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V8 Avant (1989 test car)
One-off V8 estate (Avant) built in 1989 as a test vehicle; Audi never put a V8 Avant into series.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V8 · 3,562 cc / 3.6 LFactory: 3,562 cc
- Power
- 184 kW / 250 PSFactory: 250 PS
- Top speed
- 235 km/hFactory: 235 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
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How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Audi considered a luxury estate early and built an Avant on the then-new V8 in 1989 for test purposes. It was used as a private car for eight years by the family of a senior executive, and remained a single experimental car.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard V8 Avant (1989 test car).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V81 |
| Displacement | 3,562 cc / 3.6 LFactory: 3,562 cc1 |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 184 kW / 250 PSFactory: 250 PS1 |
| Power at | 5,800 rpm1 |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 4,861 mmFactory: 4,861 mm1 |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,800 kgFactory: 1,800 kg1 |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 235 km/hFactory: 235 km/h1 |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | 9.2 s1 |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
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Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Audi V8 Avant 1989 Level D Traumautoarchiv
- Zylinder V8
- Hubraum (ccm) 3562
- Leistung (PS) 250
- bei Nenndrehzahl 5800
- L: 4861
- kg/leer 1800
- km/h 235
- 0-100 km/h (sek) 9,2
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