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{{Vehicle
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|title=Audi V8/A8
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|image=[[File:97audia8.jpg]]
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|classification=Luxury car
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|bodystyle=4DR Sedan
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|transmission=4-speed automatic, 5-speed manual (1991 V8)
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|cylinders=8
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|enginesize=3.6 liters (1990-91 V8)<br>3.7 liters (1997-99 A8 fwd)<br>4.2 liters
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|horsepower=240 (1990-91 V8)<br>276 (1992-94 V8)<br>230 (1997-99 A8 fwd)<br>300 (1997-99 A8 quattro)
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|drive=Front wheel drive<br>All-wheel drive
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|mpg=14/22 (1994 V8)
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}}
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[[Audi]]'s full-size luxury sedan, called the [[Audi V8/A8|V8]], was Audi's most expensive sedan since the 1990 model year, and has always been ever since, even though it was replaced by the Audi A8 in 1996.
 
==Year-to-year changes==
  
==Year-to-year changes==
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===1991===
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The V8 was Audi's first car to combine a Quattro system with an automatic transmission. The car started off with a 3.6-liter 8-cylinder engine and 240 horsepower. The first 889 units went on sale in 1989 as 1990 models.
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===1992===
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The V8 was upgraded to now contain a 4.2-liter engine, 276 horsepower, and 4-speed automatic transmission, replacing the old 5-speed manual transmission from 1991. The car later became a carryover model for 1993.
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===1994===
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After production ended in November 1993, sales of the Audi V8 continued through this year.
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===1997===
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With no 1995 or 1996 models ever made in the United States, the Audi A8 debuted as a 1997 model, replacing the Audi V8. Yet again, it was sold as either a base or Quattro 4-door sedan.
 
==Retail prices==
  
==Retail prices==
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
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*'''$59,145 '''(1994 Audi V8)
  
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!Model year(s)
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! class="unsortable" |Drive
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!List price
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!Destination charge
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! class="unsortable" |Effective date
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|- align="center"
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|1991
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|AWD
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|$51,500
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|$405
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|February 10, 1991
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1992
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| style="text-align:center;"|AWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$53,900
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| style="text-align:center;"|$405
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| style="text-align:center;"|March 1992
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1993
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| style="text-align:center;"|AWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$56,400
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| style="text-align:center;"|$445
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 14, 1992
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994
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| style="text-align:center;"|AWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$58,700
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| style="text-align:center;"|$445
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 5, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1997
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| style="text-align:center;"|FWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$56,900
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| style="text-align:center;"|$500
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 17, 1996
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1997
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| style="text-align:center;"|AWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$64,500
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| style="text-align:center;"|$500
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 17, 1996
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1998-1999
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| style="text-align:center;"|FWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$57,400
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| style="text-align:center;"|$500
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| style="text-align:center;"|November 1997
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1998-1999
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| style="text-align:center;"|AWD
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| style="text-align:center;"|$65,000
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| style="text-align:center;"|$500
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| style="text-align:center;"|November 1997
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|}
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
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91audiv8.jpg|1991 Audi V8 Quattro 4-door sedan
  
91audiv8.jpg|1991 Audi V8 Quattro 4-door sedan
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93audiv8.jpg|1992-1993 Audi V8 Quattro 4-door sedan
  
93audiv8.jpg|1992-1993 Audi V8 Quattro 4-door sedan
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94audiv8.jpg|1994 Audi V8 Quattro 4-door sedan
  
94audiv8.jpg|1994 Audi V8 Quattro 4-door sedan
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97audia8.jpg|1997 Audi A8 4-door sedan
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97audia8quattro.jpg|1997 Audi A8 Quattro 4-door sedan
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
 
[[Category:Audi]]
  
[[Category:Audi]]
 
[[Category:4-door sedans]]
  
[[Category:4-door sedans]]
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[[Category:1989 introductions]]
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[[Category:Full-size cars]]
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[[Category:8-cylinder vehicles]]
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[[Category:5-speed automatic vehicles]]
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[[Category:4-wheel drive vehicles]]
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[[Category:5-passenger vehicles]]

Revision as of 20:20, 21 April 2020

Audi's full-size luxury sedan, called the V8, was Audi's most expensive sedan since the 1990 model year, and has always been ever since, even though it was replaced by the Audi A8 in 1996.

Year-to-year changes

1991

The V8 was Audi's first car to combine a Quattro system with an automatic transmission. The car started off with a 3.6-liter 8-cylinder engine and 240 horsepower. The first 889 units went on sale in 1989 as 1990 models.

1992

The V8 was upgraded to now contain a 4.2-liter engine, 276 horsepower, and 4-speed automatic transmission, replacing the old 5-speed manual transmission from 1991. The car later became a carryover model for 1993.

1994

After production ended in November 1993, sales of the Audi V8 continued through this year.

1997

With no 1995 or 1996 models ever made in the United States, the Audi A8 debuted as a 1997 model, replacing the Audi V8. Yet again, it was sold as either a base or Quattro 4-door sedan.

Retail prices

Model year(s) Drive List price Destination charge Effective date
1991 AWD $51,500 $405 February 10, 1991
1992 AWD $53,900 $405 March 1992
1993 AWD $56,400 $445 October 14, 1992
1994 AWD $58,700 $445 October 5, 1994
1997 FWD $56,900 $500 October 17, 1996
1997 AWD $64,500 $500 October 17, 1996
1998-1999 FWD $57,400 $500 November 1997
1998-1999 AWD $65,000 $500 November 1997

Gallery

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