The new Audi S8, the hot version of the A8 limousine, is on the method – as well as it will utilize engines from fellow VW group brand Porsche including a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
As the A8 is based on the exact same modular design as the new Porsche Panamera, it is able to utilize the exact same set of engines, as well as according to our sibling site evo that implies the S8 plus design will ended up being a high-power plug-in.
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Currently the S8 as well as S8 plus designs utilize a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 with 513bhp as well as 597bhp respectively – however the new designs will utilize a different 4.0-litre V8 unit, the one already seen in the new Panamera. in that vehicle it creates 542bhp as well as 770Nm of torque, taking the Porsche from 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds. We expect a figure of around 530bhp for the Audi S8 as well as a 0-62mph time of about four seconds.
However the S8 Plus, which might get an e-tron moniker, will utilize the plug-in hybrid powertrain from the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. That design gets an extra 136bhp coming from the electric motor, cutting the 0-62mph time down to just 3.4 seconds.
We expect a sub-four-second 0-62mph time as well as a 190mph top speed in the S8 plus model, as the figures are likely to be tuned down a bit for the Audi saloon. That still implies around 630bhp in overall as well as 800Nm of torque, though.
The S8 as well as S8 plus haven’t been revealed yet, however we expect to see them show up in early 2018 after the recently-revealed A8 goes on sale.
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