My dad has driven the Audi a6 Avant in the 3.0L Diesel twin turbo v6 model. Looks unsuspecting, drives very nice, 0-120 mph in about 20 seconds. Beautiful and not once has the car let us hanging! Greetings from NL
My dad has driven the Audi a6 Avant in the 3.0L Diesel twin turbo v6 model my whole life. The 2006 model lasted until 530.000 km until we sold it issue-free. The 2016 model is at 400.000 km right now ant still the best. Has every feature from adjustable air suspension to a heads up display. Looks unsuspecting, drives very nice, 0-120 mph in about 20 seconds. Beautiful and not once has the car let us hanging! Greetings from NL
Hi Ian !! I own the station wagon variation of the car in the first video clip here. The full name of that particular car would be ( in 1991-through 1993) Audi 100 S4 4.2 Quattro ( +Avant if it was a wagon, like mine). You could get these with 2 different engines: 2.2l turbo 5 cyl or the 4.2 l V8. Both engines could have manual or automatic transmission. And of course, only with the Quattro 4WD. From 1994 they changed name to Audi S6, which they still use today. I've owned mine for more that 20 years now, and I still do love it !!
Specifically the one on the first two clips is the Audi S6 C4 (I see in the video the restyling tail lights and the digital odometer in the dash). I had the 2.2t variant of the Audi 100 S4 sedan, and I miss the 5 cylinder turbo sound. Even now having the the Audi S8 D2 360hp (which I think it is a far superior car), I still miss that sound. It was pure rally sound.
@@efradiesel You're right Sir and I stand corrected !! 😀I missed that detail !! Yeeah that 5 cyl sound is unbeaten !! The V8 sounds way more civilized and almost boring 🙂
A business partner of my dad got an Audi V8 in 1991, his car was even a special edition featuring a 300-hp performance version of the V8 engine. No speed limiter, so we hit an indicated 270 kph (170 mph) during a short Autobahn ride. Back then the performance executive sedan market was in its early stage (somewhat 6 years after the first BMW M5) and the Audi in black was a very solid sleeper car.
My 1987 Audi 90 Quattro 2.3 20V will always have a special place in my heart. These days, line up Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat next to each other and try to guess which is what. They are all the same. Same goes for most of the modern cars. Shared platforms and parts killed the character and the fun of choosing a car that matches you. Long gone the times when cars were made by engineers not by marketing managers. Greetings from Bulgaria, big fan of your channel.
Thanks for sharing. You are absolutely correct about the difference between cars then and now.. I couldn’t agree more. My hope is older gems like these will be taken care of as long as possible for people to see for many more years. Awesome to hear from a viewer in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Thank You 🎉
For those who dont know, the Audi V8 was Audis first entry into the big luxury car market, to test the waters and such. If you have an S8 or A8 right now you have the Audi V8 to thank.
19:48 Ah, the V8 DTM. Tiny little 3.6 liter V8, but individual throttle bodies, over 400 horsepower and a sky-high 9500rpm rev limit. Doesn’t get much better than that.
That one was a lot louder and raspier than they originally were in DTM from 1990-1992. Probably changed the exhaust system or took the muffler off, like they sometimes do in these historic touring car series. Back then in DTM you could barely hear it on TV over the screaming intake sounds of the Mercedes 190 Evo and BMW M3. Sadly never saw these live on track back then.
Technically Audi V8 is a bit stretched Audi 100 with 3.6 or 4.2 V8 engines. And yes, they could be equipped with manual transmission, but that's a quite rare option. Still a popular car here in Europe, always can find some of them at car shows and meets
@@erwaldox 280hp/400 nm (295 lbf⋅ft) on these older audi v8s i believe, upcoming A8 is 300hp/410 nm (302lbf⋅ft) and the S8 340&360hp/430 nm (317 lbf⋅ft)
Where u see these bcs i have never seen this car here in Finland not even on car shows not really eny old audis (ofc i see old audis but not these sport car)
Had a 10yr old Audi 100 model 1989 one as my 1st car, learned to drive in it and was able to buy it from my parents. Mine wasnt fast, 5 cilinder diesel, it drove and sounded like a tank, and i used it as if it was as one😂 , put that engine trough hell, but it never failed me, a true workhorse. I got it with 200K km on it, put another 150K on it myself , then in '05 sold it to my aunt who drove it untill it was totalled in 2010. The memories made in that car sparked an expensive love for the brand that never left, thanks Dad 😂❤
Me, as a German, I have to agree, German cars in the 80's and 90's look and feel awesome. Besides the Audi 80/90, 100/200 and the V8 there were also the BMW E30, E28 and E34, E23 and E32, the Mercedes W201 190E, W123, W124 and W126, Opel Manta B, Senator and Monza. You should take a look at the 60's and 70's too, for example the Opel Ascona A & B, Comodore A & B, KAD A & B (during that time Opel was owned by GM which DEFINITILY shows ;), Mercedes W116, BMW 02 Series, and with Audi the 80 B1 and 100 C1.
all those opels, and i would still go for the fun omega models they made i could park my omega next to a new fancy mercedes in germany, and the germans came and looked at the omega and talked about it for a long time they was relly proud of it 😆
@@umtbozkr2358 In that case you are one of the lucky few, seeing as only 907 were ever built ^^ Personally I'd go with the Omega 3000 24V. Those straight wheel arches at the rear look gorgeous.
@jdkap201 The 3000 24v was indeed the base for the Lotus and special car. The evo 500, which was built about 300 pieces, was even rarer. Have seen it only once...
Fun fact, Audi instrument gauges were lid red, inspired by British WW2 fighter planes, because red light does degrades your natural night vision. The British haven't invented active night vision yet in WW2 and the red lights in the cockpit was a workaround.
The Audi V8 was the fastest car I ever sat in (as a passanger). Top speed we drove was about 170 miles per hour. The marks between the lanes morphed to a single uninterrupted line. My soul was never again that close to leave my body. But it was fun in 1995 as a teenager. Nowadays I would think twice to do this.
I'm German and the old German cars are just awesome, I recommend you look at an Audi V8 if you find a good one near you. 160,000 miles is nothing for these engines, back then they still built robust and durable engines. Good V8s are getting more and more expensive, if you find a good one for a good price you shouldn't think twice ;)
I have a VW Passat from '87 ... and will keep it until it absolutely falls apart. It is PEAK PRACTICALITY ... while being bigger AND LIGHTER than our VW Golf from 2007.
I bought one for ~€2.500/$2.650 in 2000 with 170.000km/105.000miles. 4.2l V8 manual. Drove it almost one and a half years as a daily. Maintenance costs like brakes etc and even gas back in my early twenties made me sell it again. Of course I'm still regretting it...
