Audi A8 Lineup Adds Plug-In Hybrid e Quattro

The plug-in car will manage around 28 miles on a single charge.

A plug-in hybrid version of Audi’s A8 luxury saloon will go on sale in the UK at the end of the year with first deliveries due early next year, the German carmaker has confirmed.

The long-wheelbase A8 L 60 TFSI e quattro will line up alongside plug-in versions of the A7 and Q5, which went on sale last month and combines a 3-liter V6 turbocharged petrol engine with an electric motor.

In total, the dual powertrain produces 443 bhp, allowing the 5.3-meter-long, four-wheel-drive Audi to sprint from 0-62 mph in just under five seconds. As is so often the case with Audis – and indeed so many German cars – the top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph.