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Audi A8 2005 4.2 Specs, Trims & Colors
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Showing the 2005 Audi A8 4.2 4dr All-wheel Drive Quattro Sedan
$4,294-$12,806
Current Listing Price
Overview
| Seats | 5 |
| Door Count | 4 |
| Engine | 335-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 (premium) |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual |
| Drivetrain | |
| Combined MPG | |
| Warranty | Bumper-to-Bumper, 48 mo/50,000 mi |
Colors
Exterior (10)
Akoya Silver Metallic
Arctic White
Atlas Gray Metallic
Brilliant Black
Cambridge Green Pearl Effect
Light Silver Metallic
Interior (6)
Black
Black/Amaretto
Blue
Platinum
Sand Beige
Sand Beige/Cream Beige
Packages
Sport Package w/Performance Tires
$2,800
MSRP
Wheels: 19" 5-Spoke w/Performance Tires
Multi-Function Lthr 3-Spoke Sport Steering Wheel
Sport Adaptive Air Suspension
Sport Package w/All Season Tires
$2,800
MSRP
Wheels: 19" 5-Spoke
Multi-Function Lthr 3-Spoke Sport Steering Wheel
Sport Adaptive Air Suspension
Cold Weather Package
$1,100
MSRP
Heated Front & Rear Seats
Heated Steering Wheel
Ski Sack
Cold Weather Package w/3 Spoke Wood Steering Wheel
$950
MSRP
Heated Front & Rear Seats
Ski Sack
Convenience Package
$2,000
MSRP
Electric Rear & Manual Rear Side Sunshades
Advanced Key
Power Trunk Open/Close
Door Armrest In Leather
$750
MSRP
Center Console w/Premium Stitching
Specifications
STANDARD
OPTIONAL
| Engine | 335-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 (premium) |
| Front and rear ventilated disc brakes | |
| Remote activated perimeter/approach lights | |
| Height adjustable power front seatbelts | |
| Remote keyless entry | |
| Side-impact bars | |
| Seat-mounted driver and passenger side-impact airbags | |
| Electronic stability | |
| Adjustable front head restraints | |
| Break resistant glass | |
| Compact spare tire | |
| Traction control | |
| Rear side-impact-impact airbag | |
| 4 ABS channels | |
| Power door locks | |
| 4 wheel ventilated disc brakes | |
| 4 wheel disc brakes | |
| ABS and driveline traction control | |
| Security system | |
| 3 point rear center seatbelt | |
| Full-size spare tire | |
| Immobilizer | |
| 2-way head restraints | driver and passenger, rear |
| Front and rear seatbelt pre-tensioners | |
| Adjustable front head restraints with tilt | |
| Brake assistance | |
| Knee airbag | |
| Dual front impact airbags | |
| Rear side-impact airbag | |
| Four-wheel ABS brakes | |
| 3 manual rear head restraints | |
| Occupant sensing airbags | |
| Driver and passenger front-impact airbags | |
| First aid kit | |
| Daytime running lights | |
| ABS | |
| Full size spare tire | |
| Spare tire mounted inside under cargo | |
| Anti-whiplash front head restraints | |
| Rear child safety locks | |
| Panic alarm | |
| Brake assist | |
| Front passenger airbag occupancy sensor | |
| Perimeter/approach lights | |
| Sideguard curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbag | |
| Four-wheel disc brakes | |
| Curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags | |
| Tracker system | |
| Power front head restraints | |
| Dual front side impact airbags |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual |
| Engine liters | 4.2 |
| Variable valve control | |
| Engine orientation | longitudinal |
| Ignition type | spark |
| Horsepower | 335-hp @ 6,500 rpm |
| Aluminum cylinder block | |
| Recommended fuel | premium unleaded |
| Engine oil cooler | |
| Fuel tank capacity | 23.8 gal. |
| Torque | 317 lbs.-ft. @ 3,500 rpm |
| Aluminum cylinder head | |
| Cylinder configuration | V-8 |
| Fuel economy city | 18 mpg |
| Fuel economy highway | 24 mpg |
| Variable intake manifold | |
| # of valves | 40 |
| Sequential MPI |
| Ultra low emission vehicle | |
| Polished tailpipe | |
| Sequential sport shift | Tiptronic |
| Low emission vehicle | |
