385bhp / 770 torque (nm)
 

may be swopping my car very soon (diesal) whats 770 nm :wonder:

568 Ib/ft in round figures :thumb:

Mmm sound ok for a everyday car 385 bhp and 568 torque , thanks :thumb:

What's the car?

Something chipped?

Apart from the Q7 V17 TDI, I can't find anything with that sort of oomph!

Dammit double posting SN bug sh1te!

17 cylinders?

Oops. It has nearly 500bhp anyway.

Audi A8 4.2 tdi sport, 321/650 standard but this has been ecu remapped by emaps (do a search) to 385 /770 .

or perhaps an 535d remapped? they make those kinda figures right?


^lol you already answered and i was wrong. Doh!

Bet that shifts eh!

sold my 535 m sport (chipped) it was awfull in the wet and would not move in the snow or ice, and awfull cabin :D

just looking at the emaps site the Audi 4.2 Quattro makes more power than the bmw 335 and 535, sounds good ,

Yep - a remapped 335d/535d get a max of 350bhp/510lbs-ft but then a 335d weighs 1600ish kgs - an A8 4.2TDI is an eight pot diesel and weighs over 300kgs more.

Still a fine cruiser though.

A8 weighs in at 2545kg , but as you say a fine cruiser :norty:

My nerd details say just under 2000kgs - 2.5 tonnes seems a bit high? That's Range Rover/Bentley Continental weight!

:wonder: gross vehicle weight 2545
minimum kerrb weight 1945 :wonder:

Alan - all sounds good but it is still and Audi!

OK I probably have less ooomph than you but I love my 530d in the wet - it is a hoot - much more rear end lairy than the 911!! In snow and ice you have to turn the traction control off otherwise it won't move as you say.

The new diesels with big engines & huuuuge torque must be bonkers to drive, bit like this I guess:

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/warp-speed-1.jpg

TX.

leave it in fifth and forget...............

maybe a vw toureg v10 diesel dont they come out the box with over 700nm?

I have driven a A8 3.0 TDI, and it is a cracking car, lovely torque to it.

Awesome in the snow aswell

a local local lorry workshop owner round by my workshop owns and runs one of the racing volvo lorrys and that produces over 1600ftlb of torque sh*t the bed lol

My 535d is the same, but i have a RR TDV8 for the snow & ice, my 535d is just a dog chariot :D

I had a 4.2tdi Audi A8 & although it was a lux barge, i went back for my 3RD !! 535d A M Sport Tourer :D
It felt like bitty :lol1:

Surely fitting an LSD and appropriate tyres would make the remapped 535d more manageable?

David Ive had 2 bm,s and 3 Audi,s A4 2.8 S6 , A6, I would not buy another bmw , I dont think there as good in any way as a Audi,:D :thumb:

I have never owned an Audi - but I have driven plenty. I have never yet driven one I enjoy.

I quite like being a passenger in one - they are good enough.

I have owned four BMWs, two were OK, two were brilliant :D but I loved driving all of them!

Alan - they must have been cr4p BMs then. IMO they steer better, have better engines, don't use FWD for low end models, are better on fuel and faster than equivalent Audis.

Take the 330d vs A4 3.0TDI (nearly got a 330d but found a nice 335d...);

The 330d is quicker, more powerful, much better on fuel, much lower emissions, better balanced, faster, a fair bit lighter and has much better steering.

The A8 is a bit different - IMO it doesn't compete directly against the 7 series (bigger, more luxurious, etc for the Audi) and the biggest engine you can get in diesel form is the 40d - basically the 35d unit with a wee bit more poke. The A8 has a far bigger engine!

BMs are a hoot in the wet - just not much fun in snow - that's when a 4x4 is needed. Fitting winter tyres to the BM this year - makes a massive difference.

Turn off all traction in a 535d/335d and you can have a LOT of fun. Tyres get munched though.

Alan - and of course in thirty years time you will be able to take your BMW back to BMW Classic to get a full factory re-manufacture.

I am not sure Audi will be offering such a service ;)