Audi A8 D2

Audi
Audi A8 (1994–1999)
A8
Production period:	1994-2002
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engines : 2.8–6.0 liters (128–309 kW) Diesel engines : 2.5–3.3 liters (110–165 kW)
Length:	5034-5164 mm
Width:	1880 mm
Height:	1420-1438 mm
Wheelbase :	2880-3010 mm
Empty weight :	1460-1950 kg
Previous model	Audi V8
successor	Audi A8 D3

The Audi A8 D2 (internal type designation 4D) is an upper-class vehicle from Audi , which was manufactured from mid-1994 to mid-2002 or sold at the end of 2002 and represents the successor model of the Audi V8 .

Model history

Audi's journey into the luxury class began in 1979 with the Audi 200 (Type 43), which was based on the Audi 100 C2 . The luxury version of the new Audi 100 C3 was followed in 1983 by the Audi 200 of the type 44. In 1988, the Audi V8, the first independent luxury- class model, came onto the market. This, too, was - despite its technically independent new design - an offshoot of the Audi 100. This was associated with design restrictions; Among other things, space and comfort could not yet compete with those of the competitors in the upper class. With the quattro all-wheel drive in particular , these models achieved considerable success, but they have not yet experienced broad acceptance as a competitive offer for Mercedes-Benz or BMW products.

In the fall of 1991, Audi presented two prototypes with tubular space frames and bodies made of aluminum : the Audi quattro spyder and the Avus quattro . They were presented at the IAA and the Tokyo Motor Show .

Concept study Audi Space Frame Concept Car from 1993

In September 1993 the so-called Audi Space Frame Concept Car  - ASF for short - was presented at the IAA. It had a 3.4-liter V8 TDI engine and - apart from the polished aluminum outer skin - largely corresponded to the Audi A8 that came onto the market in May 1994.

Since then, Audi has offered a technically independent full-size model series. The first version of the A8 was equipped with a number of technical features that the main competitors Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7- series did not yet offer.

This again included the “ quattro ” all-wheel drive and the world's first aluminum body in a high-end series vehicle. The car still had to accept criticism in the comfort section - a tribute to the rather sporty overall design.

Of the first generation Audi A8, 105,092 units were produced until production was discontinued on July 30, 2002.

After eight years of construction, the original A8 , known internally as the D2 , was replaced by the D3 in November 2002 (model year 2003) .

Construction times

• 1994 to 1999: Audi A8 type D2 / 4D
• 1999 to 2001: Audi A8 type D2 / 4D (first facelift : modified front, aluminum strips front / rear, right side mirror the same size, modified center console, modified door handles and white side indicators)
• 2001 to 2002: Audi A8 type D2 / 4D (second facelift: slightly modified fog lights, aluminum strip on the ashtray and small compartment in the center console as well as an automatic gearbox with gear stage "S" instead of 2/3/4)

drive

A 2.8-liter gasoline engine with six cylinders in V design was used as the basic engine . The largest engine in the engine range offered was the twelve-cylinder W engine (W12). There was also an eight-cylinder V-type gasoline engine with a displacement of 4.2 liters, from which the sportier-looking S8 also came. The first A8 with a diesel engine (2.5  TDI ) initially had a maximum output of 110 kW (150 PS) and was replaced from model year 2000 by a version with a maximum output of 132 kW (180 PS). In the same year the first eight-cylinder diesel engine (3.3 TDI) was presented.

While the previous Audi V8 model was delivered exclusively with quattro all-wheel drive , customers of the Audi A8 can choose between front- wheel and all-wheel drive for the smaller gasoline engine variants . Front-wheel drive is unusual in this class; luxury-class models are usually equipped with rear-wheel drive . The all-wheel drive advertised by Audi was also an innovation in the luxury class when it was launched.

Up to the year of construction 1996 only a 4-speed automatic transmission was installed in connection with a 4.2 liter engine (all with all-wheel drive) - from year of construction 1997 a 5-speed automatic transmission. A manual gearbox was optionally available for the smaller engines . For the 4.2-liter engine, it was later possible to choose between a six-speed manual transmission or a five-speed automatic transmission in the S8.

body

The body of the Audi A8 is made almost entirely of aluminum . This is to avoid rust problems , although aluminum can also corrode under certain circumstances . The self-supporting aluminum body bears the name Audi Space Frame . Even the predecessor model of the first Audi A8 had a fully galvanized body in which rust damage was extremely rare, usually only after improperly repaired accident damage.

Another development goal was and is the reduction of vehicle weight and the associated consumption. This was only partially successful because the vehicle was to be equipped with all technically possible equipment details. This included the Quattro drive, which increased the weight by around 100 kg. Nevertheless, the Audi A8 was lighter than the comparable BMW 7 Series or the Mercedes S-Class.

The Audi A8 D2 was only offered as a sedan with a notchback . A combination version was not in the delivery program.

At the 1997 Geneva Motor Show , a concept vehicle of a coupé version based on the A8 D2 that was built by IVM Automotive was shown.

In September 2001, Audi presented the Audi Avantissimo study at the IAA at a time when the Audi A8 D2 was being sold . Even if the audience's reactions were mostly positive, the production of such a station wagon is not planned by Audi in the near future.

