Audi V8
The Audi V8 (Typ 4C) is a four-door, full-size luxury sedan, designed, manufactured and marketed by Audi in Germany from 1988 to 1993, as the company's flagship. As the first car from Audi to use a V8 engine, also was the first Audi to combine a quattro system with an automatic transmission. Early cars used 3.6-litre V8s, while later cars featured a 4.2-litre version of the engine. The Audi V8 was replaced by the Audi A8 in 1994, although the A8 was not marketed in North America until 1996.
| Audi V8 (4C) | |
|---|---|
Audi V8 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi AG |
| Production | October 1988 – November 1993 |
| Assembly | Neckarsulm, Germany |
| Designer | Erwin Leo Himmel (1984) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door saloon (sedan) |
| Layout | Longitudinal front engine Quattro permanent four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group D1 (aka D11) |
| Related | Audi 100/200 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.6 L PT V8 4.2 L ABH V8 |
| Transmission | 4-speed ZF 4HP24A automatic 5-speed manual (3.6 V8) 6-speed manual (4.2 V8) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | SWB: 2,702 mm (106.4 in) LWB: 3,020 mm (118.9 in) |
| Length | SWB: 4,861 mm (191.4 in) LWB: 5,190 mm (204.3 in) |
| Width | 1,814 mm (71.4 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (55.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 3.6: 1,710 kg (3,770 lb) 4.2: 1,810 kg (3,990 lb) (Quattro) LWB: 1,770 kg (3,900 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Audi A8 |
The competition model of the Audi V8 won back-to-back Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft driver's titles in 1990 and 1991, with the championship winners being Hans-Joachim Stuck and Frank Biela respectively. Audi was the first company to win back-to-back DTM titles.