---
title: "All-New 2019 Audi A8 Quattro Sedan Has a Starting Price of $84,795"
description: "The executive-grade sedan starts at $83,800 plus a $995 destination charge."
date: "2018-07-19"
modified: "2018-07-20"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/22260/all-new-2019-audi-a8-sedan-has-higher-starting-price-than-bmw-7-series"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "7 Series"
  - "a8"
  - "Audi"
  - "Audi A8"
  - "luxury"
  - "Luxury Sedans"
  - "sedan"
---

# All-New 2019 Audi A8 Quattro Sedan Has a Starting Price of $84,795

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Audi's top of the line sedan, the [all-new A8](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12327/2018-audi-a8-debuts-packed-with-future-facing-tech>), has made its first appearance on the company's website and online configurator. As a result, we now know that the stretched-out executive sedan will cost $83,800 plus a $995 destination charge, making the "out-the-door" starting price a hefty $84,795.

The European version of the new-generation A8 was announced early last year, with the initial media drives of the European model taking place almost a year ago in October 2017. However, it's now known that the United States-bound A8 will be powered by a [3.0-liter turbocharged V6 engine](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19395/the-a8-will-be-the-last-of-audis-12-cylinder-engines>) that produces 335 horsepower and aided by a 48-volt mild-hybrid system.

![message-editor%2F1532016594363-screenshot2018-07-19at12.00.20pm.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1532016594363-screenshot2018-07-19at12.00.20pm.png>)
**Audi**

The current configurator does not list any other additional engines at this time, but it's safe to assume that higher performance configurations [will emerge in due time](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/18273/audi-gets-into-the-rental-car-business-and-it-looks-pretty-darn-cool>), including an all-new and more powerful Audi S8.

What the configurator does show, is a variety of 10 different exterior colors, standard features such as adaptive air suspension, Bang & Olufsen sound system, and 19-inch wheels (20-inch optional). Furthermore, LED lighting is standard, but Audi's HD LED-Matrix headlight system costs $3,400, the executive rear seat package $7,550, all-wheel steering $1,950, night vision with pedestrian detection $2,300, and the upgraded version of the Bang & Olufsen sound system a whopping $5,900.

![message-editor%2F1532016616352-screenshot2018-07-19at12.00.32pm.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1532016616352-screenshot2018-07-19at12.00.32pm.png>)
**Audi**

After tinkering with the configurator for a bit, we realized that a fully decked-out 2019 A8 sedan comes in at around $127,000. The Audi's two biggest all-wheel-drive rivals, the [BMW 7-Series](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/13443/2017-bmw-alpina-b7-review-big-sedans-arent-supposed-to-perform-like-this>) xDRIVE and Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4Matic, can also reach such stratospheric pricing, especially given the 740i's starting price of $87,645 (including a $995 destination charge) and the [Mercedes-Benz S-450 4Matic](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>)'s of $93,895 also including destination charge.

If traction at all four tires isn't at the top of your shopping list, it's worth keeping in mind that the rear-wheel-drive-only BMW and Mercedes-Benz executive sedans start at $84,645 for the 7-Series and $90,895 for the S-Class.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/drive_jerry/>)