Audi A8 Weight
- Kerb-weight range
- 1,510kg – 2,295kg
- Lightest recorded variant
- 1,510kg (A8 Quattro Auto, 2002)
- Heaviest recorded variant
- 2,295kg (S8 TFSI MHEV Quattro Auto, 2024)
- Gross vehicle weight
- 2,270kg – 3,150kg
- Payload
- 540kg – 760kg
Across the A8 variants in our database, kerb weight ranges between 1,510kg and 2,295kg.
Gross vehicle weight ranges from 2,270kg to 3,150kg.
Recorded payload values range from 540kg to 760kg.
Kerb weight is the typical unladen weight. Gross vehicle weight is the maximum permitted total. Payload is the difference the source records for carrying capacity. Towing is not shown.
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| Variant | Year | Fuel | Kerb Weight | Gross Weight | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A8 Quattro Auto (+2 similar) | 1998–2002 | Petrol | 1,510kg | — | — |
| A8 Quattro Sport Auto | 2001–2003 | Petrol | 1,660kg | — | — |
| A8 CVT | 2004–2005 | Petrol | 1,670kg | 2,270kg | — |
| A8 L SE FSI CVT | 2010 | Petrol | 1,690kg | 2,340kg | — |
| A8 SE FSI Auto (+1 similar) | 2007–2009 | Petrol | 1,690kg | — | — |
| A8 L SE CVT | 2005 | Petrol | 1,720kg | 2,320kg | — |
| A8 3.7 Quattro Auto | 2001–2002 | Petrol | 1,725kg | 3,150kg | — |
| S8 4.2 Quattro Auto | 1998–2002 | Petrol | 1,730kg | — | — |
| A8 L Sport TDI Quattro Auto | 2008 | Diesel | 1,740kg | 2,480kg | — |
| A8 Sport TDI Quattro Auto | 2007–2008 | Diesel | 1,740kg | 2,430kg | — |
| A8 4.2 Quattro Auto | 1997–2002 | Petrol | 1,750kg | — | — |
| A8 3.7 Quattro Auto | 2003 | Petrol | 1,770kg | 2,370kg | — |
| A8 SE Quattro Auto | 2006 | Petrol | 1,780kg | 2,400kg | — |
| A8 4.2 Quattro Auto | 2003–2004 | Petrol | 1,780kg | 2,380kg | — |
| A8 SE Executive TDI Auto | 2013 | Diesel | 1,795kg | 2,505kg | — |
| A8 L SE FSI Quattro Auto | 2008 | Petrol | 1,800kg | 2,450kg | — |
| A8 SE TDI Quattro Auto | 2005–2008 | Diesel | 1,805kg | 2,430kg | — |
| A8 L SE TDI Quattro Auto | 2006 | Diesel | 1,805kg | 2,480kg | — |
| A8 SE Executive TFSI Quattro Auto | 2012–2013 | Petrol | 1,830kg | 2,520kg | — |
| A8 SE Quattro TDI Auto (+1 similar) | 2008–2010 | Diesel | 1,830kg | 2,445kg | — |
| A8 TDI Quattro Auto | 2004–2005 | Diesel | 1,830kg | 2,430kg | — |
| A8 SE Executive TDI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2011–2013 | Diesel | 1,840kg | 2,530kg | — |
| A8 L SE TDI Auto | 2012–2013 | Diesel | 1,845kg | 2,505kg | — |
| A8 Black Edition TDI Quattro Auto (+2 similar) | 2015–2017 | Diesel | 1,880kg | 2,570kg | — |
| A8 L SE Executive TDI Quattro Auto (+2 similar) | 2012–2013 | Diesel | 1,890kg | 2,560kg | — |
| A8 Black Edition 55 TFSI Quattro Auto | 2021 | Petrol | 1,920kg | 2,690kg | 675kg |
| A8 55 TFSI Quattro Auto | 2019 | Petrol | 1,920kg | 2,690kg | 760kg |
| A8 55 TFSI Quattro Auto | 2018 | Petrol | 1,920kg | 2,680kg | 760kg |
| A8 L Hybrid TFSI Auto | 2013 | Petrol/Electric | 1,920kg | 2,520kg | — |
| A8 L SE Executive TDI Quattro Auto | 2015–2017 | Diesel | 1,935kg | 2,585kg | — |
| A8 SE Executive TDI Quattro Auto (+2 similar) | 2014–2015 | Diesel | 1,935kg | 2,570kg | — |
| S8 V10 Quattro Auto | 2006–2009 | Petrol | 1,940kg | 2,540kg | — |
| A8 L 60 TFSI E Quattro Auto | 2020–2021 | Petrol/Electric | 1,945kg | 2,950kg | — |
| A8 L SE Executive TFSI Quattro Auto | 2013 | Petrol | 1,945kg | 2,595kg | — |
| A8 SE TDI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2006 | Diesel | 1,945kg | 2,545kg | — |
| A8 S Line 55 TFSI MHEV Quattro A | 2023 | Petrol | 1,960kg | 2,710kg | 750kg |
| A8 Quattro SWB Auto | 2005 | Petrol | 1,960kg | 2,510kg | — |
| A8 Black Edition 50 TDI Quattro Auto | 2020–2021 | Diesel | 1,975kg | 2,690kg | — |
| A8 S Line 50 TDI MHEV Quattro Auto | 2021 | Diesel | 1,975kg | 2,710kg | 615kg |
| A8 S Line 50 TDI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2017–2021 | Diesel | 1,975kg | 2,690kg | 715kg |
| S8 V8t TFSI Quattro Auto | 2012–2013 | Petrol | 1,975kg | 2,575kg | — |
| S8 + V8 TFSI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2014–2017 | Petrol | 1,990kg | 2,590kg | — |
| A8 L TDI Quattro | 2004 | Diesel | 1,990kg | 2,590kg | — |
| A8 SE TDI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2010–2011 | Diesel | 1,995kg | 2,660kg | — |
| A8 L Quattro Auto | 2004–2009 | Petrol | 1,995kg | 2,545kg | — |
| A8 L SE TDI Quattro Auto | 2008–2009 | Diesel | 1,995kg | 2,595kg | — |
| A8 L S Line 50 TDI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2017–2020 | Diesel | 2,000kg | 2,700kg | 700kg |
| A8 Black Edition 50 TDI Quattro Auto | 2019 | Diesel | 2,000kg | 2,700kg | — |
| A8 Black Edition 50 TDI MHEV QUAT A | 2023–2025 | Diesel | 2,020kg | 2,710kg | 690kg |
| A8 L S Line 50 TDI MHEV Quattro Auto | 2025 | Diesel | 2,045kg | 2,710kg | 665kg |
| A8 L SE Executive TDI Quattro Auto | 2011 | Diesel | 2,045kg | 2,670kg | — |
| A8 L Sport Executive TDI Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2014–2015 | Diesel | 2,095kg | 2,720kg | — |
| S8 Black Edition TFSI MHEV Quattro Auto (+1 similar) | 2022–2023 | Petrol | 2,220kg | 2,835kg | 615kg |
| S8 Vorsprung TFSI MHEV Quattro Auto | 2021 | Petrol | 2,230kg | 2,835kg | 540kg |
| S8 TFSI MHEV Quattro Auto | 2020 | Petrol | 2,230kg | 2,835kg | — |
| S8 TFSI MHEV Quattro Auto | 2023–2024 | Petrol | 2,295kg | 2,835kg | — |