Gearbox ratios are a bit of letdown on S8, it's not really a track car with the size and weight and auto box so no need for such short 5th gear.
Same with B6 S4 very short 6th gear but why? Its limited to 155mph and can do 153mph in 5th before hitting rev limiter so what's the point, it's not like 6th gear will offer any performance benefits, it's only there for cruising so why not make it so that car has 2000 rpm @70mph instead of 3000rpm? At least they changed it on later S cars with them being 1800-2000rpm @70mph. If I was going to keep S4 long time I would probably swap in 6th gear from TDI .
Anyway rant over and pdfs attached with some D2 gearbox ratios
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Currently 8less
2011 Q7 S Line 3.0TDI, 2016 Tesla Model S 90D
8 history:
2006 A8 Sport 4.2TDI quattro SOLD,
1997 S8, reached end of life with gearbox failure
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