Audi S8 leaked? Nope, it's a 'chop
 

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With an all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s8">Audi A8</a> arriving in the coming months, a higher performance <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s8">S8</a> can't be far behind. This particular image originated from a reader on the World Car Fans forum, but it certainly looks plausible. The wheels are straight off the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/r8">R8 V10</a> and the front fascia is an evolution of the look we've seen on S and RS models from Audi for the past several years.<br />
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Power will no doubt be plentiful, although we don't yet know which engine will power the new model. The previous generation used a 450-horsepower 5.2-liter V10, but the new A8 has already been spec'ed out with a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/2011-audi-a8-l-arrives-with-500-hp-w12-seating-for-a-king-maker/">500 hp 6.3-liter W12</a>. <br />
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The S8 will surely have at least that much power, although Audi has been on an engine downsizing kick lately. The latest S4 and S5 cabrio went from a V8 to a supercharged V6. It wouldn't be surprising to see the engineers at quattro GmbH cook up a new boosted V8 with over 500 hp for this and other future high performance Audis. <br />
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We expect to see the real S8 arrive by the time of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris Motor Show</a> in September, but this reader rendering will have to do for now.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/community/photo/6L2_tiWpDy">World Car Fans</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/10/audi-s8-leaked-nope-its-a-chop/">Audi S8 leaked? Nope, it's a 'chop</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 10 May 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/10/audi-s8-leaked-nope-its-a-chop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19470427/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/10/audi-s8-leaked-nope-its-a-chop/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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