Audi A8

base stats

• power 563 hptop version
• efficiency 147 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 2,373 in NL#428 most common
• price € 178.860new, 2026
• weight 2,084 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
• 🍃hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.
• 🔥LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built

1994–now

body

sedan

engine

2.0 L–6.3 L

cylinders

6–12

turbo

some versions

power

172–563 hp

drive

4x4, all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic

seats

5

doors

4

weight

2,084 kg

fuel use

5.7–12.9 L/100 km

CO₂

147–308 g/km

US rating

15–28 mpg

EV range

up to 676 km

US size class

Large Cars, Midsize Cars

avg new price NL

€ 158.569

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

2,373 are registered in the Netherlands today, #428 of all models. Most common build year: 2003 (227 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 1,077 A8s from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2013€ 148.552
• 2014€ 160.496
• 2015€ 151.865
• 2016€ 148.936
• 2017€ 141.470
• 2018€ 164.041

🇺🇸 US versions (76)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1997–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.