2016 Audi S8: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

2 builds left the factory as a 2016 S8, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 230 vehicles built
  • 7 for sale right now

Which S8 is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your S8

  • 2016 Audi S8 Quattro
    Quattro · AWD WAUJSAFD-G

    4L 8-cyl, 520 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 86 built.

    Full specs, prices & VINs → 5 for sale now
  • 2016 Audi S8 Quattro Plus Most common — 63% of 2016 S8s
    Quattro Plus · AWD WUAJ5AFD-G

    4L 8-cyl, 605 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 144 built.

    Full specs, prices & VINs → 2 for sale now

What actually differs

Quattro Plus · AWD Quattro · AWD
Power 605 hp 520 hp
For sale right now 2 5
Vehicles built 144 86
Same on every 2016 S8
  • Engine 4L 8-cyl
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door
  • Typical price today $36,194
Cost to run

15/25 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,580/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 S8

Safety, in plain English

What WAUJSAFD-G means

WAU JSAFD · G
WAU
the World Manufacturer Identifier Audi registered — assembled in Germany
JSAFD
together encode the S8 line — Sedan, 4L 8cyl, All-wheel drive — as Audi filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
G
in position 10 — model year 2016
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

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