor engine is.

Gallardo, Viper

Seriously, when is S6 coming out?

 

[Yperion]

Hmmm, but it has 57 hp less as well and it doesn't rev nowhere near the M V10... Not even to mention the performance...

The same engine will be used in Gallardo, it will have more than 520 hp and it will rev as high as you like so it's not that the engine doesn't have the potential but it's that Audi is using it on a model that's one segment above the 5 series in size (although the S8 is only 120 kgr heavier than M5 including quattro AWD). So they wanted to focus on torque instead of horsepower.

 

[martinbo]

A couple of things:

1. Why on earth didn't Audi release this at Frankfurt instead of now at Tokyo?

2. Great engine, 333 kW (450 bhp) is more than adequate for this class. It's got good torque (above benchmark for a naturally aspirated engine) low down and a relatively unremarkable redline of 7000 rpm - hence the perceived "low" output. It is nice and light for a V10 and mated to sensible gearing out to produce a far turn of speed.

3. I think this new S8 looks utterly fantastic. I love the grill and love the fact that the well-heeled with a sporty bent have the choice of such a sporty looking luxury saloon.

4. Sure, I suspect it won't have a patch on the forthcoming S63 in terms of outright pace, but I do feel it'll be an absolute pleasure in the twisties and in inclement conditions. After all... at this level is 0-whatever really that important?

 

[Yperion]

Sure, I suspect it won't have a patch on the forthcoming S63 in terms of outright pace, but I do feel it'll be an absolute pleasure in the twisties and in inclement conditions. After all... at this level is 0-whatever really that important?

How much will the S63 cost? Judging from other AMG models i would say double the price of S8. So when it comes to power /price , S8 will have the advantage.

 

[martinbo]

How much will the S63 cost? Judging from other AMG models i would say double the price of S8. So when it comes to power /price , S8 will have the advantage.

As much as that! Well then in that respect I'm not going to get my knickers in a knot for .5 of a second. The S8 would always be my choice in any event.

 

[Yperion]

The new Torsen C (which S8 uses just like any rear biased Audi - see RS4 , Q7) is apparently more compact and lightweight than B which was used before and so the engine can be placed further in the back thus improving weight distribution and also allowing the use of longer engines like this V10 which wouldn't normally be used.
As for the W12 vs V10 debate, my vote goes to V10. W12 hasn't got the smoothness and respose of a V12 engine.

 

[klier]

Utterly disappointing! Performance and looks.

I have no interest in this car whatsoever. Let's move on

 

[Yperion]

Utterly disappointing! Performance and looks.

What's the fastest , more powerful version of 7 series? And how much does it need for 0-100 km/h?

 

[klier]

Doesn't matter Yannis. BMW has no car in the sporty luxury segment.

They have the V12 with 450 hp also, but that is no M version of any sort, and not intended to race with.

Clearly, the S63 and S8 have a big gap between them. That's a shame for the Audi imo.

 

[Yperion]

Doesn't matter Yannis. BMW has no car in the sporty luxury segment.

They have the V12 with 450 hp also, but that is no M version of any sort, and not intended to race with.

Seriously the S8 is NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH for bragging about it in forums like this one. We all know that fan boys like you and me always want their favorite company to trash all the others in every posible way. That is simply not the case here.
On the other hand given the price, horsepower and relatively low weight it's still one of the best cars on this planet.

 

[klier]

Very true.

It's just that I expect the one German company to outdo the other two lately when something new comes.

 

[Zafiro]

I think its nuts that people only look at how many horsepower the car has. Horsepowers isnt everything. It's the whole package that matter and Im certain that S8 will be a killer.

 

[LaArtist]

Listen.. i agree with you that HP isnt everything.. but when you have cars this size and weight..you aint gonna get no supertrack performance from them.. hence no M7 accoriding to BMW fans.. cause its to heavy and big to be a real M car..
In these cars you need huge power huge torque to get you flying in a more or less straight line on the autobahn.. and some kind of stiffer suspension for some occasional driving on curvy roads.. and thats it
But still 450hp will make it haul ass pretty good.. but still compared to the competitiors its weak.. but generally speaking its a monster...