Showing posts with label AUDI S8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AUDI S8. Show all posts

3/25/15

Transporter Refueled Official Trailer with Indestructible Audi S8


Here's one 'Transporter' movie where everyone knows what the deal is with the car, yet nobody has a clue as to who the actual driver is.

Well, here's who Ed Skrein is for those of you who don't recognize him - and we don't blame you. He played the gallant Daario Naharis on the epic Game of Thrones TV Show. Still don't remember him? Long hair, kept trying to get in Khaleesi's robe until she actually gave in.

Yeah, that guy.

Well, since he's so used to playing 2nd fiddle on a show where there are so many other, more important characters, what could be more fun for Ed than taking a "backseat" while sitting in the front seat of a brand newAudi S8?

If all you want to see is mindless "car porn", then this might be a movie worth checking out. However if you're into realism, you better check those expectations at the door way before you step into the theater. From what we can tell, this movie looks more like an Audi S8 commercial, with the car doing superhuman things such as bumping into certain objects and not even having a scratch to show for it.

And of course somehow it's always looking like it's just been washed despite Frank (that's the character's name) driving like a maniac, plus lots of other questionable offenses that we're not even going to get into.

That last scene from the trailer speaks volumes about what type of movie this is. Ridiculous.




8/16/12

Audi S8 Boosted by ABT

The Audi A8 series featuring the most powerful iteration of the brand's new 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine with a maximum output of 512-horsepower (520PS) and peak torque of 650 Nm (479.42 lb-ft) for a 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint time of 4.2 seconds.

Not too shabby - unless you ask ABT Sportsline founder Hans-Jürgen Abt who is a firm believer of pushing the performance boundaries.

The German tuner of all things related to the VW Group has prepared the AS8 package for the Audi sport limousine.

"For us, the new AS8 is the best of both worlds, that is, the best in terms of both comfort and acceleration and agility", says Abt. "After all, the AS8 has to meet our premium customers’ standards when it comes to performance and luxuriousness."

ABT was able to squeeze at least another 100 ponies and 130Nm from the bi-turbocharged V8 with final numbers pending.

Even so, the AS8 is rated at 612hp (620PS) and 780Nm (572 lb-ft) with the tuner quoting a 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint time of about 4.0 seconds, 0-200km/h (124mph) in 13 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 290km/h (180mph).

A lowering module for the air-suspension and a choice of alloy wheel designs in sizes 19- and 20-inches complete the upgrades.