# 2013 Audi S8: 11.8 @ 118.3mph **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 23, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732 "2012-10-23T15:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/1 "2012-10-23T15:29:23Z")
"See, this new Audi S8 hits 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and runs the quarter mile in 11.8 seconds at 118.3 mph. Your Camaro ZL1 doesn’t have a chance, and your Shelby GT500 better hook up or it’s done, too. Forget the sports cars, then. Let’s talk real-world competitors. Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG? The last one we tested (a 2012 model) needed 4.3 seconds to get to 60 mph and 12.6 seconds to run the quarter. There’s a new one coming, but it’s at least a year out. How about that new Alpina B7, since BMW doesn’t do an M7? BMW claims a 0-to-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. We’ll verify that soon enough, but it makes no difference here. The S8 also bests the smaller, lighter M5, which needs 3.7 seconds to hit 60 mph and 11.9 seconds to finish the quarter mile. The newest Maserati Quattroporte we tested, a 2008 Sport GT, matches up on price but not performance. It needed 5.4 seconds to hit 60 mph and 13.9 seconds to do the quarter. What about the Jaguar XJ Supersport? 4.7 seconds to 60 mph claimed. Lexus LS 460 F Sport? Slightly faster than the Maserati, Lexus says. Infiniti M56? Into the fours, but still way behind the Audi. For nearly double the price, you could get a Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed, but you’d be more than a second slower to 60 mph. If you’re willing to triple the price tag and forgo two doors, Ferrari says the new FF will hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and it’s probably slightly quicker than that, but Ferrari won’t give us one to test." [http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1210\_2013\_audi\_s8\_first\_test/?ti=v3](http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1210_2013_audi_s8_first_test/?ti=v3) ![http://image.motortrend.com/f/roadtests/sedans/1210_2013_audi_s8_first_test/41199604+w968/2013-Audi-S8-right-side-view.jpg](http://image.motortrend.com/f/roadtests/sedans/1210_2013_audi_s8_first_test/41199604+w968/2013-Audi-S8-right-side-view.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Z28pr0jekt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28pr0jekt/32/5393_2.png) [@Z28pr0jekt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28pr0jekt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/2 "2012-10-23T15:45:14Z")
Sexy, there is just something about the wheels that I don’t like though… I think it is the tri spoke thing it has going on ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/3 "2012-10-23T16:11:27Z")
You can have my car for half of that price… And it is not missing the third pedal. 🙂 Super sweet car though. :tup: Hey I just noticed I have over 5000 posts. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/4 "2012-10-23T16:51:49Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > You can have my car for half of that price… And it is not missing the third pedal. 🙂 > > Super sweet car though. :tup: > > Hey I just noticed I have over 5000 posts. Adding a third pedal to a car that didn’t have one to begin with, does make you just that much cooler… Ohh yeah, that new S8 is cool too. X… ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/5 "2012-10-23T17:41:20Z")
Zl1s run 11s with a driver … But that s8 is baller! It must have more then 520 crank Hp to move a 4600lb car that fast. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/6 "2012-10-23T17:53:17Z")
520 crank? I am thinking waaaay more than that. With these new transmissions they can do crazy stuff with keeping it in the sweet spot but 520 still seems low with Quattro and 4600lbs in under 12 seconds. My car is probably 555 crank hp and hundreds of lbs lighter. Maybe 11.9xx seconds. :gotme: Who knows, too many variables. Edit: Pfffffft the speedo doesn’t even go to 200mph like mine. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/7 "2012-10-23T18:12:49Z")
26MPGs too, damn ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/8 "2012-10-23T18:14:33Z")
It has got to be an 8 speed for these accomplishments. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/9 "2012-10-23T19:38:44Z")
So hot. Luxury cars that run what people’s purpose built drag machines ran 7 years ago and do it with exceptional economy and tremendous luxury? Golden. ---
**Author:** ![Scott](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scott/32/7603_2.png) [@Scott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Scott)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/10 "2012-10-23T21:04:24Z")
11s are old news ---
**Author:** ![lorge1989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lorge1989/32/6153_2.png) [@lorge1989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lorge1989)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/11 "2012-10-24T04:40:18Z")
How can anyone seriously hate on that fucking boat being able to run a quarter, faster than 90% of that cars on here? Unless I’m being trolled, and in that case; carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/12 "2012-10-24T06:15:45Z")
Awesome. I’ve driven the new A8L W12 but I’m not sure how much it differs from this. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/13 "2012-10-24T06:19:40Z")
That’s fast just in general but insane for something the with the luxury and size of an S8. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/14 "2012-10-24T06:21:18Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Awesome. I’ve driven the new A8L W12 but I’m not sure how much it differs from this. The w12 only goes 12.6 @ 114, ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/15 "2012-10-24T06:23:20Z")
Love this car. This is going to sound lame, but I tweeted to Audi that “I FUCKING NEED AN S8” after one of the many NFL commercials and they actually responded, lol. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/16 "2012-10-24T06:24:53Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Love this car. This is going to sound lame, but I tweeted to Audi that “I FUCKING NEED AN S8” after one of the many NFL commercials and they actually responded, lol. Maybe they will give you one? Some crazy twitter promotion 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/17 "2012-10-24T07:17:47Z")
i still wouldnt buy one but i couldnt really say why. I drove an S6 and M5 back to back and the M5’s are so much more exciting and agile in M-sport mode. It’s like 2 different cars. whereas even in sport mode the S6 is still very refined and doesn’t feel like i’m going to die at any moment… i don’t like that. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/18 "2012-10-24T17:30:09Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Awesome. I’ve driven the new A8L W12 but I’m not sure how much it differs from this. [quote]The w12 only goes 12.6 @ 114,/quote] now imagine this S8 with a tune intake and exhaust… 10’s? The W12 has no aftermarket at ALL. Not even a remap from what I can find. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/19 "2012-10-24T17:33:16Z")
thats awesome i love these cars ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732/20 "2012-10-25T05:12:03Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#): > > So hot. Luxury cars that run what people’s purpose built drag machines ran 7 years ago and do it with exceptional economy and tremendous luxury? Golden. This. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-audi-s8-11-8-118-3mph/226732.md?page=2)