Audi hasn’t quite revealed the second generation R8 in full yet, but they’ve gone and released a video of the new supercar in action on the Ascari track driven by Audi test driver Frank Stippler. The variant he’s driving in the video above is the V10 Plus, which is the top of the range 610 hp version.
The other variant available from launch is the ‘vanilla’ V10, which at 540 horsepower is no slouch either. There’s no smaller engine from launch, but we hear the possibility of a V8 and an e-tron version in the future. Did we mention the V10 is still normally aspirated? Very interesting in a world where even Ferrari’s 488 GTB has gone turbo, not to mention the rest of the Audi passenger car range.
The R8’s quattro system is now able to drive 100% of available power to either the front or rear axles. The steering system is now EPS instead of hydraulic, which might raise some eyebrows.
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The new Audi R8… driving to Geneva AT 3rd March 2015. Lol
same engine from lambo?
‘This engine is often, but incorrectly referred to as a derivative of the Gallardo’s original 5.0 litre Lamborghini V10, which was also developed under the Volkswagen Group ownership. However, the subsequent 5.2 V10 FSI installed in the Gallardo LP560 and Audi R8 V10 is fundamentally identical to this Audi unit, save for a different crankshaft, dry sump, and engine management systems.’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_petrol_engines#5.2_V10_40v_FSI_.28C6_S6.2FD3_S8.29
Kia carnival better
Comparing a sport car with mpv….smart real smart…..
Kia carnival is a practical car, this car is for POSER!!! different category.