Audi V8 - Steering, Brakes, Wheels

Steering, Brakes, Wheels

The Audi V8 came equipped with rack and pinion power assisted steering (PAS) as standard. An electronically controlled variable assisted 'servotronic' version was also available. It was fitted with a high performance brake system, which included radially ventilated disc brakes front and rear. The fronts were rather unusual - designed by Continental AG and sized at 310 millimetres (12.2 in) in diameter by 25 millimetres (0.98 in) thick, but mounted the caliper inside the disc - and often coined the phrase "UFO brakes". The fronts also incorporated electronic brake pad wear sensors. The rears were 269 millimetres (10.6 in) by 20 millimetres (0.79 in), and incorporated a cable-operated parking brake. A Bosch Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) was also standard.

Standard roadwheels were 7.5J x 15 H2 ET35 'aero' style light alloy wheels shod with 215/60 R15 steel belted radial tyres. An optional multi-spoke BBS-sourced (with Audi centre-cap badge) alloy wheels were also available, in either 8.0J x 16, or 8.0J x 17 sizes. Ronal sourced wheels also were available in later years of production (Europe only).