Audi A8: Always in front

The fourth generation of this luxury sedan dazzles with its mechanics Mild Hybridits futuristic lighting system or the complete security arsenal that places it as one of the best in the world.

Performance

It uses the new generation of power sources, all of them with electrical assistance, which is why they are considered as Mild-Hybrid. There are three mechanics for this model: A8 55 TFSI, A8 L 60 TFSI and for the first time S8 TFSI. For the initial version, a V6 Turbo Twin Scroll was allocated that reaches 340 hp. The medium version already uses a V8 Twin Turbo Twin Scroll that develops 460 hp while the most powerful of all, the S8, uses the V8, with the same type of power supply but with a more radical tuning in which the power It gets to 571 horsepower.

It also uses a configuration and systems that increase its sporty character such as a sports differential that is added to the self-locking center differential as well as dynamic four-wheel steering, which means that the wheels on the rear axle can rotate depending on the speed. to which it circulates, either in the same direction as those of the front axle or in the opposite way. The angle is up to 5 degrees.

Additionally the S8 It is the only one that has cylinder disconnection, which reduces fuel consumption even more at a low engine speed, while the exhaust has a butterfly that increases and changes the tone of the sound to increase its sporty side. .

All versions have quattro drive and their engines share the eight-speed tiptronic transmission. To them is added a predictive active suspension that improves its performance.

maximum security

In this section, the German manufacturer allocated the most complete menu of driver assistance for the versions. The levels Audi Pre Sense Basic Y Audi Pre Sense Front They are included as standard, so the driver will have adaptive cruise control with speed limiter, dodge and turn assistant, multiple ultrasonic sensors, a radar sensor placed in the front, a laser scanner, among other elements that make the A8 a very advanced vehicle.

System can also be ordered Audi Pre Sense 360 that prepares the vehicle and its occupants (by tightening the seat belts, among other actions), before a side impact.

unique setting

The passenger compartment achieves a maximum level of comfort to which is added the freedom to configure it to the taste of each driver with 30 different colors for lighting, two screens of 25.6 and 21.8 centimeters each, Head up display, voice control, the Audi virtual cockpit as well as the MMI Navigation plus.
The sound system is signed by Bang & Olufsen and can be the Advanced 3D version (with 23 speakers and 1,920 watts), or the Premium 3D (with 17 speakers and 730 watts).