Mansory-tuned, 780-PS Audi RS Q8 goes on sale for just under €0.3M

Most car enthusiasts in Europe probably won’t consider handing over €288,888 for a luxury SUV with aftermarket mods slapped on, but this example from Mansory begs to differ.

Posted on Mobile, the car is an Audi RS Q8, and it rocks all the principal upgrades the tuner based in Brand, Germany unveiled last month. This includes a carbon fiber body kit composed of widened fenders, a front grille bezel, a front splitter, side skirts and a rear diffuser. OEM wheels make way for in-house 24-inch forged rims, and both the exterior and the cabin make use of black color with rare red accents.

The crossover SUV retains its stock engine, but numerous hardware upgrades and an ECU remap bolster it to 780 PS (769 hp / 574 kW) and 1,000 Nm (738 lb-ft) of torque. The standard sprint is a matter of 3.3 seconds with this kind of power, which is half a second ahead of the production car. The top speed lies at 320 km/h (198 mph), which is also considerably above the usual 305 km/h (190 mph).

Sounds nice and all, but would you invest slightly under €300,000 into a pimped-out Audi RS Q8?