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Auto Today|December 2020
The Audi RS Q8 blurs the lines between a sports car and an SUV with its incredible performance and practicality making it one of the best if not the best super SUVs money can buy
Dhruv Saxena
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Audi RS Q8

Engine 4.0-litre, bi-turbo V8

Power 600bhp@6,000rpm

Torque 800Nm@2,2004,500rpm

Gearbox 8-speed auto

Wheelbase (mm) 2,998

LxWxH (mm) 5,012x1,998x1,751

Top Speed 305kmph

0-100kmph 3.8 seconds

Price: Rs 2.07 crore (ex-showroom, India) On sale Now

Super SUVs are far from an alien concept in this day and age with almost every major luxury brand offering one currently. They’re also proving to be great moneyspinners with even the likes of Ferrari getting ready to get in on the action. While some might dismiss the Audi RS Q8 as just another go-fast SUV with ludicrous amounts of power and torque and an eye-watering price tag, a closer inspection reveals that it is all that and a whole lot more.

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