If You Must Have 1,000 Horses In An SUV, Check This Audi RS Q8
Wheelsandmore’s Stage 5 kit for the Audi RS Q8 costs €41,933 in Germany
The Audi RS Q8 needs more power, said no one ever – or did they? Wheelsandmore at least did, and the performance SUV can be had with jaw-dropping amounts of power, as the tuner has endowed it with Bugatti Veyron 16.4-rivaling levels of output and torque.
Priced at a whopping €41,933 in Germany (just for the tuning package, of course, not with the car...) which equals to $47,029 at current exchange rates and includes installation, Stage 5 brings a whole lot of extra kit that unleashes a massive 996 HP (1,010 PS / 743 kW) and 922 lb-ft (1,250 Nm) of torque.
In return for €33,529 ($37,604), Wheelsandmore will sell you the Stage 4 that comes with 951 HP (965 PS / 710 kW) and 922 lb-ft (1,250 Nm). Stage 3 is priced at a more decent €12,521 ($14,043), compared to the aforementioned kits anyway, and brings 775 HP (786 PS / 578 kW) and 782 lb-ft (1,060 Nm).
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You could have Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk levels of power in the RS Q8 with the Stage 2 package, which costs €7,688 ($8,622) and lifts the numbers to 715 HP (725 PS / 533 kW) and 686 lb-ft (930 Nm). Stage 1, on the other hand, costs a more modest €2,100 ($2,355) and brings 700 HP (710 PS / 522 kW) and 679 lb-ft (920 Nm).
Without the tuner's intervention, the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 pumps out 591 HP (599 PS / 441 kW) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm). It's matched to an eight-speed automatic transmission that channels the output to the rear-biased quattro all-wheel drive system, enabling a 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) sprint of 3.7 seconds and a 190 mph (205 km/h) top speed.
For an extra €1,680 ($1,884), you could get the LowMaXX system that can lower the original air suspension of the car via a smartphone app.
Finally, the last upgrade of the RS Q8 available from Wheelsandmore takes care of, well, its wheels, which measure 10.5x24 inches at the front and 12.5x24 inches at the rear, and come with 295/30 and 355/25 Vredestein tires respectively.