Audi V8 and about lighter Mercedes 190, BMW M3, and slightly smaller Opel Omega 3000. None of those cars was equipped with a V8 engine or 4-wheel drive. Audi V8 The Audi V8 ("Typ" 4C) is a four-door, full-size luxury sedan, built by Audi in Germany from 1988 to 1993, as the company's flagship model. It was the first car from Audi to use a V8 engine, and also the first Audi to combine a quattro system with an automatic transmission. Early cars used 3.6-litre V8s, while later cars featured a 4.2-litre version of the engine. The Audi V8 was replaced by
Audi Q5 Audi Q5 The Audi Q5 is a series of compact luxury crossover SUVs produced by the German luxury car manufacturer Audi from 2008. The original first-generation ("Typ 8R") model was the third member of the "B8" family to be released after the Audi A5 and fourth-generation A4, all being based on the Audi MLB platform. The second generation Q5 ("Typ 80A") debuted in 2016 and shares the Audi MLBevo platform with the corresponding "B9" versions of the A4 and A5. A concept vehicle for the then upcoming Q5, this was a 2-door convertible with a 3.0 TDI engine rated at