As with the Audi V8, there was an optionally selectable, extended body variant: the Audi A8 long version.

The A8 in public and in the media

At the end of the 1990s, Audi relied heavily on media-effective appearances. The Audi S8 at the time was used as an escape vehicle in the film Ronin (1998). An Audi A8 or S8 was also used in the film Matrix Reloaded .

Gerhard Schröder used the Audi A8 as a state body for the first time , and Angela Merkel also uses an A8. Until then, the vehicles of high-ranking politicians mostly came from Mercedes-Benz or, more rarely, from BMW.

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  Rear view

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  Audi A8 (1999-2002)

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  Audi A8 6.0 W12 (2001-2002)

Technical specifications

Petrol engines

	2.8	2.8	3.7	3.7	4.2	4.2 (L)	S8	S8	6.0 W12 (L) (1)
Construction period	03 / 1994-03 / 1996	04 / 1996-09 / 2002	07/1995–11/1998	11 / 1998-09 / 2002	03 / 1994-11 / 1998	11 / 1998-09 / 2002	07 / 1996-06 / 1999	06 / 1999-09 / 2002	01 / 2001-09 / 2002
Motor type	Gasoline engine
Engine type	V-type								W-type
Engine charging	-
Mixture preparation	Multi-point manifold injection
Valve control per cylinder bank	OHC	DOHC
Cylinders / valves	6/12	6/30	8/32	8/40	8/32	8/40	8/32	8/40	12/48
compression	10.0: 1		10.8: 1	11.0: 1	10.8: 1	11.0: 1	11.6: 1	11.0: 1	10.75: 1
Displacement	2771 cc		3697 cc		4172 cc				5998 cc
Max. Power at min −1	128 kW (174 PS) / 5500	142 kW (193 PS) / 6000	169 kW (230 PS) / 5500	191 kW (260 PS) / 6000	220 kW (300 PS) / 6000	228 kW (310 PS) / 6200	250 kW (340 PS) / 6600	265 kW (360 PS) / 7000	309 kW (420 PS) / 6000
Max. Torque in min -1	250 Nm / 3500	280 Nm / 3200	315 Nm / 2700	350 Nm / 3250	400 Nm / 3300	410 Nm / 3000-4000	410 Nm / 3500	430 Nm / 3400	550 Nm / 3500-4750
Drive type, series	Front wheel drive				all wheel drive
Drive type, [optional]	[All wheel drive]				-
Gear type, series	5-speed manual transmission		5-speed automatic transmission		4-speed automatic 5-speed automatic transmission (from 10/96)	5-speed automatic transmission	6-speed manual transmission		5-speed automatic transmission
Gear type, (optional)	(4-speed automatic transmission)	(5-speed automatic transmission)	-				(5-speed automatic transmission)		-
Empty weight (2)	1460-1500 kg	1510-1635 kg	1645-1725 kg		1750 kg	1880 kg	1720 kg	1730-1750 kg	1950 kg
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	9.1 s (10.2 s)	8.4 s (9.9 s) [8.5 s (10.1 s)]	8.7 s [9.1 s]	8.1 s [8.6 s]	7.3 s	6.9 s	5.5 s	5.4 s (6.6 s)	5.6 s
Top speed (2)	228 km / h (225 km / h)	236 km / h (233 km / h) [235 km / h (232 km / h)]	247 km / h [245 km / h]	250 km / h (3)
Fuel consumption over 100 km, urban	12.8 L (13.9 L) (4)	14.2 L (16.4 L) [15.9 L (17.6 L)]	18.6 l [19.6 l]	16.9 l [18.3 l]	19.6 l	19.5 l	20.8 l	20.8 l (21.7 l)	21.4 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km, out of town	7.2 L (7.4 L) (5)	7.4 L (7.5 L) [8.4 L (8.4 L)]	8.5 l [9.0 l]	8.4 l [8.9 l]	9.7 l	9.1 l	10.5 l	9.7 l (9.6 l)	10.8 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km, combined	8.9 L (9.4 L) (6)	9.9 L (10.8 L) [11.2 L (11.8 L)]	12.0 l [12.9 l]	11.5 l [12.3 l]	13.4 l	12.9 l	14.3 l	13.7 l (13.9 l)	14.7 l
Reference standard for fuel consumption	89/491 / EEC	93/116 / EC							1999/100 / EC
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• Values ​​in () brackets apply to vehicles with automatic transmission.
• Values ​​in [] brackets apply to vehicles with all-wheel drive.

⁽¹⁾ Only 650 W12 models were built.

⁽²⁾ Varies depending on the gearbox and drive.