| Recommended fuel | premium unleaded |
| Full-time all-wheel drive | |
| Engine | 4.2L V-8 DOHC 335hp |
| Transmission lock-up torque converter | |
| Battery amp hours | (110Ah) |
| Engine oil cooler | |
| Mode select transmission | |
| Permanently locked hubs | |
| 6 speed automatic transmission | |
| Manual-shift auto | Tiptronic |
| Sequential multi-point fuel injection | |
| Transmission electronic control | |
| Axle ratio | 3.32 |
| Overdrive | |
| Battery-rundown protection | |
| Dual stainless steel exhaust | |
| All-wheel drive | quattro |
| 190-amp. alternator |
| Transmission gear ratio (5th) | .87 |
| Transmission gear ratio (6th) | .69 |
| Transmission gear ratio (4th) | 1.14 |
| Transmission gear ratio (2nd) | 2.34 |
| Transmission electronic control | |
| Overdrive | |
| Transmission gear ratio (3rd) | 1.52 |
| Transmission gear ratio (reverse) | 3.40 |
| Transmission gear ratio (1st) | 4.17 |
| 17" wheels | |
| Four wheel independent suspension | |
| Independent front multi-link suspension w/anti-roll bar | |
| Independent rear multi-link suspension w/anti-roll bar | |
| 18" wheels | |
| Front anti-roll bar | |
| Rack and pinion steering | |
| Gas-pressurized front shocks | |
| Aluminum spare wheel | |
| Rear wheel size | 17" |
| Adaptive suspension | |
| Steel spare wheel | |
| Automatic height adjustable shocks with driver control | |
| Wheel locks | |
| Servotronic speed-sensing hydraulic power-assist rack-pinion steering | |
| 19" wheels | |
| Power steering | |
| Sport suspension | |
| P255/40VR19.0 BSW AS tires | |
| Ride control | automatic w/driver control |
| Height-adjustable shocks | automatic w/driver control |
| P235/55HR17.0 BSW AS tires | |
| Rear air springs | |
| Front wheel size | 17" |
| Gas-pressurized rear shocks | |
| Auto-leveling suspension | 4-corner |
| Front tires | 235/55R17 |
| Alloy wheels | |
| Rear anti-roll bar | |
| P255/45HR18.0 BSW AS tires | |
| P255/40YR19.0 BSW performance tires | |
| Front air springs | |
| Speed-sensing steering |
| Body-colored front and rear bumpers with body-colored rub strip | |
| Chrome rear bumper insert | |
| Grille | black w/chrome surround |
| Body-colored door handles | |
| Aluminum body material | |
| Chrome front bumper insert | |
| Black w/chrome surround grille | |
| Power remote left side-view door mirror | |
| Chrome bodyside insert | |
| Door auto-latch | |
| Chrome door handles | |
| Metallic paint | |
| Auto dimming heated folding side-view door mirrors | |
| Power remote right side-view door mirror with tilt down | |
| Rear cargo | trunk |
| Auto-dimming door mirrors | |
| Power door mirrors | |
| Power open and close trunk | |
| Heated door mirrors | |
| 4 doors | |
| Bodyside moldings |
| Proximity key | |
| Power fuel remote release | |
| Power cargo access remote release | |
| Keyfob trunk/hatch/door release | |
| Power windows | |
| Remote keyless entry | |
| Power rear windows | |
| Rear door bins | |
| 1-touch down | |
| Illuminated passenger vanity mirror | |
| Memory seats | |
| Navigation system | |
| Full floor console with box | |
| 1st row express open/close sliding and tilting solar panel sunroof | |
| Steering wheel with power tilting, power telescoping, auto tilt-away | |
| Retained accessory power | |
| Auto-locking doors | |
| Day-night rearview mirror | |
| Front and rear lighter element(s) location | |
| Rear dual zone A/C | |
| Cruise control with distance pacing | |
| Covered bin instrument-panel storage | |
| Seatback storage pockets | 2 |
| 3 12V DC power outlets | |
| Front cupholders | |
| Steering wheel memory | |
| Power solar panel tilting and sliding sunroof | |
| Rear air conditioning with separate controls | |
| Distance pacing cruise control | |
| Console ducts | |
| Automatic temperature control | |
| Trunk/hatch/door FOB controls | |
| Remote window controls | |
| Driver power folding mirror | |
| Trunk/hatch auto-latch | |
