The mid-mounted V10 and newly developed quattro all-wheel-drive system ensure breathtaking performance, especially in the top-of-the-range version with 610PS, which not only powers to 100kph from rest more rapidly than any series production Audi in history but is also the first to be capable of officially pushing beyond 322kph.
"The new R8 V10 plus is the most powerful and fastest series-production Audi of all time. Motorsport is in Audi’s genes, it has always been a permanent feature of our brand’s character,” says Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at Audi.
The 5.2-litre FSI engine at the heart of the new R8 is available in two versions: one with 540 PS and another producing 610 PS.
The sound of the naturally aspirated V10 engine, whose maximum torque is available at 6,500 rpm, has become even fuller and sharper.
A seven-speed S tronic transmission and a newly developed quattro drive system transmit the power to the road.
The distribution of the drive torque is highly adaptable to prevailing driving conditions – in extreme cases, 100 percent of the torque can be transmitted to the front or rear axle.
The dynamic spearhead of the range – the R8 V10 plus - has a dry weight of 1,454kg.
The multimaterial Audi Space Frame (ASF) ensures low weight and optimum axle load distribution.
The combination of aluminium and carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in the Audi Space Frame opens up new dimensions with regard to weight, rigidity and crash behaviour.