Holy wow, man. German here, living just on the other side of the lake in Holland, Michigan and lifelong Audi fan. Just recently sold my 4.0T A8L and am now looking to buy an Audi purely as a pleasure vehicle. A V8 is on the list for sure. I think you should go to the Deutsche Marques Car Meet and Auto Show at the Gilmore Car Museum and use that for a video. I bet you'd love it.
That is so cool to hear! My family and I went on a weekend holiday trip over the summer to Holland, Michigan and we loved it! We are definitely going back there, nice area and people. Best of luck on finding a nice Audi!! 🎉 Thank you also for the info about that car show.. I’m totally going next time, looks great 👍 would make a fun video too!
Audi fan here from the Netherlands 😄. We have owned Audi's in the family since 1982. The 3.6 v8 engine of the Audi v8 was basically derived from combining two 1.8 four cylinder 16 valve engines together. The Audi v8(and DTM car) was based on the 100/200 C3 series. I own an Audi 100 2.3e (C4 5 cylinder) from 1991 which I currently use as a daily driver. My dad bought it brand new in that year and we kept it since. My dad already passed away 13 years ago but I bet he's still smiling seeing his car still going around. These old Audi engines are rock solid. Great to see Audi fan in the US! 👍🏻
As a BMW fan I am among the few who (in hindsight) actually dislike the design choices of the mid/late 90s (especially the kindey grille as part of the hood). E30/E34/E36 was the peak.
Not just those ... my VW Passat is also very "clear" in its design and very practical. Car manufacturers hadnt yet completely rounded every corner/edge for maximum wind tunnel efficiency, which meant that you could actually tell which car it is from their silhouette, which becomes impossible after 2000.
The Audi V8 was called just that. It was Audi's big flagship barge in the turn from the 80's to the 90's and is the granddaddy of the subsequent Audi A8 series.
Dude I have to say I've seen your vids every now and then since like 2 or 3 years ago and your knowledge has grown so much, I can finally subscribe and not just hate. At around 17:48 when you said you even like the starter sound, that was it for me to make a comment. I appreciate your content and your willingness to learn more, as opposed to a regular USA car fan. Thank you very much and kind regards from a Finn living in Germany.
I owned a 1998 Audi A8 4.2 V8 for a couple of years. Living in Michigan it was a awesome winter car. It ate highway miles so comfortably. The interior was so luxurious. Mine had a upgraded exhaust on it when I got it and it was not loud at idle but was when you got on it. I had plans to put coilovers on it with nice wheels but kept having a ton of electrical problems. Wasn't driving it and finally got rid of it.
21:21 this is the Name of Altfrid Heger a famous DTM Pilot of the nineties on Mercedes 190 16V .. Audi was Champion with Frank Biela and H.J.Stuck, Special guest W.Röhrl.
I lived in Boston from 85 to 92. Being Europeans, we owned Audis. Fabulous cars, front wheel drive. Didn't even require snow tires. Ten years later, I was back in Boston for a couple of weeks. And a former neighbour, who had purchased our 1992 Audi, model 5.000, was still driving her. And the vehicle, well kept, drove like a dream in 2002 . One of my friends here in Portugal owns a V8, similar to the vehicle featured in this Video. A fantastic car, doesn't show nor feels her age. Your videos are usually intelligent and very well presented. You are a pleasant person, endowed with a great sense of humour. Thank you for your videosl Namely the zillion videos about Rallies Unfortunately, Group B passed away in the middle 80s, due to a tragic accident during the Rally of Portugal. A car plowed into a crowd , killing about 25 spectators. A few weeks later, an accident during the Corsica Rally killed the driver and the navigator. The vehicles were far too powerful and dŕivers and public at large were highly uncomfortable with the carnage. As a Rule of Thumb, a Rally was envolved by a collective madness ! Crowds on both sides of the roads. Literally touching the vehicles zooming by -- therefore, accidents were supposed to be quite frequent. However, they were extremely rare. Rally Pilots were indeed fabulous -- and Group B drivers were in fact the acme of the Sport.
I still have some old Audis. 91 200 20v and the 84 4k S quattro. I had another 91 200 20v (sold to a friend a couple years ago) which had well over 450k miles. Still runs like a champ!
One of the great parts about "cars from late 80s/early 90s" is that they are still LIGHT ... compared to 2003+ models, which is when we got "five star NCAP crash test" advertisements ... which pushed car manufacturers to sacrifice EVERYTHING to achieve this ... by ADDING MORE MASS.
Great video! As a fellow american truck and muscle car fan who came to Audi late in life. Started with the Rally S2. I got my first Audi B5 S4 8 yrs ago. And Ive now owed multiple Audi and wont go Back to any american car. They ride great and you can get tons of power out of them
As a German i can say our cars from the 80s and 90s are our peak! I own a Audi A4 B5 build in 1996 and a Audi A4 B9 build in 2022..... The modern one is a realy good car, and it does everything for you! But only my old one gives me the vibes of driving a real Car! Sorry for my bad english
@@catslikewitches1332 what heater? My class mate drove a beetle here in Finland back in the 90's. At red lights he would scrape windshield inside while girlfriend scraped outside. Sometimes when he stopped, some snow would fall off the roof and spray at their faces, like there was no air filter even. I was relatively happy with my -85 nissan in comparison back then :D
Bro your English was just fine. The only mistake was spelling really with one L. Other than that it was better than most people who have English as a first language
3:40 This era not many cars had automatic, manual was THE gearbox. automatic gearboxes you could get, but everyone one was "but why automatic? it just cost more and are less fun to drive!"
i own a A6 and a A6, both 2001 modell,,, A6 is a 2,7litre V6 twin turbo, and my S6 is a 4.2litre V8 , it got 340 bhp , both are 6speed manual transmission, love them to death. both are quatro.
Those Audi V8s are the only other V8 I've heard that sounds the same as a Holden 253 or 308 V8. Fun fact, the engineer who developed the Holden V8 was German.
My son bought a 1990 in 2006. If you could find one then they were really cheap. He had it through several winters, regularly driving the 4 hours from university in edmonton to home in calgary. It was unstoppable on the snow/ice . You could get into trouble as it would understeer like crazy if you weren't careful. He had driving instruction on frozen lakes, so he knew what to do and what not to do.
You should really watch some DTM races from that period, it was lit!!!! The old Hockenheimring with it's long straights through the forest, intense slipstream battles and massive blow ups was always my favorite F1 track when growing up.
