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Is the 2026 Audi S8 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 14 sedans

10thof 14

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 12.5 cu ft.
  • 10th of 14 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: rear legroom (2nd of 13), power (11th of 15).
  • Weakest: price (13th of 15).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SEDANSRS 7Audi RS 77 Seri…BMW 7 Seriesi7BMW i7M5BMW M5Paname…Porsche PanameraLSLexus LSEQSMercedes-Benz EQSTaycanPorsche TaycanS-ClassMercedes-Benz S-ClassA8Audi A8S8Audi S8G90Genesis G90RS e-t…Audi RS e-tron GTS e-tr…Audi S e-tron GTCadillac CT5-V BlackwingNo number10th of 14
15 sedans from 2026, picked by body class and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Audi S8 in a class of 15
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$130,00013th of 1514%
Best combined mpg18 mpg8th of 1022%
Most horsepower563 hp11th of 1529%
Cargo behind rear seats12.5 cu ft10th of 1423%
Rear legroom44.3 in2nd of 1383%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi RS 7 25.0 cu ft
  2. BMW 7 Series 19.1 cu ft
  3. BMW i7 17.7 cu ft
  4. BMW M5 17.7 cu ft
  5. Porsche Panamera 17.4 cu ft
  6. Lexus LS 16.9 cu ft
  7. Mercedes-Benz EQS 15.5 cu ft
  8. Porsche Taycan 14.3 cu ft
Show all 14
  1. Mercedes-Benz S-Class 12.8 cu ft
  2. Audi A8 12.5 cu ft
  3. Audi S8 12.5 cu ft
  4. Genesis G90 12.0 cu ft
  5. Audi RS e-tron GT 9.2 cu ft
  6. Audi S e-tron GT 9.2 cu ft

No figure: Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.

Sedans in 2026: 71. The photo shows the 15 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked