AUDI A8 2011 Owners Manual

The new Audi A8 – Edition 3.0
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Edition 3.0 10/10
2011 Model Year
The new Audi A8
Pricing and Speci\fication Guide
Valid \from October 2010

The new Audi A8
Engines 8
Transmission 9
quattro® 1\f
Efficiency 1\b
Model details and pri\fes
SE
model equipment 14
SE
Executive model equipment 18
Long
wheelbase model equipment 19
W1\b
long wheelbase model equipment \b\f
Model
prices \b\b
Audi ex\flusive
\b4
Colour and upholster\b
Paint
\b6
Upholstery
and seats \b8
Colour
and trim guide 36
Inlays 4\f
Options
Interior
design 4\b
Audi
design selection 44
Wheels,
tyres and suspension 46
Audio
and communication 48
Safety
and security 5\f
Interior
equipment 5\b
Exterior
equipment 53
Steering
wheels 54
Service
plan and warranty 55
Merchandise 56
Te\fhni\fal details
Technical
data 57
Dimensions 59
Additional
information 61
Pricing
information 63
Personalising \bour
new Audi A8
This guide has been designed to help you
ta ilor
and pric
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your chos
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A8 mode
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quickly
and logi

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,
you will
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find info
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on CO\b emissions-based
vehi

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duty and the othe
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serv
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by Audi

,
incl

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Fina
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and
Insu

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you can go to
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your Audi A8 onli
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5
Three words that express the
very essence of Audi.
Vorsprung
durch Technik isn’t
a slogan. It’s our way of seeing
the world. It is the driving
force behind our history of
innovation that continues
into the \b1st century. Indeed,
many technologies that Audi
pioneered remain in our cars
today. Some are milestones in
the history of the motorcar.
From our begi nnings in 1899 ,
to the Auto Unio

n
team
’s
Gran
d

Prix succ

esses
in the 193\f
s
and
our more rece

nt
wins at Le Mans
,

we have alwa

ys
been at the
fore

front
of the moto
r
indu
stry.

Vorsprung durch Technik makes
us who we are. To see more of
its influence, just read on.
Vorsprung dur\fh Te\fhnik

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The new Audi A8 –
state-of-the-art luxur\b
As you might expect at the top of the rang e, the new Audi A8
com bines
time
less
eleg
ance
with the late
st
Audi inno
vations.
It has
a
new leve

l
of luxu
ry,
than
ks
to exqu
isite
atte
ntion
to deta
il
and an
ext

ensive
leve
l
of stan
dard
spec
ification
– adap
tive
air susp
ension,

luxu

rious
seat
s
upho
lstered
in Valc
ona
leat
her,
Audi Musi
c

Inte

rface
and HDD-
based
navi
gation
incl
uding
MMI Touc
h.®


Ther

e’s
also pre-
sense
basi
c,
whic
h
prov
ides
you with
comp

rehensive
prev
entive
prot
ection.
This adva
nced
safe
ty

syst

em
can dete
ct
an immi
nent
coll
ision
and tigh
ten
the
seat
belt

s,
clos
e
the sunr
oof
and wind
ows,
and acti
vate
the
haza

rd
warn
ing
ligh
ts
to aler
t
othe
r
driv
ers.

You’ll
also be able to take adva

ntage
of pred
ictive
rout
e
data
as
stan

dard,
whic
h
link
s
to our HDD Sate
llite
Navi
gation
syst
em

to iden

tify
bend
s,
junc
tions
and moto
rway
stre
tches.
The syst
em

then adju

sts
the tran
smission,
ligh
ts
and even the adap
tive
crui
se

cont

rol
(if fitt
ed)
to prov
ide
opti
mum
safe
ty
and comf
ort.

The
new Audi A8 is buil

t
on the alum
inium
Audi Spac
e
Fram
e.®

Alon

g
with new, high
-performance
engi
nes
such as the 3.\f TDI®
and 4.\b TDI®

,
it’s help
ed
to redu
ce
CO\b emissions across the new
Audi A8 rang

e
by appr

oximately
\b\f%. And, of cour
se,
you’
ll
bene
fit

from even more mile

s
per gall

on.
With its refi
ned
comf
ort
and
soph

isticated
tech

nologies
like opti

onal
nigh
t
visi
on,
the new
Audi A8 is how Audi sees twen

ty-first
cent
ury
luxu
ry
car trav
el.

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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 .

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Transmission
8-speed tiptroni\f®
The new Audi A8 comes with a brand new gearbox – an advanced
8-speed tiptronic® transmission system which reduces both
fuel consumption and CO\b emissions. It converts high-torque
engine power into both sporty performance and operating
convenience, with crisp, fast gear changes, reduced weight
and an optimised gearshift strategy. More spontaneous gear
changes are a particular benefit, especially when downshifting.
Both in the ‘D’ (Drive) and ‘S’ (Sport) programme, the advanced
electronics used in tiptronic® respond efficiently to every driver
input, helping to prevent unwanted upshifts when cornering.
Furthermore, this advanced gearbox can be operated entirely
in manual mode, enabling the driver to change gear using the
paddles, simply by pressing a button on the steering wheel.

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quattro®
It’s the technology that has given Audi the
edge
on the racetrack ever since it was first
introduced
3\f years ago – a technology
that
delivers ultimate control whilst
enhancing
the sporty characteristics which
make
the new Audi A8 so thrilling to drive.
It’s
called quattro® permanent all-wheel-drive.
The principle is simple: in the same way
that
four brakes ensure better deceleration,
four
permanently-driven wheels deliver
better
acceleration and road-holding, pushing
or
pulling the car as needed, for a driving
experience
that’s both dynamic and safe.
Images are for illu strative purp oses only .