S8 v10

styler · 12-11-13, 12:00 PM

had the pleasure, and i mean pleasure of doing a bit of work on this at the weekend, the roar off it was something else, MTM exhaust alone costs more than any car i have!!!!

the smile i had on my face as he was blasting it up and down the road was something else, got a wee drive in it too, 450BHP is a nice feeling..

saving up for one of my own now,

1781cc · 12-11-13, 12:12 PM

wow, lovely car but those red leather seats are proper gash

bargain purchases nowadays those, 10K nets you a solid one

stuvy · 12-11-13, 03:18 PM

My boss has one it sounds like a pump action shot gun being cocked when you select a gear!

oddly his sons RS6 is waaaaay faster than the S8, which leads to a regular discussion why didnt Audi make an RS8?

ChrisG · 12-11-13, 04:46 PM

couple a few houses away have this engine in a S6 Avant........... bootiful sound it makes.
Steady driving on main roads and motorways they can get as much as 28mpg from it !

stuvy · 12-11-13, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisG

couple a few houses away have this engine in a S6 Avant........... bootiful sound it makes.
Steady driving on main roads and motorways they can get as much as 28mpg from it !

Is that a factory option? I bet thats quicker than the stock S8 being lighter

moonwatcher · 12-11-13, 06:08 PM

yes, shame about the seats

Andy10v · 12-11-13, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by stuvy

Is that a factory option?

Yup, 2007ish. They are getting "cheap" as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuvy

oddly his sons RS6 is waaaaay faster than the S8, which leads to a regular discussion why didnt Audi make an RS8?

I guess the A8/S8 platform is more luxo barge, than hooning machine.

crisarc · 12-11-13, 08:20 PM

cracking car and it really suits the alloys,,

john johnson · 12-11-13, 08:21 PM

Too right . Drove a new one at the audi driving day at millbrook , awesome power but the dynamics of the suspension left me feeling sick within a mile and I was not impressed

yeti · 12-11-13, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lee_whitehead

wow, lovely car but those red leather seats are proper gash

bargain purchases nowadays those, 10K nets you a solid one

Wheels like that and you're complaining about the seats?

12-11-13, 06:08 PM	#6
moonwatcher 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Posts: 2,049	yes, shame about the seats __________________ Coupe Quattro 1985

12-11-13, 08:20 PM	#8
crisarc Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: shrewsbury Posts: 1,172	cracking car and it really suits the alloys,, __________________

12-11-13, 08:21 PM	#9
john johnson Moderator of sausages Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sheffield Posts: 13,331	Too right . Drove a new one at the audi driving day at millbrook , awesome power but the dynamics of the suspension left me feeling sick within a mile and I was not impressed __________________ Mr OCD http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/jsquatts/ Daily rs4 b7 with buckets that play havoc with my piles And if you are reading this as James may would say ' you're a cock '

12-11-13, 12:12 PM	#2
1781cc Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,070	wow, lovely car but those red leather seats are proper gash bargain purchases nowadays those, 10K nets you a solid one

12-11-13, 03:18 PM	#3
stuvy Grown up member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 134	My boss has one it sounds like a pump action shot gun being cocked when you select a gear! oddly his sons RS6 is waaaaay faster than the S8, which leads to a regular discussion why didnt Audi make an RS8?

12-11-13, 04:46 PM	#4
ChrisG Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bracknell, Berks. Posts: 1,465	couple a few houses away have this engine in a S6 Avant........... bootiful sound it makes. Steady driving on main roads and motorways they can get as much as 28mpg from it !