You should check out Audi's 5cylinder engine sounds from that era. Yes, this here is V8, but I knew no one who had it. But the 5cylinder quattros were the cars we actually had. And their sound was absolutely awesome!!!!! So iconic.
The European V8s usually sound a little different because of the crankshaft. They mostly use "flatplane" crankshafts and in the US "crossplane". This means they have a different ignition order and a different sound.
I had an '84 Audi 100 CD with the 2.2ltr 5cyl which was a nice smooth engine but under powered for going up the steep hills here in Australia. The shape of it was more like something in the mid 90's. I then got an '82 Audi 5+5 which was a smaller car and similar shaped to the ones in this video but still had the same motor 2.2ltr 5 cyl with the 5 speed manual and I loved it as a drivers car!
Fun fact: to get the OG 3.6L V8 engine, Audi took two VW Golf GTI 16V 1.8L engines, and bolted them together. The 4.2L version later was modified with a larger bore of the pistons.
The one 16min18sec plate is Norwegian, earlier plates did not have the blue spot on the left with "N" on them. Some adapting to later EU regulations when that was introduced on Norvegian plates. Before that you was suppouced to have a sticker with an national ID if you drove it in other countries. All Audi`s V8 engined cars are known to be a bit front heavy, for european standard. so must be driven with that in mind, but all the quattro grip make them awesome
My dad owned an Audi 90, the early model. It was a long wheel base with a distinct boxy shape, similar to the one in 5:01, even the interior is the same layout except he changed his seat to fabric, he hates leather. And yes, his was a manual. The only issue with this car are the parts. They're hard to get.
I just looked these up here in Poland. Only 2 cars available for sale. Both white, both automatic, both 3.6 and both more than 12k USD. One registered on historic plates which means exporting requires a special permission, because it is protected as any other historical monument and the other is on regular plates.
Up until a month ago i used to daily drive the next evolution of that engine - the 40 valve (5 valves per cylinder instead of 4) 4.2L V8 in a 2001 S6 Avant, converted of course to manual. Absolute gem, BUT this thing just needs a custom exhaust to breath properly. Adored every single minute of the rumble of that V8, especially while idling at the redlights. And while on the positive side it sounds like a proper American V8, especially with a cross-pipe exhaust, the downside is that it drinks like an American V8 as well. On a good day it will do almost 10mpg in the city. If i let my foot go a bit and push a bit harder, especially on the pull in 3rd gear, i'll be lucky to get 7mpg out of it. And if i really push it i dropped under 5, which is absolutely insanse for an European car. Even cruising on the highway in 6th gear at 90mph and right at 2200RPMs, it still couldn't reach 20mpg. But i loved it. Had to sell it though alongside my 2003 2.7 twinturbo V6 A6 Avant, cause i wanted another mental engine from Audi - the supercharged V6 in an estate form (got a 2011 C6 A6) and these things are now as rare as freaking unicorns and expensive AF. The V8 rumble is now gone, but it's been replaced by the evil whine of the supercharger. This is the part i miss the most about Audi - they used to overengineer really interesting engines, granted a nightmare to maintain, but interesting nonetheless and then add a car to them. Now they are more like a designhouse, focusing mostly on headlights and grills rather than engines.
The Audi S8 D2 (1996-2002) evolved from the Audi V8 Quattro you showcased. With a 4.2L V8 (340 hp), Quattro AWD, and an aluminum space frame, it’s a masterpiece of German engineering. This legendary car was favored by old-school bank robbers and featured in many iconic films-you should definitely check it out!
I had one of the V8 with the 3.6L for years. It was awsome to drive. a real sleeper. crousing along and if needed going forward. Was once stopped by the nice german police, because I was accoust to have driven reckless from the light... the only thing was they didn´t had a look on the back, that it was a V8 which is a little louder then a 4 cylinder. After I mentioned that she looked twice on the papers and then said "have a nice night". I only lought after they where gone. Sadly I had to sell the car, because it was not longer economical to repair it. the special breaksystem in the front startet to cost more then 1000€ to replace, because they where so rare in use.
My uncle still has a early 90s V8 Quattro, by now rarely driven but he had it on The Ring recently... it looks posh (befitting him, he owns a company in the industrial car supplies field) but it's a veritable monster... I was next to him on the Ring a couple of years back. The thing's *power* - it's essentially, as you said, a muscle car in disguise.🙀😹 Best regards Raoul G. Kunz
I was passenger in of these when I hitchhiked through Germany, it comfortable cruises at 220 km/h I noticed. To be honest in the late 80s and early 90s American cars were far behind. Not even interesting to people who liked the soft suspension and size. Audi had a habit of technically advanced but understated, business like cars, and they didn't shy away from the classic 3-volume sedan, and that looked pretty good often.
I drive a 1989 Audi 80 B3 here in finland, mine has the 1.6 carburetor engine, 4spd manual. You might wanna check it out, has also Quattro models, and the top of the line is the S2 coupé 😉
20:00 The Audi V8 DTM, the German NASCAR in a sedan body. Ken block was lucky to drive one. When he asked what it revs to, the technician told him "11,500rpm". Matter of fact, this was the exact same one he drove.
I remember having to change timing belts on these (9 feet long!), not a fun job. I owned its predecessor the 200 Turbo (5cyl), my nephew had an S8 they are a big step-up in performance.
Look up Lotus Omega / Lotus Omega. That's a beast that gave the m5 a run for it's money back in the day while it was based on a blue collar middle class family car which was usually powered by a 1.8 with 90hp. Also Holden commodores are heavily based on that platform. Such an underrated car and in the Lotus trim, completely insane.
These big Audis from the 100/200 series and V8, A8 from that era have been exported to east Europe quickly when they entered the second hand market as precipitation on these large cars was and still is a lot here. Therefore they were relatively cheap second hand and in eastern Europe where gas and taxes were a lot cheaper then they were better received by second hand buyers. That's why in the video you see a lot of Polish, Latvian, Slovakian or Belarussian plates on these cars. So in countries like the Netherlands and Belgium they were already somewhat rare being the top segment of Audi, but are hard to find nowadays. But they were very solid and reliable cars, the Audi 100 C3 was on of the first models in the early 1980s to be fully dip galvanised and in 1982 when it became available it looked like a space shuttle compared to the average car of that time whit the sleek body with rounded edges.
These cars were fully galvanized, like mamy Audis from that era, so you'll have almost no rust, even after decades. That's a cool aspect of these cars, too. They were built to last.
Three things you should check out: Euro NASCAR, an officially sanctioned series running on European road courses with cars similar to US NASCARs. V8Star, a German-based series from the early 2000s modelled on NASCAR, with silhouette sedan bodies on spec chassis with Roush engines. Superstars, an Italian-based series from the 2000s for Euro V8 sedans.
