Luxury Meets Power : Audi RS Q8 Performance: The New Quickest SUV of All Time! One of the fastest SUVs ever currently, The Performance variant of Audi RS Q8 Performance also holds the title of the fastest SUV on Nurbergring. Now, after days of teasing, Audi has launched the car at a jaw-dropping starting price of Rs 2.49 crore (ex-showroom) exclusive of options. Currently, this is the sole ICE Audi RS product offered on the Indian market.
It is also the most powerful Audi ICE vehicle you can buy. Gives your bloodline to a family platter well versed 4.0L twin turbo V8 power plant which in the Performance flavor gets jacked up to an absolutely insane 631 bhp and 800 Nm of torque. The 0-100 kph time is a blistering 3.6 seconds and an ultimate top speed of 305 kph. That is 0.2 seconds quicker than the non-Performance variety.
The RS Q8 receives the tiniest of changes. They’re new headlamps, though closer to a modest Q8 refresh that took place sometime in the last year. The other changes are new bumpers, new taillights in the rear and a fresh wheel design. On the inside, a different steering wheel but everything else is more or less identical. There are dual displays including a 12.3-inch Audi Virtual Cockpit, 4-zone temperature control, a panoramic sunroof, and a 17-speaker B&O audio setup.
Catering to the entire performance, you have the tried and tested quattro all wheel drive system, adaptive suspension, rear wheel steering, a RS differential automotive the Performance version also gets a lightweight titanium exhaust. The customers can also option sports seats, carbon ceramic wheels, active roll stabilization and an Alcantara steering wheel.
The RS Q8 is currently the fastest with an SUV at the Nürburgring, even faster than the Porsche Cayenne GT and the Lamborghini Urus. It completed the round of the Green Hell in mere 7 minutes 36.39 seconds. That is six seconds faster than its predecessor. The RS Q8 goes head-to-head with the Cayenne GT and the Urus, but also the Mercedes Benz AMG G63 and the Range Rover Sport SV.