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Written by Tom Harrison
Ever since the first-generation car appeared in Ronin in 1998, the Audi S8 has had a certain something about it. An unquantifiable quality that at once makes it hugely cool and quite desirable. Enter the new one. Set to cost around 100,000 when it arrives in the UK at the end of 2019, the new S8 is powered by the same 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 as the old car. This is also the same engine you get in the Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Panamera and Bentley Continental GT, as well as the old Audi RS6. Good news. What"s new for the S8 is the 48-volt mild-hybrid system, which uses a belt-alternator starter and lithium-ion battery for engine-off coasting and much more proactive stop/start. Audi says the result is 0.8-litres of fuel saved for every 62 miles driven. As for power you"re looking at 563bhp and 590lb ft. No acceleration figures yet, but we reckon it"ll slam into its 155mph-limiter with quite a bit of force.
Date written: 2 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16195
Ever since the first-generation car appeared in Ronin in 1998, the Audi S8 has had a certain something about it. An unquantifiable quality that at once makes it hugely cool and quite desirable. Enter the new one. Set to cost around 100,000 when it arrives in the UK at the end of 2019, the new S8 is powered by the same 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 as the old car. This is also the same engine you get in the Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Panamera and Bentley Continental GT, as well as the old Audi RS6. Good news. What"s new for the S8 is the 48-volt mild-hybrid system, which uses a belt-alternator starter and lithium-ion battery for engine-off coasting and much more proactive stop/start. Audi says the result is 0.8-litres of fuel saved for every 62 miles driven. As for power you"re looking at 563bhp and 590lb ft. No acceleration figures yet, but we reckon it"ll slam into its 155mph-limiter with quite a bit of force.
Date written: 2 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16195
