Factory build sheet
2003 Audi S8
Build WAUGU44D-3 · 4.2L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUGU44D and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every S8 whose VIN starts WAUGU44D and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 25 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 25 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2001 Audi S8 4.2L 8cyl Sedan (56 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Audi with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4.2 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Horsepower
- 360 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- AUDI AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Audi used the VIN pattern WAUGU44D for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2002 4.2L 8cyl Sedan · 22 vehicles code 2
-
2003 You are here code 3
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WAU | AUDI AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GU44D | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
25 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUGU44D-3 shares the specification above.
- 25 Known VINs
- WAUGU44D 93N002437
- WAUGU44D 83N002137
- WAUGU44D X3N002124
- WAUGU44D 73N001772
- WAUGU44D 93N002471
- WAUGU44D 73N001870
- WAUGU44D 23N002750
- WAUGU44D 83N002056
- WAUGU44D 03N001824
- WAUGU44D 73N001951
- WAUGU44D 83N001893
- WAUGU44D 53N002354
- WAUGU44D X3N001880
- WAUGU44D 13N002092
- WAUGU44D 63N002573
- WAUGU44D 23N002392
- WAUGU44D 63N001875
- WAUGU44D 43N002748
- WAUGU44D 53N002693
- WAUGU44D 33N002014
- WAUGU44D 83N002283
- WAUGU44D 33N002658
- WAUGU44D 13N001847
- WAUGU44D 23N002117
- WAUGU44D 93N002051
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the S8, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 25 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.