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Audi RS Q8 Wheelsandmore...The Audi RS Q8 is the brand's highest performance SUV with four rims. It is equipped with the same 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine that is present under the hood of the Audi RS 6 Avant and RS 7 Sportback. It offers 600 horsepower and 800 Nm of torque available between 2,200 and 4,500 rpm.

The RS Q8 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, while the sprint from 0 to 200 km/h takes just 13.7 seconds. It reaches a maximum speed limited to 250 km/h, although if customers opt for the dynamic package, the figure rises to a negligible 305 km/h. With these numbers, it won't be any surprise if you crush the Nürburgring.

It's a real monster, but the Germans at Wheelsandmore are aware that there are many dissatisfied people on the market who want more and more power. That's why the specialist offers on this occasion five stages for the Audi RS Q8, the most radical of which has more power than the original Bugattti Veyron.

Aesthetically, the changes are minimal. In essence, we can opt for a LowMaXX coilover sports suspension and a new set of wheels in dimensions 24 x 10 inches at the front and 24 x 12.5 inches at the rear. They are shod with Vredestein sports tires in sizes 295/30 and 355/25.

Stage 1 offered by the specialist starts with an ECU upgrade that allows you to raise the power up to 710 hp and 920 Nm of torque. Then comes Stage 2, also quite modest, which adds a Capristo sports exhaust system to raise the figure to a total of 725 hp and 930 Nm of torque.

In Stage 3, things start to get more serious. It includes transmission tweaks, a modified ECU, a new exhaust with revised filters, an improved intake system with a sport air filter and an Akrapovic titanium silencer. With all this, the power was increased to a not insignificant 786 hp and 1,060 Nm of maximum torque.

Moving on to Stage 4, revised turbochargers with larger intakes, larger turbine shafts, a modified compressor unit and reinforced thrust bearings emerge, resulting in a total power output of 965 hp and 1,250 Nm of torque.

Finally, the brutal Stage 5, which costs the equivalent of a premium sedan, includes completely new catalytic converters, particulate filters and silencers to deliver a spectacular 1,010 horsepower and 1,250 Nm of maximum torque. The specimen shown in the images is a unit equipped with Step 3.

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