Audi has unveiled its most powerful combustion model in its Sports history, the all-new 2025 Audi RS Q8 performance. The uprated 4.0L biturbo V8 engine spews 631 hp tamed by massive carbon ceramic brakes, adaptive sport air suspension, and a quattro® all-wheel-drive system with an optimized self-locking center differential.
Building on these suspension and drivetrain enhancements, the RS Q8 performance also features several new exterior design elements inspired by the updates made to the upgraded 2025 Q8 and SQ8 models. New matte carbon exterior design packages and interior RS design packages extend RS-specific personalization options a step further.
The Q8 propel the 5-passenger SUV from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds, on its way to an electronically limited top track speed of 190 mph.
By reducing back pressure, the newly developed, lighter exhaust system increases the output of the biturbo 4.0L V8 in the RS Q8 performance, and creates a sportier, more evocative sound. Optionally, the exhaust system can be replaced with the RS sport exhaust system, which further intensifies the sound experience and stands out with glossy black tailpipes.
In addition to all the exciting bells and whistles, the RS Q8 performance also features as standard electromechanical active roll stabilization -eAWS, which significantly minimizes lateral movements of the body.
With eAWS, each axle features a compact electric motor connecting the two halves of the suspension’s stabilizer bar. When driving straight ahead, the two halves are disconnected, which reduces body-pitch movements on uneven surfaces.
When the car begins to corner, the electric motors turn the stabilizers in the opposite direction of each other, noticeably reducing lateral tilt, or body lean.
A 48-volt lithium-ion battery supplies the eAWS with power, and the lightweight and compact energy storage unit can absorb and release high currents in a very short time, able to supply each of the system’s two electric motors with a maximum of 1.5 kilowatts of power.
Also available on other 2025 Audi Q8 models, the RS Q8 performance comes standard with HD Matrix-design LED headlights with Audi laser light, which are instantly recognizable via the blue housing incorporated into the headlight. The Audi laser light acts as an extra supplemental high beam with a focused light pattern.
Tosan Aduayi is a motoring enthusiast and reports periodically from Mansfield, Texas – [email protected]
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