Putting an A8 Transmission in an S8

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Singh

With the exact same driving style I get 30/1 MPG from an A8 but only 24 on an S8. I think it's the biggest flaw on the D2 S8, there should be a motorway cruise setting that drops the revs by 1K at the flick of a switch.

Fair play - really didn't expect it to be such a big difference!

Wish I got 24 from my s8!

[mattsimis]

Originally Posted by Mr K

If your doing this for MPG, I would think about how long its going to take to get the pay back for the new box.

Nah, that would just be an acceptable trade for the slower acceleration. I was asking the question as A8Parts are selling a good A8 gearbox that they said would fit the S8..