This 2025 Audi RS Q8 Performance is the most powerful version of Audi’s super-SUV, a 631-horsepower twin-turbo V8 monster that hustles a large luxury crossover with genuine supercar pace, here finished in Mythos Black and loaded with the Matte Carbon, Luxury, and Executive packages. Nearly new at 17,000 miles, it delivers enormous capability and opulence. Two items, a lien on the title and a Carfax damage report, require a buyer’s attention, but the fundamental appeal is a lot of performance SUV for well under its original price.
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What it’s worth right now
The RS Q8 is a rapidly depreciating high-performance luxury SUV, so mainstream data is the right guide. The 2025 RS Q8 Performance starts at $136,200, and well-optioned examples like this one, with the carbon and luxury packages, stickered well into the $150,000s or beyond. Used examples are already trading meaningfully below that: CARFAX and Cars.com data put nearly-new 2025 RS Q8 values in the range of roughly $121,000 to $135,000, with an average around $130,000, so first-owner depreciation has been steep and swift, as is typical of the segment.
This car’s 17,000 miles are low for the model year, and the specification is strong, but two factors weigh on its value relative to a clean example. The Carfax notes a June 2025 damage report, which the seller attributes to a repaired scratch on the rear-left quarter panel, and, significantly, the vehicle carries a lien that the seller’s lender must be paid off before the title can transfer, which adds a transactional step a buyer should understand.
Given the low mileage and strong specification against the damage report and the lien complication, I would call fair value roughly $90,000 to $110,000. The current $38,888 bid with six bids and five days remaining is very early and well below that, and given the model’s real-world used values, expect it to climb substantially over the auction.
Condition and details
The specification is comprehensive. This RS Q8 Performance is finished in Mythos Black Metallic with the Matte Carbon package’s carbon-fiber accents, riding on 23-inch wheels with an RS adaptive air suspension, four-wheel steering, and carbon-ceramic brakes with red calipers. The Luxury and Executive packages bring heated, ventilated, and massaging front sport seats, a heated rear bench, four-zone climate, a head-up display, and a 23-speaker Bang and Olufsen system. The twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 with 48-volt mild-hybrid assistance makes 631 horsepower through Quattro all-wheel drive and a Sport rear differential.
For condition, this is a 17,000-mile car offered with its window sticker. The two items to understand are documented in the listing and comments. The Carfax shows a June 2025 damage report with no detail; the seller explained that the selling dealer, Prestige Imports, reported a repaired scratch on the rear-left quarter panel. On ownership history, the seller clarified for a commenter that he believes he is the second owner and that another Carfax transfer was between dealers. The lien is the key transactional item: the seller’s lender must be paid off before the title can be transferred to the buyer.
The diligence here centers on the two flagged items plus the usual complex-German-SUV checks. Get full clarity on the June 2025 damage report and the quarter-panel repair, ideally with documentation, and have an inspector confirm the repair quality and paint. Understand the lien-payoff process and timeline clearly before bidding, since the title cannot transfer until the lender is paid, which can complicate a BaT transaction, and confirm how it will be handled. Verify the remaining factory warranty, which is valuable on a car this new and this complex, and confirm the air suspension, four-wheel steering, and electronics all function. A pre-purchase inspection is worthwhile. This is a private-party sale with a Florida title.
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The offer
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Specification |
Detail |
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Make |
Audi |
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Model |
RS Q8 Performance |
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Year |
2025 |
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Mileage |
17,000 |
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Engine |
Twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with mild hybrid |
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Power |
631 horsepower, 627 lb-ft |
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Transmission |
Eight-speed automatic |
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Drive type |
Quattro all-wheel drive |
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Exterior color |
Mythos Black Metallic |
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Interior color |
Black leather |
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Current bid |
USD $38,888 |
Interested in this vehicle? View the listing here.
What makes the RS Q8 unique
The Audi RS Q8 is a genuinely remarkable machine: a large, luxurious, five-seat SUV that, thanks to a 631-horsepower twin-turbo V8, RS-tuned air suspension, four-wheel steering, and carbon-ceramic brakes, delivers performance that embarrasses many sports cars, having famously set a production-SUV lap record at the Nurburgring in its earlier form. The Performance version, the sole RS Q8 trim for 2025, raises output to 631 horsepower and adds subtle styling and equipment upgrades, making it the apex of Audi’s SUV range. It shares its platform and much of its hardware with the Lamborghini Urus and Porsche Cayenne, but offers that capability with Audi’s characteristic understatement and interior quality.
That combination of supercar performance, genuine luxury, all-weather all-wheel-drive usability, and everyday practicality is what makes the RS Q8 special, and what makes a lightly used one such a compelling value proposition given the steep depreciation. The tradeoffs are real: fuel economy is poor, and the complex air suspension, four-wheel steering, and electronics can be expensive to maintain out of warranty. For a buyer who wants maximum performance-SUV capability per dollar and is mindful of warranty and the specific history items on this car, a well-bought RS Q8 delivers enormous ability.
My take
This is a nearly-new, powerfully specified RS Q8 Performance offering supercar pace and real luxury for a fraction of its original cost, and the low mileage and strong package content are genuine positives. My fair-value call is $90,000 to $110,000, reflecting the model’s real-world used values against the Carfax damage report and the lien complication, and the very early $38,888 bid has substantial room to climb. I would be comfortable into that range for a car whose damage repair and title situation check out cleanly.
The buying advice centers on the two flagged items. Get full detail and documentation on the June 2025 damage report and the rear-quarter repair, and confirm the repair quality with an inspection. Understand the lien-payoff process and timeline completely before bidding, since the title cannot transfer until the lender is paid. Verify the remaining factory warranty and that the air suspension, four-wheel steering, and electronics function. Handle those, and the current bid is an early figure on a lot of nearly-new performance SUV, with the diligence on the history and title being what matters most here.
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This story was originally published August 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM.
