Audi S8 specifications

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Generation 1 (D2) (1996–1999)

4.2 quattro Manual (340 hp)4.2 quattro Automatic (340 hp)

Generation 1 (D2) Facelift (1999–2002)

4.2 V8 quattro Automatic (360 hp)4.2 V8 quattro Manual (360 hp)

Generation 2 (D3) Facelift (2006–2011)

5.2 Automatic AWD (450 hp)5.2 FSI quattro Automatic (450 hp)

Generation 2 (D3) (2006–2007)

5.2 Automatic AWD (450 hp)5.2 V10 FSI quattro Automatic (450 hp)

Generation 3 (D4) (2012–2013)

4.0 Automatic AWD (520 hp)4.0 Automatic 4WD (520 hp)4.0 TFSI tiptronic quattro (520 hp)

Generation 3 (D4) Facelift (2013–2017)

4.0 Automatic 4WD (520 hp)4.0 Automatic 4WD (605 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (520 hp)4.0 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic (520 hp)4.0 TFSI tiptronic plus quattro (605 hp)

Generation 4 (D5) (2019–2021)

4.0 Automatic 4WD (571 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (571 hp)

D5 (2019–2024)

4.0 Automatic 4WD (571 hp)

Generation 4 (D5) Facelift (2021–2026)

4.0 Automatic AWD (571 hp)4.0 Automatic 4WD (571 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (571 hp)

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