It wasn't long ago that reason people asked about the meaning of 300, 400 HP or 500 HP. In the meantime you are Audi in the case of the S8 Plus as standard with 605 PS arrived. Among other things, Abt is one of the tuning blacksmiths, who do not ask the question of the meaning, but of the technically feasible. 705 PS is the answer presented by the tuner.
The basis of this power explosion is a four-liter V8 biturbo, which the Allgäu vehicle refiner has already pushed up to 675 PS in a first optimization stage. The new power upgrade can 30 PS more, in parallel, the threat of 700 increased to 840 Newtonmeter. This increase in performance also has an impact on performance: instead of a sprint time of 3,8 seconds and 305 km / h top speed, the Abt variant with 3,5 seconds and 320 km / h sets itself clearly apart from the series S8.
As usual with Abt, you can only order the performance increase, which is available for just under 10.000 euros. In view of the almost 150.000 euro series base, this seems an acceptable course. If you want to invest a little more and opt to showcase your performance increase, you can also order 20, 21 or 22 inch rims, lowering the chassis and a stainless steel exhaust system with four tailpipes from Abt. (Mario Hommen / SP-X)