⁽³⁾ regulated

⁽⁴⁾ Meaning for all values ​​in cell: city cycle according to 89/491 / EEC

⁽⁵⁾ Meaning for all values ​​in the cell: at 90 km / h according to 89/491 / EEC

⁽⁶⁾ Meaning for all values ​​in the cell: at 120 km / h according to 89/491 / EEC

Diesel engines

	2.5  TDI	2.5 TDI	3.3 TDI
Construction period	01 / 1997-04 / 2000	09 / 2000-09 / 2002	06 / 2000-09 / 2002
Motor type	Diesel engine
Engine type	V-type
Engine charging	VTG turbocharger , intercooler		2 VTG turbochargers, charge air coolers
Mixture preparation	Direct injection with distributor injection pump		Common rail injection
Valve control per cylinder bank	DOHC
Cylinders / valves	6/24		8/32
compression	19.5: 1		18.0: 1
Displacement	2496 cc		3328 cc
Max. Power at min −1	110 kW (150 PS) / 4000	132 kW (180 PS) / 4000	165 kW (224 PS) / 4000
Max. Torque in min -1	310 Nm / 1500-3200	370 Nm / 1500-2500	480 Nm / 1800-3000
Drive type, series	Front wheel drive		all wheel drive
Drive type, [optional]	[All wheel drive]		-
Gear type, series	6-speed manual transmission		5-speed automatic transmission
Gear type, (optional)	(5-speed automatic transmission)		-
Empty weight (1)	1595-1705 kg	1630-1735 kg	1860 kg
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	9.9 s (10.9 s) [(11.1 s)]	8.8 s (9.3 s) [(9.9 s)]	8.2 s
Speed (1)	220 km / h (214 km / h) [(213 km / h)]	227 km / h (225 km / h) [(224 km / h)]	242 km / h
Fuel consumption over 100 km, urban	10.3 L (11.6 L) [(12.7 L)]	10.3 L (11.7 L) [(13.0 L)]	13.8 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km, out of town	5.6 L (6.2 L) [(6.7 L)]	5.4 L (6.0 L) [(6.5 L)]	7.3 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km, combined	7.3 L (8.2 L) [(8.9 L)]	7.2 L (8.1 L) [(8.9 L)]	9.7 l
Reference standard for fuel consumption	93/116 / EC		k. A.
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• Values ​​in () brackets apply to vehicles with automatic transmission.
• Values ​​in [] brackets apply to vehicles with all-wheel drive.

⁽¹⁾ Varies depending on the gearbox and drive.

Existence in Germany

The inventory of Audi A8 D2s is listed according to manufacturer (HSN) and type code numbers (TSN) in Germany according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority . Types with less than 100 vehicles are not shown. Until 2007, the inventory included the number of vehicles registered as well as the number of temporary shutdowns. Since 2008, the inventory has only included "flowing traffic" including the seasonal license plates.

HSN / TSN	model	kW	1.1.2005	1.1.2006	1.1.2008	1.1.2009	1.1.2010	1.1.2011	1.1.2012	1.1.2013	1.1.2014	1.1.2015
0588/581	4.2 quattro	220	6.276	5,658	3,912	3,629	3,438	3,206	3,014	2,727	2,460	2,288
0588/582	2.8	128	1.011	928	596	535	517	484	456	420	381	352
0588/587	2.8 quattro	128	426	382	241	209	195	183	180	166	148	134
0588/606	3.7	169	1,332	1,231	845	790	739	688	648	600	544	490
0588/609	3.7 quattro	169	1,564	1,450	1,023	969	918	896	840	752	685	623
0588/631	2.8	142	1,647	1,536	1,147	1,068	1,038	1.003	961	885	819	769
0588/632	2.8 quattro	142	1,081	995	745	700	674	655	624	580	557	526
0588/642	S8	250	742	668	470	452	447	430	403	384	371	349
0588/657	2.5 TDI	110	1.611	1,410	908	770	687	593	512	436	370	319
0588/670	2.5 TDI quattro	110	784	669	420	334	313	261	222	199	174	156
0588/717	3.7	191	308	270	217	217	214	213	199	187	178	165
0588/718	3.7 quattro	191	1,146	1,058	801	757	739	726	684	653	627	584
0588/719	4.2 quattro	228	3,454	3.137	2,311	2.174	2.127	2,034	1,970	1,841	1,762	1,637
0588/721	S8	265	1,499	1,264	847	792	758	731	706	704	694	654
0588/722	3.3 TDI quattro	165	2,601	2,221	1,375	1,142	1,053	896	769	654	541	474
0588/723	2.5 TDI	132	884	789	566	511	477	429	379	325	290	254
0588/724	2.5 TDI quattro	132	810	661	437	380	342	312	271	247	213	194
0588/744	6.0 W12 quattro	309	362	339	239	225	204	207	196	171	154	142
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Web links

Commons : Audi A8 D2  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Technical data of current and past models

Individual evidence

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11. ↑ Audi A8 4.2 Technical data 1998-2002. (PDF) Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
12. ↑ Audi S8 technical data 1996-1999. (PDF) Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
13. ↑ Audi S8 technical data 1999-2002. (PDF) Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
14. ↑ Audi A8 W12 6.0 technical data 2001-2002. (PDF) Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
15. ↑ Audi A8 2.5 TDI technical data 1997-2000. Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
16. ↑ Audi A8 2.5 TDI technical data 2000-2002. (PDF) Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
17. ↑ Audi A8 3.3 TDI technical data 2000-2002. (PDF) Retrieved February 9, 2015 .  
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