Hockenheim is in northern Germany, i had distant family that lived near the track (she died years and years ago) but she always complained about the engine noise during race weekends.
By the way, in germany or europe the Exhaust is on the left side because you drive on the right so also the pedestrian walks are on the right side. Just a little detail bit cool imo
Make a video about Audi A8/S8 D2 from 1994 to 2003 with facelift in 1999 and ASF (Audi space frame) all aluminium body with top engines 3.3 V8 diesel, 4.2 V8 360hp petrol in S8 and A8 6.0 W12 petrol in last years of production. Absolutely timeless machines.
Couldn't find any one for sale in Sweden, but there was four of the gen. after. Two A8 4.2 v8 quattro fir 3.5k - 5k USD, and two S8 4.2 quattro six speed for 7k/16k. One interesting thing about the model in the video is that the engine is two 1.8L engines fused together.
Begin 80's till early 2000's German cars were unbelievable drivers car. I almost got a manual first-generation S8, but a friend of mine convinced me to buy an E39 M5. Best buy, and the worst sell I've ever made 😢
I had a AUDI 5E!! First 5 cylindre AUDI. And you are right AUDI`s from that period are very reliable ( they are German😉 ) The English Rover made some very nice v8 in the 60s and 70s. They have a interesting history!
Hey man! Check that the first brand new Scania Super has arrived in the USA. It is the R version (slightly lower cab) because it will be transported on a trailer all over the country, for advertising purposes. It is equipped with a 16-liter V8 engine with 770 horsepower. It is imported for one year, with the possibility of extension to 3 years, by Bruce Wilson and a Company from the States. About 3 months ago, Bruce was in the Scania factory in Sweden, to see with his own eyes and film the entire truck assembly process. The truck just arrived in Baltimore, from Sweden, about 2 days ago. Bruce invited anyone interested to see the truck at his Shop in Jamestown, Tennessee, during business hours. Greetings from Romania!!!
Thanks for the information! I definitely have to see about trying to see that beautiful truck in person. I’ll look into it, that would be a dream at this point.. I’ve become such a fanboy for Scania trucks!🎉
Honestly when Audi's V8 hit the market they were made to challenge Mercedes' S-classes and BMW's 7-series therefor the entire layout was about luxury aspects. These cars were super silent from the inside as well as flying by. I was lucky enough to take a brand new 4.2 Liter for a spin in 1991 and the overall impression was silence. You only noticed the engine was on by watching the gauges. Even at 150 mph on the Autobahn there was almost no engine neither wind noise. While looking kinda oldschool right from the beginning the Audi V8 was next level in basically any manner. Roaring sounds like to be witnessed in the vid only came later by aftermarket exhaust systems or racing layouts.
recognice: all audis in race come from the normal platform they produce for the everydaycars. just with a li'l bit more power 😉😉😉 btw, the body is always built from aluminium!
The first one was actually an S6 C4. I think in the US they were all 2.2 5 cyl where in Europe 4.2 V8 was also an option. The second one is the actual V8 D1 (D11) which is the father of the A8 In Europe the V8 can be found for anything between $5000 and $25000 where the 92-93 4.2 6 speed is the most desirable :)
I had 1987 Audi 100 with 2,0 five-cylinder engine with quite open exhaust... It was nice car and sounded great 😎 Worst thing on that car was very flimsy outside door handles, replaced many of them, they really didn't liked Finnish winters... You should make video of oldschool five-cylinder Audi/VW sounds 😉
American V8s sound great, but damn, the Audi V8 is fantastic! I don't think I have ever seen one live, but now I want one. They seem to be so rare here in Finland that I could find only one for sale on the two most common sites that I tried.
Great Video as always and you need to see and hear the BMW Engines espacially the V10 from the M5 E60 and the V8 from the M3 E92 their sound is my favourite
16:16 is a norwegian license plate, seems to be the original plate from the car was new. Later norwegian plates has the EU design, but without the EU logo.
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My Neighbour has one. He´s the first owner, bought it brand new back then and still driving it today. Fantastic Car!
That is so good to hear 🎉
@@IWrocker You should check out Lancia Thema/Kappa/Dedra/Thesis from that era.
My dad has driven the Audi a6 Avant in the 3.0L Diesel twin turbo v6 model. Looks unsuspecting, drives very nice, 0-120 mph in about 20 seconds. Beautiful and not once has the car let us hanging!
Greetings from NL
My dad has driven the Audi a6 Avant in the 3.0L Diesel twin turbo v6 model my whole life. The 2006 model lasted until 530.000 km until we sold it issue-free. The 2016 model is at 400.000 km right now ant still the best. Has every feature from adjustable air suspension to a heads up display. Looks unsuspecting, drives very nice, 0-120 mph in about 20 seconds. Beautiful and not once has the car let us hanging!
Greetings from NL
Hi Ian !! I own the station wagon variation of the car in the first video clip here. The full name of that particular car would be ( in 1991-through 1993) Audi 100 S4 4.2 Quattro ( +Avant if it was a wagon, like mine). You could get these with 2 different engines: 2.2l turbo 5 cyl or the 4.2 l V8. Both engines could have manual or automatic transmission. And of course, only with the Quattro 4WD. From 1994 they changed name to Audi S6, which they still use today.
I've owned mine for more that 20 years now, and I still do love it !!
Love it.. you have great taste 😎👍
@@IWrocker 🙂 Thank you!! 🙂
Specifically the one on the first two clips is the Audi S6 C4 (I see in the video the restyling tail lights and the digital odometer in the dash). I had the 2.2t variant of the Audi 100 S4 sedan, and I miss the 5 cylinder turbo sound. Even now having the the Audi S8 D2 360hp (which I think it is a far superior car), I still miss that sound. It was pure rally sound.
I had the 5 cylinder they are also called the UrS4. Best car I ever owned. It had weird front UFO style disk brakes though.
@@efradiesel You're right Sir and I stand corrected !! 😀I missed that detail !! Yeeah that 5 cyl sound is unbeaten !! The V8 sounds way more civilized and almost boring 🙂
A business partner of my dad got an Audi V8 in 1991, his car was even a special edition featuring a 300-hp performance version of the V8 engine. No speed limiter, so we hit an indicated 270 kph (170 mph) during a short Autobahn ride. Back then the performance executive sedan market was in its early stage (somewhat 6 years after the first BMW M5) and the Audi in black was a very solid sleeper car.
