Power-train, Autonomy & Suspension
Audi will offer a range of engines choices,
- This range will include a 3.0-liter TDI with 286 hp,
- 0-liter TFSI V-6 with 340 hp, a 4.0-liter TDI with 435 hp, a 4.0-liter TFSI V-8 with 460 hp, and the range topper reserved solely for the long wheelbase version of the Audi A8 the A8L will be the 6.0-liter W-12 with 585 hp.
- But the engines won’t be the only cause of propulsion in the new A8, all engine alternative will come prepared with mild hybrid technology that will feature a 48 volt lithium ion battery situated in the trunk that will not only help with acceleration but fuel economy and emissions as well, Audi claims this system will decrease fuel consumption by 0.7 liters per 62.1 miles in real driving conditions.
The new A8 is said to be the most technologically superior Audi to date, the 2018 A8 offers level 3 autonomous driving that is ahead of both the Mercedes S-Class and the Tesla Model S. Audi is setting up a new technology called “traffic jam pilot” which will automatically active autonomous driving in slow stirring traffic up to 37.3 mph on freeways and highways where a physical blockade is there to divide both carriageways. The most excellent part of the whole system is that the system does not need to be continually examined as it does in an S-Class or a Model S, so you need not put your hands on the wheel, the A8’s traffic jam pilot will manage everything from acceleration to braking.
The A8 is also the first production car to use a laser scanner which in mixture with radar sensors, a front camera and ultrasonic sensor can read and map its environment in real time, the A8 will use these sensors to detect any wallop or potholes in the road and adjust the suspension accordingly. This is in essence a more sophisticated and technologically advanced system than the one we saw in the Rolls Royce Wraith. The combination of this new suspension and autonomous technology coupled with general all wheel drive and dynamic all-wheel steering, Audi promises “unshakable stability” with the new A8’s ride. The A8’s suspension is even clever enough to raise and lower the height of each wheel separately using electric actuators to ensure the smoothest possible ride, and it can raise the entire car if it notice that a crash is about to occur to make sure a better chance of survival for the occupants inside. The A8 is assert to be the first making automobile in the world to have been developed for highly automated driving.
