The Audi V8 D11 debuted in 1988 and remained in production until 1994. Its 3.6-liter V8 engine delivered 250 horsepower, later upgraded to a 4.2-liter unit producing 280 horsepower. What kind of car was it? How did it compare to its rivals? What did the automotive press of the 1980s and 1990s say about it? And how reliable was it?
Join us as we flip through the pages of vintage car magazines and delve into the chapters of automotive history from the eighties and nineties.
0:00 • 1988
1:17 • Audi's V8 Engine
4:58 • Getting Acquainted with the New Car
6:17 • First Test of the Audi V8
15:50 • Audi V8 vs. Mercedes-Benz 500 SE W126
22:43 • Audi V8 vs. Audi 200 Quattro 20v
26:26 • Automatic vs. Manual Transmission
28:56 • Audi V8 vs. Lexus LS400, Mercedes-Benz 420 SE W126, and BMW 735i E32
34:50 • 100,000-Kilometer Endurance Test of the Audi V8
41:15 • Audi V8 4.2 vs. Mercedes-Benz 400 SE W140
44:45 • Audi V8 4.2 vs. BMW 740i E32, Mercedes-Benz 400 SE W140, and Lexus LS400
49:19 • Audi V8 4.2 vs. Audi S4 4.2 C4
53:40 • Luxury Class at the Start of the 1990s
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