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Old 11-09-2004, 09:01 AM
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Default Weight balance of A8.

Today I've measured weight of my 3.7 A8q.
Total - 1836 kg with full tank and me(85kg).
Front - 1089kg (59%)
rear - 747kg.
Also checked diameter of rear stabilizer bar - 20mm. I thought 17mm and wanted to replace for 20mm.
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That's heavy for a non-quattro- I wonder what the Quattro adds?
Old 11-09-2004, 10:34 AM
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Default Mikalai's is a quattro

He's from Europe. I would think the 4.2 would weigh essentially the same, maybe less because it's bored out more?? :-)

1836 KG = 4,048 lbs

Minus the driver

1836-85 = 1751 KG = 3,861 lbs

The factory number for a 4.2 U.S. bound quattro was 3,902 lbs as I recall.

Pretty close!
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Default Car & Driver reported 3850 lb for an '01 S8.

Within 11 lb is pretty darn close.
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I didn't read far enough- I just saw the 3.7L engine and "*** u me d" it was a US non-quattro. :-(
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But 4.2 has 3,902 lbs OF DRY weight., mine with full tank :-)
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