The Audi S8 and Lambroghini have essentially the same engine, although they are tuned differently. Since the Audi S8 weighs more than Lambroghinis, their engine is tuned to give a little more torque. The Lambroghinis are lighter, and are tuned to make more horsepower.
What's the difference between torque and horsepower? Without making this a physics lecture, horsepower determines how fast a car can go, while torque determines how fast you can accelerate under load. Imagine a sprinter and a linebacker trying to run 400 yards. The sprinter can obviusly go faster, but if they both had to carry a 200 pound person for that distance, who do you think would win then?
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2006-05-09 23:13:04 UTC
The New Audi S8 has the same engine as the Lamborghini Gallardo but it has a different fuel injection system (I think, I know one or two parts of that engine are unique to the Audi S8).
Also the 5 cylinder engine in the Jettas is essentially the same engine except cut in half.
mustafa
2006-05-09 03:49:36 UTC
the upcoming s6 and s8 both use modified versions of the lamborghini galardo 5.0 v10
the gallardo outputs 500 hp
the s6 and s8 are bored out to 5.2 liter displacement
s6 will output 420 hp
s8 will output 460 hp
the q7 does not use a v10
Audi Tech 04
2006-05-08 00:21:25 UTC
lambo helped with the designing of the engine but Audi did most of the work.
drdemento61
2006-05-07 08:54:53 UTC
new Audi S8 quattro
scoobynuke2002
2006-05-11 09:07:41 UTC
vw owns lambo
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