Audi S8 D4 Test drive since 2012 sedan

Vicious circle

The story did not retain the name of the boy, who almost a hundred years ago translated the name of the ferret to Latin. They say that it was thanks to him from the game of German and Latin words that the name of the famous car brand was born.
Audi - the imperative of the Latin verb to listen. S8 does not just ask her to listen, she demands that.
And we obey.
Modest charm
To date, the S8 model is the crown of the creation of the heirs of August Horch. S8 is the embodiment of the elegance, the high cost and solidity of Audi. This is the image that the products with the Horch brand received at the beginning of the century.
S8 is produced at the Audi - Quattro GmbH subsidiary. It takes up to two weeks to assemble one car, it is going on individual orders and almost half - manually. The future owner of such a car is waiting for the execution of his order for about three months. According to our data, today in Russia a maximum of 7 copies of S8 are skating in Russia. And the plant even has an official quota for our country - 1 piece per month. A strange disrespect for the abilities and capabilities of Russians.
The form does not shine exclusivity - the typical style of the Audi of the late 90s. At the same time, the car is so bad that there is practically no chance of tuning lovers.
Three main elements help to accurately determine who is in front of you: forged 18 -inch wheels from AVUS, the body of external lateral mirrors made of polished aluminum, and the QUATTRO inscription on the radiator grill - other drive options for the S8 are not provided. Another small nameplate, reminiscent of those that Bavarian auto builders are installed on their charged M3 and M5. Hint?..
Psi-factor
You face him closely as soon as the door closes softly behind you. The design of the salon creates a special aura of strength and extraordinary luxury.
The skin of the finest dressing fraught with living warmth. Decorative panels are made of black wood, and from the root part, where the pattern on the cut is the most beautiful and bizarre. At the request of the customer, they can be made from other, no less beautiful and valuable wood species, but a black tree with its special silver shade in the best way harmonizes with anthracite upholstery.
The rotation key rotation of the dark upholstery color contrasts with a soft reddish lighting of devices and various control buttons this creates an indescribable atmosphere of intimacy. Everything that remains for tinted two-layer, thermal and soundproofing glasses, no longer matters.
The rear seat provides for only two passengers. The most convenient Ergomatic seats with electrical adjustments in almost all conceivable positions are prepared for them, including head restraints, an extensive air conditioning and heating system, adjusted individually for each passenger.
The power of reciprocity
An increase in the degree of compression to 11.6 in combination with the system of variable phases of gas distribution gave you an increase in the already considerable herd for a whole forty head against the serial A8. The heart is S8 - 340 horsepower at 4.2 liters of volume. In combination with a lightweight body, in which half of the details are made of aluminum, this gives just phenomenal dynamic characteristics for a classic sedan. The engine crossing inevitably entailed the refinement of the exhaust system, transmission and suspension.
The S8 is installed either by a sports six -speed mechanical checkpoint, or Tiptronic, which works in two modes: manual and automatic.
We like the second one more, since it is she who is the most universal and gives real freedom of choice. According to the situation: either choose the Drive mode by giving the car the right to work for you, or transfer the lever into a parallel main slot and completely enjoy the powerful potential of the machine. To do this, slightly slightly push the handle on + or - depending on what is required - sharply accelerate or, conversely, lose speed.
Gentlemen from Ingolstadt, with understanding, reacted to some specific features of Russia's roads and equip their cars with the so -called oriental suspension package. Its characteristics are calculated in such a way that sports properties are preserved as much as possible and at the same time the discomfort is minimized, created by the disgusting quality of the coating of most of our roads with a hard suspension. At the same time, the suspension perfectly works out on corners and with sharp maneuvers - no cotton softness, typical of most limousines of the representative class.
Correct game
If you are wealthy enough and you can prove your feelings to the car by laying out about $ 130 thousand for it, it will not remain in debt. Almost everything that is known in the automotive industry is used in the S8 and is a standard configuration. A complete and exhaustive set of all kinds of options completes the climatic installation from solar batteries in the glass of the hatch, which independently starts the fan of the interior fan on the parking lot depending on the inclination and strength of sunlight, and the pre -heater of Webasto with the timer. Maximum comfort in any weather.
The fully independent suspension of all wheels, the design of which provides the best contact of the wheel with the road in any situation, the brake system with electronic distribution of the force between the wheels. Full -wheel drive with an electronic system of dynamic stabilization associated with the engine control system, and the rear differential with electronic lock. The light arc of xenon lamps will best illuminate the path in any weather. The unique development of Audi AG designers - Audi Space Frame (spatial body frame) of aluminum, forming a kind of capsule in the salon zone significantly increases the safety of the driver and passengers. Six airbags in combination with the body design are put S8 almost outside of competition among cars of a similar class.
High technologies of the end of the second millennium, embodied in a car with a modest name S8, are expensive. But even more expensive is an exclusive character, which organically combines the solidity and prestige of the representative limousine and the explosive features of a sports relatives.
And further. Unlike most representative limousines on the S8, an adjustment of the rupsis is possible! But do not rush to ironize about the transportation of trailers filled with all kinds of junk - S8 owners attach to it a special trailer with a thoroughbred horse for Polo.
 
The autopilot thanks the company Fart, (095) 187-8846, for the car provided for the test for the test period, the car was insured in the company RESO-Garantia, (095) 250-3600, 255-6834.
 
Model/Modification Audi S8
Manufacturer Audi AG
The country-producing Germany
BODY
Type sedan
Aluminum spatial frame
Number of doors/places 4/5
ENGINE
Gasoline type with multi -point electronic injection and variable gas distribution phases
The location in front is longitudinally
Working volume (cubic cub) 4172
Number/location of cylinders 8/V-shaped
Cylinder diameter x Piston stroke (mm) 84.5x93.0
Compression degree 11.6: 1
Power, kW (L.S.) at about./Min. 250 (340) at 6600
Moment (nm at about./Min.) 410 at 3500
The number of valves per cylinder 4
TRANSMISSION
The permanent drive is full with the Torsen intericseum differential and the rear differential locking
Gearbox Automatic five -speed Tiptronic
SUSPENSION
Front Independent 4-Killer spring with a reptile stabilizer
The rear independent trapezoid spring with a tubular stabilizer
STEERING
Type` gear-rake with hydraulic power steering
Min. The diameter of the turn (m) 12.3
Brakes
Front disk ventilated
Rear discs, electronic pressure regulator
ABS four -channel with electronic control
Wheels
Tire size 245/45zr 18
Discs 8JX18 '', alloy
Dimensions/Opam/Weight
Length/width/height (mm) 5034/1880/1420
Wheel base (mm) 2882
The track front/track of the back (mm) 1587/1579
Clearance (mm) 120
The volume of the fuel tank (L) 90
Mass, dry/maximum (kg) 1720/2320
Dynamic characteristics
Aerodynamic resistance coefficient CD 0.29
Maximum speed (km/h) 250 (limited by electronics)
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) 6.8
Economy
Fuel consumption (l/100km)
Highway 10.1
city 23.2
mixed cycle 14.9
The price of the weated in Moscow is $ 120 00
Andrey Timofeev, Vitaly Teplov (photo)
 

A source: "Autopilot"