Autocar India Editor, Hormazd Sorabjee has posted the launch date and the ex-showroom Mumbai prices of the new Audi A8 on his twitter account. He has stated that, the car will be launched in India on the 10th of January 2011.
The first variant of the new A8 to hit Audi showrooms across the country will be the 4.2 litre FSI V8 petrol producing 367 bhp of power and 445 Nm of torque. The V8 petrol will be followed up by the 3.0 litre TDI V6 diesel producing 247 bhp of power and 550 Nm of torque.
The flagship variant of the A8 range, the 6.3 litre W12 pumping out 493 bhp of power and 625 Nm of torque will be launched in the latter part of next year.
The Ex-Showroom Mumbai prices for the new Audi A8 are:
4.2 FSI V8 Petrol – 91 lakh
3.0 TDI v6 Diesel – 76.5 lakh
The new Audi A8 will be launched in India only in the long wheelbase specification.
Autocar India reports that Audi will introduce the new A8 in India this diwali. The Audi A8 will be priced in the range of the Mercedes Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series. The Audi A8 was introduced earlier this year making it the most recent model in its class. In India, since the luxury barge-car customer prefers the comfort of the back seat, the new A8 will be offered in India only in the extended wheelbase form, whose wheelbase is 5 inches longer.
Engine options -
3.0 V6 TDI with 240bhp that’s found in the A4 and A6 and Q5.
4.2 V8 TDI with 350bhp found in Q7
4.2 DOHC V8 FSI and W12 engine
All the Audi A8s arriving in India will be equipped with ZF-supplied eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters and Quattro four-wheel drive will be standard. Audi’s pre-sense system which activates hazard, pre-tensions seatbelts and rolls up the windows when the brakes are fully applied, is present on this new Audi A8.
Autocar expects the price of the new A8 to be around 73 lakh rupees (ex-showroom Delhi) for the 3.0-liter TDI model.
The new Audi A8 will be on display at Auto Expo 2010
Our friends at India Automotive report Audi will display the 2011 Audi A8 at the Auto Expo in Delhi next year. Audi will introduce the A8 in India in 2011. Prices are expected to be around the one crore mark.
The new Audi A8 will come with powerful FSI petrol and TDI diesel engines, eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, adaptive air suspension, LED headlamps, Quattro all-wheel-drive and aluminium space frame construction. Audi’s new MMI touch-screen operating/navigation system will give you company inside with high-end Bang & Olufsen sound system with 19 speakers. Individual seats with massaging and ventilation will be optional.
More renderings of the next generation 2010 Audi A8 have just surfaced. Instantaneously, you might think of it as a complete departure from the subtler current model with slight American-ish design cues.
Entry posted on January 19, 2009 by
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