My 1987 Audi 90 Quattro 2.3 20V will always have a special place in my heart. These days, line up Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat next to each other and try to guess which is what. They are all the same. Same goes for most of the modern cars. Shared platforms and parts killed the character and the fun of choosing a car that matches you. Long gone the times when cars were made by engineers not by marketing managers. Greetings from Bulgaria, big fan of your channel.
Thanks for sharing. You are absolutely correct about the difference between cars then and now.. I couldn’t agree more. My hope is older gems like these will be taken care of as long as possible for people to see for many more years. Awesome to hear from a viewer in Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Thank You 🎉
For those who dont know, the Audi V8 was Audis first entry into the big luxury car market, to test the waters and such. If you have an S8 or A8 right now you have the Audi V8 to thank.
19:48 Ah, the V8 DTM. Tiny little 3.6 liter V8, but individual throttle bodies, over 400 horsepower and a sky-high 9500rpm rev limit. Doesn’t get much better than that.
That car looked and sounded absolutely phenomenal 🎉 Audi Motorsport entries continue to just blow me away.. they are pure excellence
That one was a lot louder and raspier than they originally were in DTM from 1990-1992. Probably changed the exhaust system or took the muffler off, like they sometimes do in these historic touring car series. Back then in DTM you could barely hear it on TV over the screaming intake sounds of the Mercedes 190 Evo and BMW M3. Sadly never saw these live on track back then.
Technically Audi V8 is a bit stretched Audi 100 with 3.6 or 4.2 V8 engines. And yes, they could be equipped with manual transmission, but that's a quite rare option. Still a popular car here in Europe, always can find some of them at car shows and meets
How many horsepowers and torque does the 4.2 V8 have in this car?
@@erwaldox 280hp/400 nm (295 lbf⋅ft) on these older audi v8s i believe, upcoming A8 is 300hp/410 nm (302lbf⋅ft) and the S8 340&360hp/430 nm (317 lbf⋅ft)
Where u see these bcs i have never seen this car here in Finland not even on car shows not really eny old audis (ofc i see old audis but not these sport car)
It's not popular car at all. Basically an unicorn. Nobody has them and they cost a fortune.
Had a 10yr old Audi 100 model 1989 one as my 1st car, learned to drive in it and was able to buy it from my parents. Mine wasnt fast, 5 cilinder diesel, it drove and sounded like a tank, and i used it as if it was as one😂 , put that engine trough hell, but it never failed me, a true workhorse. I got it with 200K km on it, put another 150K on it myself , then in '05 sold it to my aunt who drove it untill it was totalled in 2010. The memories made in that car sparked an expensive love for the brand that never left, thanks Dad 😂❤
Me, as a German, I have to agree, German cars in the 80's and 90's look and feel awesome. Besides the Audi 80/90, 100/200 and the V8 there were also the BMW E30, E28 and E34, E23 and E32, the Mercedes W201 190E, W123, W124 and W126, Opel Manta B, Senator and Monza. You should take a look at the 60's and 70's too, for example the Opel Ascona A & B, Comodore A & B, KAD A & B (during that time Opel was owned by GM which DEFINITILY shows ;), Mercedes W116, BMW 02 Series, and with Audi the 80 B1 and 100 C1.
all those opels, and i would still go for the fun omega models they made
i could park my omega next to a new fancy mercedes in germany, and the germans came and looked at the omega and talked about it for a long time
they was relly proud of it 😆
@@Hansen710especially when it says Lotus Omega....
@@umtbozkr2358 In that case you are one of the lucky few, seeing as only 907 were ever built ^^ Personally I'd go with the Omega 3000 24V. Those straight wheel arches at the rear look gorgeous.
@jdkap201 The 3000 24v was indeed the base for the Lotus and special car.
The evo 500, which was built about 300 pieces, was even rarer.
Have seen it only once...
And ad to the list of Opels the GT and the Manta A+B. 🙂
Fun fact, Audi instrument gauges were lid red, inspired by British WW2 fighter planes, because red light does degrades your natural night vision. The British haven't invented active night vision yet in WW2 and the red lights in the cockpit was a workaround.
That is cool information 🎉
Thanks 😎
Saab just went full fighter jet green with a night panel dimming button 😂
The Audi V8 was the fastest car I ever sat in (as a passanger). Top speed we drove was about 170 miles per hour. The marks between the lanes morphed to a single uninterrupted line. My soul was never again that close to leave my body. But it was fun in 1995 as a teenager. Nowadays I would think twice to do this.
That's 274 km/h for everybody else wondering.
I'm German and the old German cars are just awesome, I recommend you look at an Audi V8 if you find a good one near you.
160,000 miles is nothing for these engines, back then they still built robust and durable engines.
Good V8s are getting more and more expensive, if you find a good one for a good price you shouldn't think twice ;)
I have a VW Passat from '87 ... and will keep it until it absolutely falls apart. It is PEAK PRACTICALITY ... while being bigger AND LIGHTER than our VW Golf from 2007.
@@Muck006 Passat '87 - you don't see them very often anymore, I would keep them as long as I can.
“Fire up the Quattro” was the saying for detective Gene Hunt in the tv series Life on Mars
I bought one for ~€2.500/$2.650 in 2000 with 170.000km/105.000miles. 4.2l V8 manual. Drove it almost one and a half years as a daily. Maintenance costs like brakes etc and even gas back in my early twenties made me sell it again.
Of course I'm still regretting it...
My dad bought a 1988 Audi 100 C3 back in 1999 and we still drive it every day...!!!!
Holy wow, man. German here, living just on the other side of the lake in Holland, Michigan and lifelong Audi fan. Just recently sold my 4.0T A8L and am now looking to buy an Audi purely as a pleasure vehicle. A V8 is on the list for sure. I think you should go to the Deutsche Marques Car Meet and Auto Show at the Gilmore Car Museum and use that for a video. I bet you'd love it.
That is so cool to hear! My family and I went on a weekend holiday trip over the summer to Holland, Michigan and we loved it! We are definitely going back there, nice area and people.
Best of luck on finding a nice Audi!! 🎉
Thank you also for the info about that car show.. I’m totally going next time, looks great 👍 would make a fun video too!
Audi fan here from the Netherlands 😄. We have owned Audi's in the family since 1982.
The 3.6 v8 engine of the Audi v8 was basically derived from combining two 1.8 four cylinder 16 valve engines together.
The Audi v8(and DTM car) was based on the 100/200 C3 series.
I own an Audi 100 2.3e (C4 5 cylinder) from 1991 which I currently use as a daily driver. My dad bought it brand new in that year and we kept it since. My dad already passed away 13 years ago but I bet he's still smiling seeing his car still going around.
These old Audi engines are rock solid.
