Watch The New Audi RSQ8 Tear Its Way Around The Nurburgring

A lightly camouflaged RSQ8 test mule has been spotted hammering around the Nordschleife
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Like it or not, there’s another very fast, V8-powered SUV on the way. This latest effort is from Audi, and it’s called the RSQ8.

A partially disguised test mule has been spotted at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, and it sounds extremely angry. It looks to handle pretty well too, considering its sheer size and mass.

It’s a car we’ve been expecting, and we had previously anticipated that the range-topping Q8 would borrow the 642bhp twin-turbo V8 from the Lamborghini Urus. However, according to Autocar, it’ll instead use the part-electric powertrain from the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E Hybrid.

Watch The New Audi RSQ8 Tear Its Way Around The Nurburgring

So, it’ll have the same V8 as the Urus, but in a lower state of tune. The internal combustion engine will bring 542bhp to the party, with an additional 134bhp generated by a lithium-ion battery pack and a motor.

With both elements working together to produce a total output of 671bhp, it’d have the power bragging rights over the Lambo SUV, and be Audi’s most powerful vehicle, but at a cost - a hybrid RSQ8 would be enormously heavy. The recently revealed SQ8 already weighs around 2400kg, and although the RSQ8’s petrol V8 will be lighter than the S car’s diesel mill, that Panamera Turbo S hybrid system will add an extra 300kg. Ouch.

Regardless of the inevitable porky weight figure, would the RSQ8 be your rapid SUV of choice, or would your money go elsewhere?

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Comments

Lassë Lund

An SUV.. with a rollcage?

07/12/2019 - 09:36 |
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I also wondered about that

07/17/2019 - 16:20 |
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Truminotic

If i had to buy a fast suv, it would be a g wagon amg. Just amazing to see a straight Box go this fast

07/12/2019 - 11:35 |
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I’d get a trackhawk

07/12/2019 - 15:26 |
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Anonymous

the most pointless and least logical type of automobile ever.

07/12/2019 - 13:25 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Pointless maybe but the market has spoken and thus is what they want. I kinda like it ngl. Does it need that much power? Not at all. Should it have that much? Probably not. But they did it anyways. It’s like a modern day hot rod. Give a car as much power as it can handle and then some

07/14/2019 - 12:13 |
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RWB Dude

Still would take a Stelvio Quadrifoglio over this

07/12/2019 - 14:12 |
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Wheel Nuts

Body control around corners in the video is incredible - there is barely any roll at all. Must have some sort of active suspension.

07/12/2019 - 15:40 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

In reply to by Wheel Nuts

It’ll have the same 48v active roll bars the bentayga (and urus I think) have

07/14/2019 - 12:12 |
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Anonymous

I’ll have a Range Rover thx.

07/12/2019 - 16:57 |
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Anonymous

can i see a roll cage in it?????

07/15/2019 - 13:19 |
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HORSEPOWER!

Cool

07/15/2019 - 22:08 |
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