Car and Driver: 2013 Audi S8 Outguns Both BMW's Alpina B7 and Mercedes-Benz's S63 AMG and Starts at Tens of Thousands Less!!

The S8's $110,895 base sticker is $29,100 more than a V-8 powered A8. Purchase decisions in this class rarely hinge on price, but the S8 starts at tens of thousands less than a BMW Alpina B7 or a Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, cars it outguns both in raw performance and behind-the-wheel enjoyment. Whether driving it like it's the chase car in Ronin or cutting a low profile, the S8 has a mechanical arsenal that allows it to run with almost anything on the road. There's no four-door more nefarious.
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cidflekken - 3/12/2013 8:34:17 PM

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Kudos to Audi for the calibration of their transmission for quick launches. Beyond 60mph and the 1/4 mile, the S63 will overtake it. Not a bad thing considering most countries don't have Autobahns.

aarononymous - 3/13/2013 9:55:57 AM

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so these things are running the 1/4 at or below 60mph then?

ParadoX - 3/12/2013 11:38:49 PM

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It's a rocket. I know MT liked it a lot too.

PQ40 - 3/13/2013 10:50:14 AM

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Dont care if its the fastest car in the world, fast dosent fix ugly. It has a truck grill on the most boring design in the segment.

cidflekken - 3/13/2013 12:46:06 PM

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No, genius. It means that other competitors reach the 1/4 mile in around the same but at a higher velocity.

aarononymous - 3/13/2013 8:59:59 PM

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so at what point to the other cars out-accelerate the S8?

chewy - 3/14/2013 12:53:11 PM

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It's amazing how they are able to do so without actually doing so.

S600: 0-60 in 4.6 1/4 mile in 13.1 @ 107.9
S63 AMG: 0-60 in 4.3 and 1/4 mile in 12.6 @ 116.4
S65 AMG: 0-60 in 4.3 and 1/4 mile in 12.6 @ 116.1

B7 Alpina: 0-60 in 4.3 and 1/4 mile in 12.6 @ 113.6

S8: 0-60 in 3.5 and 1/4 mile in 11.8 @ 118.3

cidflekken - 3/14/2013 2:31:02 PM

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Of course, the current cars aren't quite there. Wait for the updated S-class to make a comparison, not compare a 3+ year old design.

chewy - 3/14/2013 2:51:30 PM

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Not denying that the next S63 and S65 AMG will be a bit quicker (perhaps quicker than the current S8) but in a few years the S8 can be updated as well.

Currently there is no big sedan that traps higher stock as far as I am aware.

aarononymous - 3/14/2013 9:03:02 PM

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don't worry, the patent for the transmission calibration expires soon then MB & BMW can use it...

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 3/14/2013 10:48:35 PM

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Why is it that people have such intense hatred for the simple truth ?

The simple truth is that "Right Now" Audi has a seriously fast limo in the S8, all that nonsense about MB and BMW is irrelevant.

When the new 7-Series is launched i have no doubt it will probably have a variant which is faster, for now they don't.

Same for MB.

cidflekken - 3/15/2013 2:58:54 AM

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The only "nonsense" is spewing from your posts.

cptlou - 5/6/2014 7:38:36 PM

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S8 ftw. its 2014, and then S8 beats the new S 63 to 200 km/hr. youtube the clip.