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What do you do when you need more power from your Audi? Go Plus! We get behind the wheel of the fastest Audi 'S' car ever, the 2016 Audi S8 Plus.
Audi's S8 is a giant traffic light slayer, but does it have the goods to keep with its German competitors?
Audi's S8 limousine is a supercar in a business suit. Jez Spinks assesses its credentials.
If you need a luxury limousine that can go from 0-100km/h in about four seconds, it’s hard to go past the updated Audi S8.
Read our Audi S8 review here. I remember a time when having a four-speaker stereo in your car made you king of the carpark. A pair of 6" speakers in the front, and some 6x9's in the rear parcel shelf. But today, with cars like the Audi S8, things have moved on a little bit... The $280k Audi S8 comes standard with a 14-speaker Bose stereo system with over 600-watts of power...
Both of these super-sedans are hugely powerful, but which is the fastest down the quarter mile? The Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG has the more potent engine, but the Audi S8 hits back with quattro all-wheel-drive.
Audi's S8 limousine is a supercar in a business suit. Jez Spinks assesses its credentials.
The upcoming Audi S8 super-sedan has been snapped getting a little bit sideways around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. This time it's not wearing any camouflage, with a more aggressive front bumper and quad pipes on full display for the world. There's no word on what will power it, but there's talk of either the 2.9-litre bi-turbo V6 or 4...
The next-generation Audi S8 has been spied outside the Nurburgring. Compared to the Audi A8 that was spied on the Nurburgring Nordschleife in the middle of June, the S8 features four exhaust tips out the back, different headlight internals, and a beefier braking package. The S8 prototype seen here has drilled brakes at both ends, with S-branded callipers up front...
More power, more torque and a bigger price tag accompany the fastest Audi S model ever. The 2016 Audi S8 Plus debuts in Australia this week with a starting price of $330,500. Sitting atop the Audi A8 range, the S8 Plus will sit alongside the non-Plus S8, which remains priced at $280,610. Power output from the turbocharged 4...
Medium/large cars coming in 2016 Mainstream medium/large cars Ford Falcon XR Sprint – Q1 Skoda Superb – Q1 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack – Q1 Subaru Levorg – mid 2016 Hyundai / Genesis G80 rebranding – late 2016/early 2017 Luxury medium/large cars Audi A4 sedan – February Audi A4 Avant – March/April Infiniti Q70 update – February Jaguar XF – February Lexus GS F – February BMW 750i/750iL – March Jaguar XJ – March BMW 330e – May BMW M4 GTS – June Audi RS6 Avant Performance, RS7 Sportback Performance – Q2 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in – Q2 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-in – Q2 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe – Q2 Jaguar XE update (infotainment) – first half Audi S8 Plus – mid 2016 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet – Q3 Infiniti Q60 – Q4 Mercedes-Benz E-Class – Q4 Volvo S90 – Q4 BMW 3 Series GT update – second half BMW 4 Series update – second half Infiniti Q50 update – second half Audi S4 sedan and Avant – late 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet – late 2016/early 2017...
