2007 Audi S8 - Car and Driver
With the launch of the V-10 engine in the Audi S8 and S6 sports sedans, Audi's U. S. lineup now offers seven engines, varying from four to 12 cylinders (even numbers only), and the future is rumored to involve a return of the turbocharged... " To that end, Audi makes full use of its partners within the Volkswagen Group to make sure it has every configuration the competition offers. And so it came to pass that Audi's aluminum A8 model got a Lamborghini-derived V-10. To pay homage to the marriage of the trophy V-10 to the old-guy A8, Audi calls the more powerful car an S8. In addition, it has a firmer suspension with 20-inch... Is a Lambo engine just what the big Audi sedan needs to stand apart from the competition. You'd think a Lambo engine under the hood of the S8 would be a bragging point, something the marketers could really use to earn their keep, but Audi insists the 5. 2-liter V-10 in its S8 sports sedan is a completely different animal from the 5.... Well, we can understand why Saturn didn't want to call attention to the Honda V-6 in its Vue model, but Lamborghini and Audi are part of the same car. Source: www.caranddriver.com
