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First Drive: 2007 Audi S8

GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

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Naturally, that gunning starts with an engine that builds torque like high schoolers build hormones. For the S8, Audi jumped the fence into Italy, paying a call to Lamborghini ? also owned by the Volkswagen Group ? to lift the Gallardo's 40-valve V10 power plant. Audi bored Lambo's 5.0-liter engine out to 5.2 liters and fit its own FSI gasoline direct-injection technology.

Translated into German, the V10 makes 450 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 398 pound-feet of torque at 3,500. That 7,000-rpm mark is just a hair off redline and the engine feels strong and steady from just off idle to the top end of the tach. The V10's got no weak spots, but there's no place in the powerband where it catches a sudden gust of wind either.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Did a search for "Audi" and didn't see this posted.

READ HERE


Naturally, that gunning starts with an engine that builds torque like high schoolers build hormones. For the S8, Audi jumped the fence into Italy, paying a call to Lamborghini ? also owned by the Volkswagen Group ? to lift the Gallardo's 40-valve V10 power plant. Audi bored Lambo's 5.0-liter engine out to 5.2 liters and fit its own FSI gasoline direct-injection technology.

Translated into German, the V10 makes 450 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 398 pound-feet of torque at 3,500. That 7,000-rpm mark is just a hair off redline and the engine feels strong and steady from just off idle to the top end of the tach. The V10's got no weak spots, but there's no place in the powerband where it catches a sudden gust of wind either.
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In my book, you can't compare the S8 and the M5. The M5 is based off the 5 series... (Audi A6) Audi RS6 and BMW M5 are competitors.

The A8 is Audi's competition for the BMW 7 series.

Apples and oranges.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
What does a sport tuned, high revving V-10 sound like? Besides sex to your ears?
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It sounds simliar to a wallet being emptied at the gas pump. 😀
 
For some reason, it feels like they held back on parts of it. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something just seems to be missing.
 
dont like the front grill ... but audi's rear styling is one of the cleanest and freshest starting from a4 ... interior looks neat .. and the idrive equivalent seemed very responsive and fast ... cant wait for a td ..
 
Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: SampSon
A bored out v10 lambo powerplant, incredibly badass.
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And decreases reliability.
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Not to mention that even though it was bored up and supposedly has a better fuel delivery system, it makes less power than it does in a Lambo.
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In the Audi it has more torque at a lower RPM and has 1k less RPM's to rev to resulting in lower HP. It's just configured more to the liking of your typical luxury sedan driver.

 
Originally posted by: DeviousTrap
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Could Audi make their cars look any more plain? God I hate Audis.
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This is plain?
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I don't like it. Yeah, it's plain and that grill is hideous.

The Bangled M5 is also hideous though so I guess I'd prefer the Audi if I had to choose one.
 
Originally posted by: Midlander
Originally posted by: Strk
For some reason, it feels like they held back on parts of it. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something just seems to be missing.
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Price???
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I don't know. It just doesn't leave me as speechless as I would have wanted it to be.
 
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