Audi unveils upgraded Q8 crossover with up to 500hp

Audi has unveiled an upgraded version of the Q8 luxury crossover, which boasts a maximum power output of approximately 500 horses.

Per the German carmaker, the Audi Q8 can be had in various powertrain options. The first of which is the 45 TDI quattro — a 3.0-liter diesel engine that makes as much as 227 horsepower (hp) and 500 Newton-meters (Nm) of torque.

This setup allows the Audi Q8 to speed from a standstill to 100 kilometers per hour (kph) in 7.1 seconds with a top speed of 226kph.

Next is a more powerful mill in the form of the 50 TDI quattro, which pushes the envelope and puts out a maximum of 282 horses and 600Nm of pulling power.

The said arrangement allows the Audi Q8 crossover to accelerate from zero to 100kph in 6.1 seconds. Speed peaks at 241kph.

Audi also makes the updated Q8 available with its 55 TFSI (turbo fuel stratified injection) powerplant, which features a six-cylinder Otto engine with three liters of displacement and direct fuel injection.

Power is bumped up to 335hp with the maximum torque retained at 500Nm.

With its turbocharged gasoline engine, the Audi Q8 accelerates from zero to 100kph in just 5.6 seconds.

Per the German car brand, the 55 TFSI-equipped Audi Q8 has an electronically-governed top speed of 250kph.

All V6 engines in the Audi Q8 work together with an eight-speed tiptronic, quattro permanent four-wheel drive. The setup is further made better thanks to a mild-hybrid system that improves fuel consumption to up to 0.5 liters per 100 kilometers in customer operation.

For those who want something more, Audi is offering the upgraded crossover in a sportier packaging dubbed the SQ8.

Here, the automobile gets a 4.0 TFSI powerplant that generates 500 beefy horses and around 770Nm of almost instantaneous torque. The engine is mated to a fast-shifting eight-speed tiptronic and quattro permanent all-wheel drive setup, which propels the vehicle from a dead halt to 100kph in just 4.1 seconds.

Top speed is at 250kph.

The refreshed Audi Q8 also benefits from a revised exterior with new front and rear aprons, HD Matrix LED headlights, digital OLED rear lights, as well as new wheels, colors, decorative inlays, and seats with contrast stitching.

The new Audi Q8 has a base price of €86,700 or roughly P5.286 million.

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