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Originally Posted by SilverS8
Thanks 
That was really stripped out! 
Just checked the vehicle registration card and it states 1825 kgs including driver. so 1750 sounds about right. Figure i'll find a weight station and check. |
Service book weight excludes driver, but includes all fluids and full tank. So yours will weigh 1825 in original factory condition.
It will be the correct weigh for your car with specific factory options.
My previous S8 was 1865kg in service book, confirmed on weightbridge and corner weighed at a racing shop.
My current manual S8 was 1789kg in service book.
Makes perfect sense as auto box minus manual box is 145-75 = 70kg difference.
No way auto box S8 is 1750kg.
The often quoted 1725kg for a FL S8 found on the web must be for a completely un-optioned manual S8, no sunroof, etc. Even then I don't believe it. My manual S8 has very few options, no boot cd changer, no tv, no sunroof, no tow bar, no electric rear seats, no bose. It had the weird self levelling suspension but as it turns out that only weighed less than 10kg more than stock S8 suspension. So even a non-optioned factory manual S8 will weigh in at least at 1760kg and probably more.
I measured the front windscreen but no pic, 12kg. I believe if you replaced all glass with polycarbonate that could be another 20kg at least.