| Ashtray | |
| Rear air conditioning | |
| Manual sunshade | |
| Heated door locks | |
| Garage door transmitter | HomeLink |
| Emergency communication system | Audi Telematics by OnStar |
| Power glass tilting and sliding sunroof | |
| Dual-zone auxiliary rear heater | |
| Seatbelt memory | |
| Memory settings | 4 |
| Head restraints memory | |
| Opaque sunroof | |
| Passenger power folding mirror | |
| Heated steering wheel | |
| Residual heat recirculation | Rest |
| 4 driver and passenger memory seat settings (includes door mirrors, steering wheel, head restraints, HVAC, seatbelts,) | |
| Power windows with front and rear 1-touch down | |
| Rear cupholders | |
| Cell phone pre-wiring | |
| Air conditioning | |
| Front dual zone A/C | |
| Window FOB controls | |
| Illuminated driver vanity mirror | |
| Navigation system with voice activation | |
| HVAC memory | |
| Illuminated driver and passenger-side visor mirrors | |
| Driver and passenger door bins | |
| Tilt steering wheel | |
| 1st row express open/close sliding and tilting glass sunroof | |
| Sunshade | |
| Integrated key/remote | |
| Heated steering wheel with power tilting, power telescoping, auto tilt-away | |
| Keyfob (all doors) remote keyless entry | |
| Auto-dimming rearview mirror | |
| Automatic dual-zone front air conditioning | |
| Valet function | |
| Sport steering wheel with power tilting, power telescoping, auto tilt-away | |
| Illuminated locking glove box | |
| Air filter | |
| Illuminated glove box | |
| 12V DC power outlet | 3 |
| Illuminated entry | |
| Full floor console | |
| Driver's footrest | |
| Auto tilt-away steering wheel | |
| Front and rear cupholders | |
| 1-touch up | |
| Cruise control | |
| Door mirror memory | |
| Auxiliary driver-side visor mirror | |
| Telescoping steering wheel |
| Front center armrest with storage | |
| Power driver and passenger articulating upper backrest | |
| Sport steering wheel | |
| Max. seating capacity of 5 | |
| Carpet front and rear floor mats | |
| Aluminum interior accents | |
| Rear seat armrest storage | |
| Leather shift knob | |
| Driver and passenger heated-seatbacks | |
| Rear bench seat | |
| Cargo net | |
| Rear seat center armrest | |
| Carpet cargo space | |
| Concealed cargo storage | |
| Heated front seats | |
| Max seating capacity | 5 |
| Height adjustable driver seat | |
| Leather front and rear seat upholstery | |
| Driver and passenger seat mounted armrests | |
| Front premium bucket seats | |
| Cargo space floor | carpet |
| Alcantara simulated suede door panel trim | |
| Driver cushion tilt | |
| Power 4-way rear seat lumbar | |
| Passenger thigh support | |
| Power driver and passenger fore/aft adjustment | |
| Height adjustable passenger seat | |
| 12-way driver and passenger seat adjustments | |
| Power height-adjustable driver and passenger seats | |
| Leather/genuine wood console insert | |
| Full cloth headliner | |
| Driver thigh support | |
| Floor mats | |
| Genuine wood steering wheel | |
| Leather upholstery | |
| Driver and passenger heated-cushions | |
| Power driver and passenger cushion tilt | |
| Cargo tie-downs | |
| Full Alcantara simulated suede headliner | |
| Power 4-way driver and passenger lumbar support | |
| Genuine wood shift knob | |
| 10-way power passenger seat | |
| Power reclining driver and passenger seats | |
| Power driver and passenger thigh support | |
| Front seats | bucket |
| Ventilated front seats | |
| Genuine wood console insert | |
| Carpet trunk lid/rear cargo door | |
| Passenger cushion tilt | |
| Leather steering wheel | |
| Driver lumbar support | |
| Genuine wood/metal-look instrument panel insert, door panel insert | |
| Rear seat center armrest with storage | |
| Rear seat center armrest with pass-thru and skibag with storage | |
| Cargo light | |
| Passenger lumbar support | |
| Carpet floor covering | |
