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Audi A8 D4 (4H)

Full-Size Sedan

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Audi A8 D4 (Typ 4H) is a full-size luxury sedan in production from 2010 to 2013, whereupon it received a facelift. It was available with a range of V6, V8, W12, and (regrettably) inline-4 engines that displaced 2.0 to 6.3 liters.

The most notable and welcome update from D3 is the new 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic transmission, which supplanted the ZF 6HP and CVT units. This transmission has proven to be one of the best automatics to have ever come out of Germany in terms of both performance and reliability.

Engine-wise, Audi started rolling out the 4.0 TFSI hot-vee bi-turbo V8. This engine is an improvement over the 4.2 FSI in many ways, not least in terms of reliability (even though it is a complex and hardly robust unit itself). Variations of this engine power many Audi, Bentley, and Porsche vehicles to this day.

The W12 engine is bored out to 86mm with a marginally longer stroke to achieve 6.3L of displacement. This engine is indeed more compact than the 4.0 TFSI.

Audi has made a good effort in aerodynamics, with a decent 0.26 coefficient of drag to show for it.

Drivers who appreciate handling will be pleased to know that the A8 comes with multi-link suspensions at all four corners. This provides the best cornering performance and tunability, at the expense of cost and a little bit of durability.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 85%

Pros

Great suspension setup with multi-link all-around
Superb ZF 8HP automatic transmission
Wonderful W12 and 4.2 TDI engine options
Good 0.26 drag coefficient
Good towing capacity

Cons

Not the most elegant styling
Engine bay getting even tighter to work on
Inline-4 for a flagship?

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Specifications

Variants shown:

2.0 TFSI Hybrid LWB

2.0 TFSI Hybrid

2.5 FSI quattro

3.0 TDI 210ps quattro

3.0 TDI 250PS quattro

3.0 TDI 250PS quattro LWB

3.0 TFSI quattro

3.0 TFSI quattro LWB

4.0 TFSI quattro LWB

4.0 TFSI quattro

4.2 TDI quattro

4.2 FSI quattro

4.2 FSI quattro LWB

4.2 TDI quattro LWB

6.3 W12 quattro LWB

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