Used Vehicle Review: Audi A8, 2004-2010 - Autos.ca
The second generation of Audi’s flagship A8 sedan arrived in Canada in 2004, following its European introduction in late 2002. The lineup began as a single V8-powered model, the long-wheelbase A8L. a regular-wheelbase model and a second... The base engine was a 4. 2-litre V8 (335 hp/317 lb-ft of torque), while the W12 – essentially two Volkswagen VR6 engines “siamesed” at the crankshaft – displaced 6. 0-litres and produced 450 horsepower and 428 lb-ft. In 2006, the A8 got Audi’s single-frame grille, a controversial look that nonetheless gave the car more visual weight. For 2007, Audi added the S8, a high-performance variant powered by a 5. 2-litre V10 shared by the smaller S6. The styling was refreshed again in 2008, with a revised grilled (again) and LED taillights. In 2010, the S8 and long-wheelbase model W12 models were discontinued as Audi prepared for the arrival of the forthcoming 2011 model. With the base V8 engine, the A8’s fuel consumption estimates of 13. 1/8. 8 L/100 km (city/highway) are more reasonable than you’d expect for a car this large. W12 and S8 models’ figures of 16. 4/10. 4 L/100 km and 15. 9/10. 3 L/100 km seem more in line with the kind of fuel consumption typically associated with luxury flagship sedans. Source: www.autos.ca
