8
Engines
Petrol
FSI® direct-injection technology is a unique Audi innovation that
was originally developed for the Le Mans \b4-hour endurance
race to deliver more power and torque, as well as enhanced fuel
efficiency. Precisely the right amount of fuel and air are injected
into the combustion chambers, enabling the engine to ‘breathe’
more easily. It results in reduced heat loss and increased
output, with around a 15% reduction in fuel consumption and
significantly lower exhaust emissions. For the new A8 we’ve
also developed TFSI® , which combines supercharging with FSI
technology, giving cars an extra injection of power.
Diesel
We introduced TDI® to the roads in 1989, marking a departure
from
the noisy, fuel-thirsty diesel engines of the past. The new
Audi A8’s 4.\b TDI® engine uses common-rail technology to
produce more power, as well as increasing efficiency. Under
this system, a series of piezo injectors use electrical charge to
precisely control the amount of fuel injected into the engine.
As
well as reducing noise, this allows combustion to happen
at
a lower temperature, with less oxygen, which cuts
down
emissions.
Images are for illu strative purp oses only .
14
18” x 8J ‘7-arm’ design alloy wheelsMMI controls featuring MMI touchpad
Engine and transmission
8-speed
tiptronic® transmission with electronically-trans\1mitted shift information and Dynamic Shift Programme (DSP)
Recuperation for optimal energy utilisation
Automatic
Start-Stop function for greater fuel and CO\b efficiency. Includes energy saving tips in Driver’s Information System (3.\f TDI® only)
Wheels, t\bres and suspension
18”
x 8J ‘7-arm’ design alloy wheels with \b35/55 R18 Y tyres
Adaptive
air suspension with four selectable modes (Auto, Dynamic, Comfort and Lift) selectable through MMI
Audi
drive select with three pre-configured modes (Comfort, Auto, Dynamic)
Locking
wheel bolts
quattro®
permanent all-wheel-drive
quattro® Sports differential (standard on
4.\b TDI® only)
Space-saver
spare wheel Seat
s
Valcona
leat
her
Elec
trically-adjustable
4-wa
y
lumb
ar
supp
ort
Electric
fron
t
seat
s
with memo
ry
(1\b-
way
adju
stable),
incl
uding
adju
stment
for: - forw
ard/backwards posi tion
- seat cush ion heig ht
-
seat cush
ion
tilt - backrest
- seat-belt heig ht
- head rest - Memory for driv er’s seat , pass enger seat , stee
ring whee l and door mirr or
Heated
fron
t
seat
s
with vari
able
temp
erature
adju
stment Audio and \fommuni\fation
Audi
Music Interface (AMI) – Universal connection for use with stereo audio sources, USB and MP3 devices including Apple iPod generation 4 onwards (iPod, iPod classic, iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod photo, iPod
video, iPod touch). Provides intuitive
control through the audio system and
multi-function steering wheel. It also replicates the iPod display on the audio screen and DIS, including track titles. The interface provides charging function (dependent on device)
Audi
sound system
- 6-channel amplifier
- 18\f-Watt amplifying capacity
-
Two \b\f\fmm speakers and two tweeters in front doors
- 1\f\fmm front centre speaker
-
\b-way system with 168mm wide speaker and tweeters in the rear
- \b6\fmm subwoofer located in the parcel shelf
SE model
equipment
All A8 SE models have
the following items of
standard equipment.