Audi V8
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The Audi V8 is a late-1980s full-size luxury sedan that marked Audi’s first use of a V8 engine and quattro all-wheel drive in its flagship model, paving the way for the later A8.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Audi V8 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8929404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Audi V8 Context triple: [Audi A8, predecessor, Audi V8]
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A.
Audi R8
The Audi R8 is a high-performance mid-engine sports car known for its powerful engines, quattro all-wheel drive, and everyday usability.
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B.
Audi S5
The Audi S5 is a high-performance variant of Audi's A5 line, featuring a sport-tuned chassis, powerful engine options, and upgraded styling and interior appointments.
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C.
Audi A8
The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury flagship sedan known for its advanced technology, refined comfort, and high-performance engineering.
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D.
Audi RS4
The Audi RS4 is a high-performance sports estate/sedan from Audi’s RS division, known for its powerful engines, quattro all-wheel drive, and everyday practicality combined with track-capable dynamics.
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E.
Audi A7
The Audi A7 is a luxury midsize fastback sedan known for its sleek coupe-like design, advanced technology, and strong performance within Audi’s premium lineup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Audi V8 Target entity description: The Audi V8 is a late-1980s full-size luxury sedan that marked Audi’s first use of a V8 engine and quattro all-wheel drive in its flagship model, paving the way for the later A8.
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A.
Audi R8
The Audi R8 is a high-performance mid-engine sports car known for its powerful engines, quattro all-wheel drive, and everyday usability.
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B.
Audi S5
The Audi S5 is a high-performance variant of Audi's A5 line, featuring a sport-tuned chassis, powerful engine options, and upgraded styling and interior appointments.
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C.
Audi A8
The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury flagship sedan known for its advanced technology, refined comfort, and high-performance engineering.
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D.
Audi RS4
The Audi RS4 is a high-performance sports estate/sedan from Audi’s RS division, known for its powerful engines, quattro all-wheel drive, and everyday practicality combined with track-capable dynamics.
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E.
Audi A7
The Audi A7 is a luxury midsize fastback sedan known for its sleek coupe-like design, advanced technology, and strong performance within Audi’s premium lineup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive car
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full-size luxury sedan ⓘ |
| assembly | Neckarsulm, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 4-door sedan ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes on all wheels ⓘ |
| class | luxury car ⓘ |
| drivetrain | quattro permanent all-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
3.6-litre V8
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4.2-litre V8 ⓘ |
| engineType | naturally aspirated petrol V8 ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | about 1422 mm ⓘ |
| inspiredModel | Audi A8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layout | longitudinal front-engine ⓘ |
| length | about 4861 mm ⓘ |
| luxuryFeature |
automatic climate control
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leather upholstery ⓘ power-adjustable seats ⓘ wood interior trim ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Audi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
European market
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North American market ⓘ |
| marketPosition | above Audi 100/200 in Audi lineup ⓘ |
| marketSegment | flagship sedan ⓘ |
| modelYears | 1989–1994 (varies by market) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Audi flagship with standard quattro all-wheel drive
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first Audi production car with a V8 engine ⓘ |
| notableTechnology | Torsen centre differential in quattro system ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Volkswagen Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Audi C4-derived platform
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evolution of Audi 100/200 C3 platform ⓘ |
| predecessor | Audi 200 (C3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| roleInLineup | first modern Audi flagship sedan ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
airbags (on later models)
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anti-lock braking system (ABS) ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 5 ⓘ |
| successor | Audi A8 (D2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | independent suspension front and rear ⓘ |
| transmission |
4-speed automatic
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5-speed manual ⓘ 6-speed manual (later models) ⓘ |
| valvetrain | DOHC 4-valve-per-cylinder ⓘ |
| wheelbase | about 2687 mm ⓘ |
| width | about 1814 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Audi V8 Description of subject: The Audi V8 is a late-1980s full-size luxury sedan that marked Audi’s first use of a V8 engine and quattro all-wheel drive in its flagship model, paving the way for the later A8.
Referenced by (1)
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