Very few people need an SUV capable of lapping the Nürburgring in 7:37. And your point is? Right off the bat: If you’re reading this, you’re a particular kind of car enthusiast, the kind we’ll hazard a wild guess doesn’t spend a lot of time scouring electric-car battery specs,

If the Lamborghini Urus is simply too flashy, consider the Audi RS Q8 Performance. The Lambo's kissin' cousin underwent a minor transformation for 2025, emerging from its chrysalis with a fresh Performance moniker,

The 2025 Audi RS Q8 makes more power than every R8 and RS 6 Avant variant, furthering its reputation as the “budget Urus.”

If you want Audi’s new 2025 RS Q8 Performance SUV, you’ll have to pay nearly twice the price of a regular Q8 to get it.

The top-of-the-line Q8 gets 640hp and isn't bogged down by a big hybrid battery. Just what the doctor ordered right?

Barcelona, Spain - Imagine a hippopotamus who sign up to run a 400-metre race, while wearing a high-fashion tracksuit. That's what the 2025 Audi RS Q8 is all about: a behemoth that can crush you into your seat with one pedal stroke, but does so with disconcerting elegance.

Audi has launched the 2025 RS Q8 in the United States. It boasts 631 horsepower and plenty of goodies, and deliveries will start before the end of the year

Other performance upgrades include a lighter sport exhaust, carbon ceramic brakes, and lighter wheels. The RS Q8 Performance has an MSRP of $136,200 which is a bargain when you consider that a 2025 Urus starts at $241,843. This is a difference of $105,643.

The 2025 Audi RS Q8 picks up the Performance name, and its specs suggest there's plenty of it to go around. Under the hood is a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 producing 631 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. That makes the RS Q8 Performance the most powerful combustion-engine RS model that money can buy.

The RSQ8 has now been updated, following on from a mid-life refresh for the Q8 and sportier SQ8. The most major change is the introduction of a new range-topping ‘Performance’ variant – a nameplate reserved for Audi’s flagship RS models, including the RS6 and RS7 Performance .

T here is no shortage of powerful options from the VW Group's stable of performance SUVs. Porsche's Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid makes a total of 729 hp, and Lamborghini's Urus SE is ra