AUDI S8 · quattro · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2002

From 1999 Audi started production of automobiles model S8, modification of quattro and finished it in 2002. In this auto can fit 5 men including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 5 meters, weight 1.8 tons.

«S8 quattro» car with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is fitted to the full-wheels. The 8-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 360 horsepower at 7000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 6.6 s to 100 km/h and get max speed of 250 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 90 l of petrol, thereby when medium fuel consumption is 13.9 l per 100 km (9.5 liters on the highway, 21.7 liters in the city), that allow you to go roughly 648 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 245/40ZR18.

Audi S8 is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. Furthermore to active systems of safety (ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags).