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Audi RS Q8 Breaks Nurburgring SUV Record
Audi RS Q8 Breaks Nurburgring SUV Record-October 2024
2023-12-14 EST 02:30:35

The soon-to-be-revealed Audi RS Q8 is already taking no prisoners as it has become the fastest SUV around the Nurburgring. Watch the run below!

First reported by British publication Autocar, the Audi RS Q8 has become the fastest SUV around the Nurburgring. With a time of7min 42.253, the Audi RS Q8 has beaten the previous record holder, the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S, by 12 seconds. That's quite an achievement for a big family SUV.

For some context, that time is as fast as aLamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SuperVeloceand aPorsche Cayman GT4(981). Under the bonnet of the Audi RS Q8 is the trusty4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 which produces441 kWand 800 Nm. Power goes to all 4 wheels via an 8-speed transmission and 0-100 kph is said to be dispatched in 3.8 seconds.

The Audi RS Q8 should be revealed in November 2019.

Watch the Audi RS Q8 decimate the Nurburgring

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