Great to see Audi fan in the US! 👍🏻
I learned to drive in a V8 with a manual box. Rover P6, 3500S.
My daily driver is a 1991 Audi 100 quattro, It never fails. 5 chydiers never fail. Mostly :)
Imagine my suprise to see a D11 in the thumbnail. Love to see a car I own on the channel, glad you liked it.
the V8 is my favourite Audi of all time. Thing is an absolute beauty
Late 80s early 90s BMs Mercs and Audis are best looking cars ever. Simple shapes but beautifull.
As a BMW fan I am among the few who (in hindsight) actually dislike the design choices of the mid/late 90s (especially the kindey grille as part of the hood). E30/E34/E36 was the peak.
Not just those ... my VW Passat is also very "clear" in its design and very practical. Car manufacturers hadnt yet completely rounded every corner/edge for maximum wind tunnel efficiency, which meant that you could actually tell which car it is from their silhouette, which becomes impossible after 2000.
The Audi V8 was called just that. It was Audi's big flagship barge in the turn from the 80's to the 90's and is the granddaddy of the subsequent Audi A8 series.
Dude I have to say I've seen your vids every now and then since like 2 or 3 years ago and your knowledge has grown so much, I can finally subscribe and not just hate. At around 17:48 when you said you even like the starter sound, that was it for me to make a comment. I appreciate your content and your willingness to learn more, as opposed to a regular USA car fan. Thank you very much and kind regards from a Finn living in Germany.
Audi 200 also looks great.
Next best thing to one of these Audi V8s would be the Audi S4 with the turbocharged inline 5.
I owned a 1998 Audi A8 4.2 V8 for a couple of years. Living in Michigan it was a awesome winter car. It ate highway miles so comfortably. The interior was so luxurious. Mine had a upgraded exhaust on it when I got it and it was not loud at idle but was when you got on it. I had plans to put coilovers on it with nice wheels but kept having a ton of electrical problems. Wasn't driving it and finally got rid of it.
21:21 this is the Name of Altfrid Heger a famous DTM Pilot of the nineties on Mercedes 190 16V ..
Audi was Champion with Frank Biela and H.J.Stuck, Special guest W.Röhrl.
I lived in Boston from 85 to 92.
Being Europeans, we owned Audis.
Fabulous cars, front wheel drive. Didn't even require snow tires.
Ten years later, I was back in Boston for a couple of weeks.
And a former neighbour, who had purchased our 1992 Audi, model 5.000, was still driving her.
And the vehicle, well kept, drove like a dream in 2002 .
One of my friends here in Portugal owns a V8, similar to the vehicle featured in this Video.
A fantastic car, doesn't show nor feels her age.
Your videos are usually intelligent and very well presented.
You are a pleasant person, endowed with a great sense of humour.
Thank you for your videosl
Namely the zillion videos about Rallies
Unfortunately, Group B passed away in the middle 80s, due to a tragic accident during the Rally of Portugal.
A car plowed into a crowd , killing about 25 spectators.
A few weeks later, an accident during the Corsica Rally killed the driver and the navigator.
The vehicles were far too powerful and dŕivers and public at large were highly uncomfortable with the carnage.
As a Rule of Thumb, a Rally was envolved by a collective madness !
Crowds on both sides of the roads.
Literally touching the vehicles zooming by -- therefore, accidents were supposed to be quite frequent.
However, they were extremely rare.
Rally Pilots were indeed fabulous -- and Group B drivers were in fact the acme of the Sport.
I had a AUDI 5E that was a big car
Had pleasure to drive audi v8 4.2, what a car 👌
I still have some old Audis.
91 200 20v and the 84 4k S quattro.
I had another 91 200 20v (sold to a friend a couple years ago) which had well over 450k miles.
Still runs like a champ!
One of the great parts about "cars from late 80s/early 90s" is that they are still LIGHT ... compared to 2003+ models, which is when we got "five star NCAP crash test" advertisements ... which pushed car manufacturers to sacrifice EVERYTHING to achieve this ... by ADDING MORE MASS.
The Germans definitely knows how to make cars. 🚗
Not anymore sadly...😢
From 2013+ it sucks
Great video! As a fellow american truck and muscle car fan who came to Audi late in life. Started with the Rally S2. I got my first Audi B5 S4 8 yrs ago. And Ive now owed multiple Audi and wont go Back to any american car. They ride great and you can get tons of power out of them
As a German i can say our cars from the 80s and 90s are our peak! I own a Audi A4 B5 build in 1996 and a Audi A4 B9 build in 2022..... The modern one is a realy good car, and it does everything for you! But only my old one gives me the vibes of driving a real Car! Sorry for my bad english
The beetle was pretty awesome. Lol . Love vintage cars
@@retrowatches1655 But in the winter you better had yourself dressed for the Antartica as the heater never was up to the task ...
@@catslikewitches1332 what heater? My class mate drove a beetle here in Finland back in the 90's. At red lights he would scrape windshield inside while girlfriend scraped outside. Sometimes when he stopped, some snow would fall off the roof and spray at their faces, like there was no air filter even. I was relatively happy with my -85 nissan in comparison back then :D
@@CultOfMU The warmth was always in the back where the engine was. It only never made it to the front ...
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Bro your English was just fine. The only mistake was spelling really with one L. Other than that it was better than most people who have English as a first language
Thanks for this nice video. The high reving V8 of the Audi RS4 B7 still sounds amazing
3:40 This era not many cars had automatic, manual was THE gearbox. automatic gearboxes you could get, but everyone one was "but why automatic? it just cost more and are less fun to drive!"
I own the black one in the video, love the car🤩
i own a A6 and a A6, both 2001 modell,,, A6 is a 2,7litre V6 twin turbo, and my S6 is a 4.2litre V8 , it got 340 bhp , both are 6speed manual transmission, love them to death. both are quatro.
Those Audi V8s are the only other V8 I've heard that sounds the same as a Holden 253 or 308 V8. Fun fact, the engineer who developed the Holden V8 was German.
My son bought a 1990 in 2006. If you could find one then they were really cheap. He had it through several winters, regularly driving the 4 hours from university in edmonton to home in calgary. It was unstoppable on the snow/ice . You could get into trouble as it would understeer like crazy if you weren't careful. He had driving instruction on frozen lakes, so he knew what to do and what not to do.
You should really watch some DTM races from that period, it was lit!!!!
The old Hockenheimring with it's long straights through the forest, intense slipstream battles and massive blow ups was always my favorite F1 track when growing up.
A friend of mines family used to rally a short wheelbase quattro, really valuable these days and such an awesome car.
Automobiles reached their peak in late 90's/early 2000's. After that we're going downhill.
