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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Audi S8 D5 IMG 3491: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 2007-Audi-S8: IFCAR· Public domain
- 3. Audi - S8 - Mondial de l'Automobile de Paris 2012 - 203: Thesupermat· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Audi S8 (P1070788) (cropped): Matti Blume· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Audi S8 - Tokyo Motor Show 2013 (cropped): Loadbeta· CC0
- 6. Audi S8 D2 (Typ 4D) (3962439095): Spanish Coches· CC BY 2.0
- 7. Audi S8 D2 (Typ 4D) (3962441685): Spanish Coches· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Audi S8 D5 Facelift 1X7A0421: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Audi S8 plus: Autoweek USA· CC BY 2.0
- 10. Audi S8 plus Heck: Autoweek USA· CC BY 2.0
- 11. Audi S8 (2023) (54801905664): Charles from Port Chester, New York· CC0
- 12. Audi S8 (2024) (55011678052): Charles from Port Chester, New York· CC0
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.
- hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.
spec sheet
- built
- 1997–now
- body
- sedan
- engine
- 4.0 L–5.2 L
- cylinders
- 8–10
- turbo
- some versions
- power
- 335–597 hp
- drive
- all-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 2,065 kg
- fuel use
- 9.6–14.1 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 220–335 g/km
- US rating
- 15–20 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Large Cars, Midsize Cars
- avg new price NL
- € 192.236
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
603 are registered in the Netherlands today, #728 of all models. Most common build year: 2007 (108 cars).
19972024
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 494 S8s from 2006–2017, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:
- 2012€ 188.099
- 2013€ 182.719
- 2014€ 189.046
- 2015€ 197.177
- 2016€ 210.024
- 2017€ 224.765
names it's registered under (2)
- S8 499
- S8 Plus 104
🇺🇸 US versions (20)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 2001–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2026 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2025 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2023 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2022 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2020 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2018 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2017 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2016 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2015 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 20 | 11.8 |
| 2014 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2013 | S8 | 4.0 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2009 | S8 | 5.2 L 10 cyl | Automatic (S6) | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | S8 | 5.2 L 10 cyl | Automatic (S6) | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | S8 | 5.2 L 10 cyl | Automatic (S6) | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2003 | S8 | 4.2 L 8 cyl | Automatic (S5) | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2002 | S8 quattro | 4.2 L 8 cyl | Automatic (S5) | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2001 | S8 quattro | 4.2 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.