MOTOR Magazine Australia

05 AUDI RS Q8

Rating 4.0

ENGINE 3996cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin-turbo POWER 441kW @ 6000rpm TORQUE 800Nm @ 2200-4500rpm 0-100KM/H 3.8sec (claimed) WEIGHT 2315kg  PRICE $225,000 (est)

LIKE: Looks; performance; kind of an RS6 for those who still dare to buy an SUV

DISLIKE: Fuel consumption; weight; price; massive CO2 footprint if you give it stick

roaming the tight V8 corral and a whopping 800Nm of torque rattling its gates, our master stallion parts Tenerife’s herd

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from MOTOR Magazine Australia

MOTOR Magazine Australia2 min read
A Trio Never To Be Repeated
THREE INCREDIBLE CARS, the likes of which, sadly, we’re unlikely to ever see again. The 458 Speciale is Ferrari at the absolute peak of its powers; we would not be at all surprised if it joins the Daytona, F40 et al as a marker in the company’s illus
MOTOR Magazine Australia10 min read
Pcoty Legends 1996 - 2022
POWER PACT. THE screaming headline from MOTOR’s February 1996 was superimposed above six of the year’s best performance cars. This would represent the first introduction for readers to what would become MOTOR’s blue riband event, Performance Car of t
MOTOR Magazine Australia5 min read
Lexus Lfa
THIS AUTOMOTIVE BANSHEE took 10 years to perfect – it was time well spent. Each Lexus LFA buyer, a global total of just 500, received with their car a special book detailing the incredible decade-long development process. The first sentence of the bo

Related Books & Audiobooks