True.Then everything became boring as hell. Fast yes, but boring.
100% agree
Is also super rare here in Germany. a good example easily costs over 30k here in Germany, if you can even find one for sale.
You should check out Audi's 5cylinder engine sounds from that era. Yes, this here is V8, but I knew no one who had it. But the 5cylinder quattros were the cars we actually had. And their sound was absolutely awesome!!!!! So iconic.
hey man. im from Denmark and ive been in one of them and i can tell you this much... you will never regret if you find one :)
I have been to some DTM Races back then in 1990 and 91...the sound was...awesome...not to mention the racing itself.
A proud owner of Audi A8 V6 TDI quattro here. Nice video!
German V8s sound amazing. You could easily find some videos of older BMWs and Mercedes that sound amazing too.
Plate at 16:24 is an old Norwegian plate, from Skien in Telemark..
The European V8s usually sound a little different because of the crankshaft. They mostly use "flatplane" crankshafts and in the US "crossplane". This means they have a different ignition order and a different sound.
German V8's are mostly crossplane equipped mate italians use flatplane on their v8's
audi also raced and dominated the american imsa series with the audi 90 quattro.
He has already reacted to that car.
You should check that video of him out.
I had an '84 Audi 100 CD with the 2.2ltr 5cyl which was a nice smooth engine but under powered for going up the steep hills here in Australia. The shape of it was more like something in the mid 90's. I then got an '82 Audi 5+5 which was a smaller car and similar shaped to the ones in this video but still had the same motor 2.2ltr 5 cyl with the 5 speed manual and I loved it as a drivers car!
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Currently drive a 01 S8 272000 miles ok hit and drives amazing still rugged and solid and handles like a track car
I know guy who owns super rare long wheelbase version of audi v8. Awesome car.
The Audi S4/S6 4.2 V8 was available with 6 speed manual transmission.
Fun fact: to get the OG 3.6L V8 engine, Audi took two VW Golf GTI 16V 1.8L engines, and bolted them together. The 4.2L version later was modified with a larger bore of the pistons.
"It's a German Nascar!"
No, it's a DTM car.
If you don't know, look up DTM from the 90s. You will love it.
The S8 first came to my attention through the film Ronin with Robert De Niro and Jean Reno. Great car, great film lots of car chases.
The one 16min18sec plate is Norwegian, earlier plates did not have the blue spot on the left with "N" on them. Some adapting to later EU regulations when that was introduced on Norvegian plates. Before that you was suppouced to have a sticker with an national ID if you drove it in other countries. All Audi`s V8 engined cars are known to be a bit front heavy, for european standard. so must be driven with that in mind, but all the quattro grip make them awesome
My dad owned an Audi 90, the early model. It was a long wheel base with a distinct boxy shape, similar to the one in 5:01, even the interior is the same layout except he changed his seat to fabric, he hates leather. And yes, his was a manual. The only issue with this car are the parts. They're hard to get.
I just looked these up here in Poland. Only 2 cars available for sale. Both white, both automatic, both 3.6 and both more than 12k USD. One registered on historic plates which means exporting requires a special permission, because it is protected as any other historical monument and the other is on regular plates.
Up until a month ago i used to daily drive the next evolution of that engine - the 40 valve (5 valves per cylinder instead of 4) 4.2L V8 in a 2001 S6 Avant, converted of course to manual. Absolute gem, BUT this thing just needs a custom exhaust to breath properly. Adored every single minute of the rumble of that V8, especially while idling at the redlights. And while on the positive side it sounds like a proper American V8, especially with a cross-pipe exhaust, the downside is that it drinks like an American V8 as well. On a good day it will do almost 10mpg in the city. If i let my foot go a bit and push a bit harder, especially on the pull in 3rd gear, i'll be lucky to get 7mpg out of it. And if i really push it i dropped under 5, which is absolutely insanse for an European car. Even cruising on the highway in 6th gear at 90mph and right at 2200RPMs, it still couldn't reach 20mpg. But i loved it. Had to sell it though alongside my 2003 2.7 twinturbo V6 A6 Avant, cause i wanted another mental engine from Audi - the supercharged V6 in an estate form (got a 2011 C6 A6) and these things are now as rare as freaking unicorns and expensive AF. The V8 rumble is now gone, but it's been replaced by the evil whine of the supercharger. This is the part i miss the most about Audi - they used to overengineer really interesting engines, granted a nightmare to maintain, but interesting nonetheless and then add a car to them. Now they are more like a designhouse, focusing mostly on headlights and grills rather than engines.
That first example is called a "muscle-dan"
Or maybe not^^😂
The Audi S8 D2 (1996-2002) evolved from the Audi V8 Quattro you showcased. With a 4.2L V8 (340 hp), Quattro AWD, and an aluminum space frame, it’s a masterpiece of German engineering. This legendary car was favored by old-school bank robbers and featured in many iconic films-you should definitely check it out!
I had one of the V8 with the 3.6L for years. It was awsome to drive. a real sleeper. crousing along and if needed going forward. Was once stopped by the nice german police, because I was accoust to have driven reckless from the light... the only thing was they didn´t had a look on the back, that it was a V8 which is a little louder then a 4 cylinder. After I mentioned that she looked twice on the papers and then said "have a nice night". I only lought after they where gone. Sadly I had to sell the car, because it was not longer economical to repair it. the special breaksystem in the front startet to cost more then 1000€ to replace, because they where so rare in use.
My uncle still has a early 90s V8 Quattro, by now rarely driven but he had it on The Ring recently... it looks posh (befitting him, he owns a company in the industrial car supplies field) but it's a veritable monster... I was next to him on the Ring a couple of years back.
The thing's *power* - it's essentially, as you said, a muscle car in disguise.🙀😹
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz
7:05 Plate says Poland, Lower Silesia, Wroclaw
I was passenger in of these when I hitchhiked through Germany, it comfortable cruises at 220 km/h I noticed. To be honest in the late 80s and early 90s American cars were far behind. Not even interesting to people who liked the soft suspension and size. Audi had a habit of technically advanced but understated, business like cars, and they didn't shy away from the classic 3-volume sedan, and that looked pretty good often.
I drive a 1989 Audi 80 B3 here in finland, mine has the 1.6 carburetor engine, 4spd manual. You might wanna check it out, has also Quattro models, and the top of the line is the S2 coupé 😉
A wish i had a v8 audi .... as a twenty something year old i had a few Audi 80 Sports . They were pretty awesome fun . 😊
Those older Audis were superb cars.
