Used Audi A8 Spares For Sale

It was decided that the first car from the house to benefit from the new chassis would be the successor to the Audi V8, the flagship sedan introduced in 1988. In 1991, a final design by Chris Bird and Dirk van Braeckel was selected and frozen for series production in 1992. The new sedan was considerably larger than the V8, 503cm long, 188cm wide. cm and 142 cm high but also more agile, fast and spacious. In September 1993, the Audi Space Frame concept car was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a prototype of the A8, with polished aluminum bodywork and a 150 kW (200 hp ) 3.4 V8 turbodiesel engine, at the time the most world’s most powerful automotive diesel. Two months later in Tokyo the concept appeared again this time with a 4.8-liter W12 engine and 354 horsepower.

In June 1994, Audi launched the A8 on the market which replaced the V8, becoming the first true flagship of the house. The chassis is entirely in aluminum (an absolute novelty among large production cars) and the engines are initially the 3.7-liter petrol V8 with 170 kW (230 hp) and 4.2-liter 220 kW (300 hp), coupled to the Tiptronic automatic transmission. (new among sedans) and four-wheel drive . Later, in 1996, the V6 petrol 2.8-liter 128 kW (174 hp) engines, the 110 kW (150 hp) 2.5 V6 turbodiesel, also available with front-wheel drive, and the S8 sports version, equipped with the V8 4.2 boosted to 250 kW, were launched. (340 hp) and 18-inch alloy wheels. Accessories included the Bose sound system, automatic transmission, leather seats, telephone, dual zone climate control, driver and passenger airbags, electric windows and seats, sunroof, ABS and traction control. In 1997 the A8 Coupé was presented at the Geneva Motor Show , although it was immediately decided not to put it on the market.

In 1999, a restyling was carried out , which consisted of the introduction of xenon headlights and a new steering wheel, less sporty and more in line with the type of car, there is also stability control (ESP), electronic brake distribution (EBD), electronic suspension, side airbags and satellite navigation. The A8L 4.2 version also debuts with the 13 cm extended wheelbase. The V6 and V8 petrol engines adopt 5 valves per cylinder and consequently the 2.8 rises to 142 kW (193 hp), the 3.7 and 4.2 rise to 190 kW (260 hp) and 230 kW (310 hp) while the version more thrust installed on the S8 reaches 260 kW (360 hp). The turbodiesel engines are also updated with the 2.5 V6 up to 130 kW (180 hp) and the introduction of the 3.3 V8-liter common-rail turbodiesel with 165 kW (224 hp). In 2001, the 12-cylinder with W-layout of 6.0 liters of 310 kW (420 HP) both with short and long wheelbase, also made its debut. which also had reclining rear tables and television as standard as well as a larger petrol tank (90 to 92 liters). The A8 D2 went out of production in 2002.

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