petroldiesel
base stats
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.
- diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
spec sheet
- built
- 2003–2013
- body
- sedan
- engine
- 4.5 L–4.7 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 247–493 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 2,032 kg
- fuel use
- 6.6–14.1 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 176–336 g/km
- US rating
- —
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
- € 170.600
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
195 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1134 of all models. Most common build year: 2011 (44 cars).
20032013
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 67 A8Ls from 2006–2011, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:
- 2006€ 170.171
- 2011€ 182.776
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.