20:00 The Audi V8 DTM, the German NASCAR in a sedan body. Ken block was lucky to drive one. When he asked what it revs to, the technician told him "11,500rpm". Matter of fact, this was the exact same one he drove.
Sounds great and looks great! 😍
I remember having to change timing belts on these (9 feet long!), not a fun job. I owned its predecessor the 200 Turbo (5cyl), my nephew had an S8 they are a big step-up in performance.
Yeah they are cool, ive looked up on our online car market in germany and there are like 60 of them for sale here starting from 4000€ up to 30.000€
Look up Lotus Omega / Lotus Omega. That's a beast that gave the m5 a run for it's money back in the day while it was based on a blue collar middle class family car which was usually powered by a 1.8 with 90hp. Also Holden commodores are heavily based on that platform. Such an underrated car and in the Lotus trim, completely insane.
One of them had a plate from my home city, funny how you get to see that one almost everywhere, for not being such a big city at all ;)
as an European I just wanna say, I'm so happy to hear it pronounced right 😭 thank you and big respect lol 😂
13:35 just bought a Audi A5 V6 Diesel. 250 BHP. So smoth. So nice. But runs like a beast. Love the450 Nm of torqe you get out of a diesel
These big Audis from the 100/200 series and V8, A8 from that era have been exported to east Europe quickly when they entered the second hand market as precipitation on these large cars was and still is a lot here.
Therefore they were relatively cheap second hand and in eastern Europe where gas and taxes were a lot cheaper then they were better received by second hand buyers.
That's why in the video you see a lot of Polish, Latvian, Slovakian or Belarussian plates on these cars.
So in countries like the Netherlands and Belgium they were already somewhat rare being the top segment of Audi, but are hard to find nowadays.
But they were very solid and reliable cars, the Audi 100 C3 was on of the first models in the early 1980s to be fully dip galvanised and in 1982 when it became available it looked like a space shuttle compared to the average car of that time whit the sleek body with rounded edges.
These cars were fully galvanized, like mamy Audis from that era, so you'll have almost no rust, even after decades.
That's a cool aspect of these cars, too. They were built to last.
Three things you should check out:
Euro NASCAR, an officially sanctioned series running on European road courses with cars similar to US NASCARs.
V8Star, a German-based series from the early 2000s modelled on NASCAR, with silhouette sedan bodies on spec chassis with Roush engines.
Superstars, an Italian-based series from the 2000s for Euro V8 sedans.
Further the DTM "Rote Elefant" that is a Mercedes AMG 6.3 racing limo!!! Brute force!
Das Teil hieß doch "Rote Sau"?!
Hockenheim is in northern Germany, i had distant family that lived near the track (she died years and years ago) but she always complained about the engine noise during race weekends.
By the way, in germany or europe the Exhaust is on the left side because you drive on the right so also the pedestrian walks are on the right side. Just a little detail bit cool imo
Make a video about Audi A8/S8 D2 from 1994 to 2003 with facelift in 1999 and ASF (Audi space frame) all aluminium body with top engines 3.3 V8 diesel, 4.2 V8 360hp petrol in S8 and A8 6.0 W12 petrol in last years of production. Absolutely timeless machines.
Couldn't find any one for sale in Sweden, but there was four of the gen. after. Two A8 4.2 v8 quattro fir 3.5k - 5k USD, and two S8 4.2 quattro six speed for 7k/16k.
One interesting thing about the model in the video is that the engine is two 1.8L engines fused together.
Begin 80's till early 2000's German cars were unbelievable drivers car.
I almost got a manual first-generation S8, but a friend of mine convinced me to buy an E39 M5.
Best buy, and the worst sell I've ever made 😢
I had a AUDI 5E!! First 5 cylindre AUDI. And you are right AUDI`s from that period are very reliable ( they are German😉 ) The English Rover made some very nice v8 in the 60s and 70s. They have a interesting history!
Hey man! Check that the first brand new Scania Super has arrived in the USA. It is the R version (slightly lower cab) because it will be transported on a trailer all over the country, for advertising purposes. It is equipped with a 16-liter V8 engine with 770 horsepower. It is imported for one year, with the possibility of extension to 3 years, by Bruce Wilson and a Company from the States. About 3 months ago, Bruce was in the Scania factory in Sweden, to see with his own eyes and film the entire truck assembly process. The truck just arrived in Baltimore, from Sweden, about 2 days ago. Bruce invited anyone interested to see the truck at his Shop in Jamestown, Tennessee, during business hours.
Greetings from Romania!!!
Thanks for the information! I definitely have to see about trying to see that beautiful truck in person. I’ll look into it, that would be a dream at this point.. I’ve become such a fanboy for Scania trucks!🎉
Hello man! On December 16, between 10am and 2pm, Bruce will be with the Scania truck at Iowa80truckstop. I don't think you want to miss it.
Honestly when Audi's V8 hit the market they were made to challenge Mercedes' S-classes and BMW's 7-series therefor the entire layout was about luxury aspects. These cars were super silent from the inside as well as flying by. I was lucky enough to take a brand new 4.2 Liter for a spin in 1991 and the overall impression was silence. You only noticed the engine was on by watching the gauges. Even at 150 mph on the Autobahn there was almost no engine neither wind noise. While looking kinda oldschool right from the beginning the Audi V8 was next level in basically any manner. Roaring sounds like to be witnessed in the vid only came later by aftermarket exhaust systems or racing layouts.
recognice: all audis in race come from the normal platform they produce for the everydaycars. just with a li'l bit more power 😉😉😉 btw, the body is always built from aluminium!
The first one was actually an S6 C4. I think in the US they were all 2.2 5 cyl where in Europe 4.2 V8 was also an option.
The second one is the actual V8 D1 (D11) which is the father of the A8
In Europe the V8 can be found for anything between $5000 and $25000 where the 92-93 4.2 6 speed is the most desirable :)
I had 1987 Audi 100 with 2,0 five-cylinder engine with quite open exhaust...
It was nice car and sounded great 😎
Worst thing on that car was very flimsy outside door handles, replaced many of them, they really didn't liked Finnish winters...
You should make video of oldschool five-cylinder Audi/VW sounds 😉
You are right again! it is a limousine/GT and it corners like you wont believe.
American V8s sound great, but damn, the Audi V8 is fantastic! I don't think I have ever seen one live, but now I want one. They seem to be so rare here in Finland that I could find only one for sale on the two most common sites that I tried.
Great Video as always and you need to see and hear the BMW Engines espacially the V10 from the M5 E60 and the V8 from the M3 E92 their sound is my favourite
16:16 is a norwegian license plate, seems to be the original plate from the car was new. Later norwegian plates has the EU design, but without the EU logo.