Audi RS Q8 ABT RSQ8-LE 1000 (2026): price, specs and how many will be built

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The most interesting number on the ABT RSQ8-LE 1000 isn’t even the 1,000 hp. Converting an Audi RS Q8 costs €165,000 for the package plus €20,000 for installation — so at least €185,000, roughly $215,000 at current exchange rates. TÜV approval and delivery are billed separately. And that’s the price of the ABT package alone, not a finished car.

Before the tuner gets involved, the factory Audi RS Q8 performance makes 640 hp and 850 Nm, sprints to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds and, with the right package, tops out at 305 km/h. ABT raised the output of the 4.0-litre V8 to 736 kW, or 1,000 hp, and pushed the top speed to 320 km/h.

Adding almost 360 hp took more than a software flash. ABT fitted a new turbocharger and intercooler, substantially reworked the engine, and added an indirect water/ethanol injection system (IWI) for cooling. That’s where an important catch sits: ABT states plainly that the full 1,000 hp is only available on 102 RON fuel with IWI activated. The system is switched on through the myABT app.

The chassis was reworked too: ABT Level Control and the eAWS electronic roll-stabilisation system are both fitted. There are new 23-inch wheels wrapped in 295/35 ZR23 tyres, a carbon-fibre widebody kit, a rear wing, and an exhaust with four 105 mm tailpipes.

The RSQ8-LE 1000 caps ABT’s anniversary series marking the company’s 130th birthday, so production is limited to 30 individually numbered cars. ABT published the official announcement back on July 28, 2026. The model page takes customer enquiries, but there’s no public data yet on how many of the 30 cars have been ordered. That remaining allocation is now the next thing worth checking on this story.