What drivetrain does the Audi A8 have?

The Audi A8 car is equipped with the following types of drive: Full (4WD), Front (FF). Let's figure out which type of drive is best for a car.

There are only three types of drive. Front wheel drive (FF) - when the torque from the engine is transmitted only to the front wheels. Four-wheel drive (4WD) - when the moment is distributed to the wheels and the front and rear axles. As well as Rear (FR) drive, in his case, all the power of the motor is completely given to the two rear wheels.

Front-wheel drive is more “safe”, front-wheel drive cars are easier to handle and more predictable in motion, even a beginner can handle them. Therefore, most modern cars are equipped with a front-wheel drive type. In addition, it is inexpensive and requires less maintenance.

Four-wheel drive can be called the dignity of any car. 4WD increases the cross-country ability of the car and allows its owner to feel confident both in winter on snow and ice, and in summer on sand and mud. However, you will have to pay for the pleasure, both in increased fuel consumption and in the price of the car itself - cars with a 4WD drive type are more expensive than other options.

As for rear-wheel drive, in the modern automotive industry, either sports cars or budget SUVs are equipped with it.

Drive Audi A8 2017 sedan 4th generation D5

07.2017 - p.t.

Packages	type of drive
3.0 45 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 45 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 45 TDI quattro tiptronic Advance	Full (4WD)
3.0 45 TDI quattro tiptronic Business	Full (4WD)
3.0 45 TDI quattro tiptronic L Business	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic Advance	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic Business	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic L Business	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic Business	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic Advance	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic L Business	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic L Security	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2021, sedan, 4th generation, D5

11.2021 - p.t.

Packages	type of drive
3.0 45 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2013, sedan, 3th generation, D4

09.2013 – 01.2018

Packages	type of drive
3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
6.3 W12 FSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2009 sedan 3th generation D4

11.2009 – 10.2013

Packages	type of drive
3.0 TDI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
6.3 W12 quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2nd facelift 2007 sedan 2nd generation D3

09.2007 – 10.2009

Packages	type of drive
3.2 FSI Multitronic L	Front (FF)
3.2 FSI Multitronic	Front (FF)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2005, sedan, 2th generation, D3

09.2005 – 08.2007

Packages	type of drive
3.2 FSI Multitronic L	Front (FF)
3.2 FSI Multitronic	Front (FF)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2002 sedan 2th generation D3

07.2002 – 08.2005

Packages	type of drive
3.0 Multitronic L	Front (FF)
3.7 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.9 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
6.0 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 1999, sedan, 1th generation, D2

06.1999 – 10.2002

Packages	type of drive
2.5 TDI MT	Front (FF)
2.5 TDI AT	Front (FF)
2.8MT	Front (FF)
2.8 AT	Front (FF)
2.5 TDI AT quattro	Full (4WD)
2.8 MT four	Full (4WD)
2.8AT quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro Long	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 1994 sedan 1th generation D2

06.1994 – 05.1999

Packages	type of drive
2.8MT	Front (FF)
2.8 AT	Front (FF)
3.7 AT	Front (FF)
2.8 MT four	Full (4WD)
2.8AT quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7AT quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2017 sedan 4th generation D5

07.2017 - p.t.

Packages	type of drive
3.0 50 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 50 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 55 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI and quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TFSI and quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 60 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2013, sedan, 3th generation, D4

09.2013 – 09.2017

Packages	type of drive
2.0 TFSI hybrid quattro tiptronic	Front (FF)
2.0 TFSI hybrid quattro tiptronic L	Front (FF)
3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
6.3 W12 FSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2009 sedan 3th generation D4

11.2009 – 08.2013

Packages	type of drive
3.0 TDI Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI quattro Tiptronic ERROR	Full (4WD)
6.3 W12 FSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2nd facelift 2007 sedan 2nd generation D3

09.2007 – 10.2009

Packages	type of drive
2.8 FSI and Multitronic	Front (FF)
3.2 FSI Multitronic Language version	Front (FF)
3.2 FSI Multitronic	Front (FF)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
3.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2005, sedan, 2th generation, D3

09.2005 – 08.2007

Packages	type of drive
3.2 FSI Multitronic	Front (FF)
3.2 FSI Multitronic Language version	Front (FF)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
3.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
4.2 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2002 sedan 2th generation D3

07.2002 – 08.2005

Packages	type of drive
3.0 Multitronic Long version	Front (FF)
3.0 Multitronic	Front (FF)
3.0 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
3.9 TDI Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
3.9 TDI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
6.0 Tiptronic quattro Long version	Full (4WD)
6.0 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 1999, sedan, 1th generation, D2

06.1999 – 06.2002

Packages	type of drive
2.5 TDI MT	Front (FF)
2.5 TDI AT	Front (FF)
2.8MT	Front (FF)
2.8 AT	Front (FF)
3.7 AT	Front (FF)
2.5 TDI AT quattro	Full (4WD)
2.8 MT four	Full (4WD)
2.8AT quattro	Full (4WD)
3.3 TDI AT quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7AT quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro Long	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 AT quattro Long	Full (4WD)
6.0 W12 AT four	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 1994 sedan 1th generation D2

06.1994 – 05.1999

Packages	type of drive
2.5 TDI MT	Front (FF)
2.5 TDI AT	Front (FF)
2.8MT	Front (FF)
2.8 AT	Front (FF)
3.7 AT	Front (FF)
2.5 TDI AT quattro	Full (4WD)
2.8 MT four	Full (4WD)
2.8AT quattro	Full (4WD)
3.7AT quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2013, sedan, 3th generation, D4

09.2013 – 09.2017

Packages	type of drive
3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic Sport L	Full (4WD)
6.3 W12 FSI quattro tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2009 sedan 3th generation D4

11.2009 – 08.2013

Packages	type of drive
3.0 TDI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
3.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.0 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
4.2 TFSI quattro Tiptronic	Full (4WD)
4.2 TFSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)
6.3 W12 FSI quattro Tiptronic L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2nd facelift 2007 sedan 2nd generation D3

09.2007 – 07.2010

Packages	type of drive
4.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 FSI Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
6.0 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 2005, sedan, 2th generation, D3

09.2005 – 08.2007

Packages	type of drive
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
6.0 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 2002 sedan 2th generation D3

07.2002 – 08.2005

Packages	type of drive
4.2 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)
4.2 Tiptronic quattro	Full (4WD)
6.0 Tiptronic quattro L	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 restyling 1999, sedan, 1th generation, D2

06.1999 – 08.2002

Packages	type of drive
4.2AT quattro Long	Full (4WD)
4.2AT quattro	Full (4WD)

Drive Audi A8 1996 sedan 1th generation D2

06.1996 – 05.1999

Packages	type of drive
4.2AT quattro	Full (4WD)