In Audi-speak ‘S’ stands for Sport Performance, and the S8 is a go-fast version of the brand’s full-size A8 luxury sedan.
The current fifth-generation version is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8 sending drive to all four wheels via an eight-speed ‘Tiptronic’ auto transmission and Audi’s ‘quattro’ all-wheel drive system.
It runs 0-100km/h in a claimed 3.8sec.
The line-up currently starts at $286,515 for the S8 4.0 Tfsi Quattro Mhev and ranges through to $286,515 for the range-topping S8 4.0 Tfsi Quattro Mhev.