| 10-way power driver seat | |
| Heated rear seat | |
| Massaging driver and passenger lumbar support | |
| Rear seat lumbar | |
| Heated rear seats |
| Audio theft deterrent | |
| Premium amplifier | |
| XM AM/FM/Satellite with seek-scan | |
| Steering-wheel mounted audio controls | |
| Steering wheel mounted audio controls | |
| 1 1st row LCD monitor | |
| Glove box 6-disc remote CD | |
| 12 premium speakers | |
| Remote 6-disc CD changer | |
| Radio data system | |
| Window grid antenna | |
| AM/FM radio | |
| Speed sensitive volume | |
| Primary monitor touchscreen | |
| Digital signal processor | Bose AudioPilot |
| 12 Bose speakers | |
| 1st row LCD monitors | 1 |
| AM/FM/Satellite-prep with seek-scan | |
| Diversity antenna | |
| Voice activated radio | |
| SIRIUS AM/FM/Satellite with seek-scan | |
| Speed-sensitive volume |
| Programmable headlights | |
| Door-ajar warning | |
| High intensity discharge headlights | |
| Low-washer-fluid warning | |
| Rear window defroster | |
| Tachometer | |
| Front windshield visor strip | |
| Tire pressure sensors | |
| Variable intermittent rain detecting wipers wipers with heating jets | |
| Parktronic front and rear parking sensors | |
| Delay-off projector beam Bi-xenon high intensity low/high beam headlamps | |
| Battery warning | |
| Light tinted windows | |
| Lights-on warning | |
| Trunk-ajar warning | |
| Reverse sensing system | front and rear |
| Water temp. gauge | |
| Rear fog lights | |
| Rear side blind | |
| Front reading lights | |
| Dome light with fade | |
| Variable instrument panel lighting | |
| Brake pad wear | |
| Bulb-failure warning | |
| Systems monitor | |
| Headlight washer | |
| Rear reading lights | |
| Low-oil-level warning | |
| Sun blinds | |
| Delay-off headlights | |
| Power rear window blind | |
| Key-in-ignition warning | |
| Tire specific low-tire-pressure warning | |
| Oil-pressure warning | |
| Light-tinted windows | |
| Oil temperature gauge | |
| Analog display | |
| Rear window blind | |
| Variably intermittent wipers | |
| Heated front windshield wiper jets | |
| Trip odometer | |
| Low-fuel warning | |
| Water-temp. warning | |
| Rain sensing wipers | |
| 4 door curb/courtesy lights | |
| In-dash clock | |
| Auto-leveling headlights | |
| Front and rear reading lights | |
| Low-coolant warning | |
| Brake-fluid warning | |
| Outside-temperature display | |
| Outside temperature display | |
| Front fog lights | |
| Trip computer |
| Exterior height | 56.9" |
| Compression ratio | 11.00 to 1 |
| Turning radius | 20.5' |
| Engine torque | 317 lbs.-ft. @ 3,500 rpm |
| Interior cargo volume | 14.6 cu.ft. |
| Front legroom | 41.4" |
| Engine horsepower | 335-hp @ 6,500 rpm |
| Valvetrain | DOHC |
| Drag coefficient | .27 |
| Engine type | V-8 |
| Rear shoulder room | 57.5" |
| Ground clearance (max) | 145mm (5.7") |
| Wheelbase | 115.9" |
| Curb weight | 4,288 lbs. |
| Valves | 40 |
| Engine displacement | 255 cu.in. |
| Fuel economy city | 18 mpg |
| Passenger volume | 100.3 cu.ft. |
| Ground clearance (max.) | 5.7" |
| Front shoulder room | 59.1" |
| Rear headroom | 38.0" |
| Payload | 1,213 lbs. |
| Front headroom | 37.3" |
| Rear tread | 63.6" |
| Maximum interior cargo volume | 14.6 cu.ft. |
| Ground clearance (min.) | 3.7" |
| Fuel tank capacity | 23.8 gal. |
| Front tread | 64.1" |
| Engine bore x stroke | 3.3" x 3.7" |
| Rear legroom | 37.6" |
| Exterior body width | 74.6" |
| GVWR | 5,545 lbs. |
| Exterior length | 198.9" |
| Fuel economy highway | 24 mpg |
| Ground clearance (min) | 94mm (3.7") |
| Basic warranty (months/miles) | 48/50,000 |
| Corrosion perforation warranty (months/miles) | 144/ unlimited |
| Powertrain warranty (months/miles) | 48/50,000 |
| Maintenance warranty (months/miles) | 48/50,000 |
| Roadside assistance warranty (months/miles) | 48/ unlimited |
3 Trim Levels Available
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