2010 Audi R8 Revealed

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2010 Audi R8 V10 Revealed
525 Horsepower and 0-60 MPH in 3.9 seconds
By Colum Wood, SOURCE: Autoguide.com
Audi released all the information on the new V10-powered R8 months ago but until now they have never shown the vehicle - to the press or anyone else for that matter.

The 525-hp version of the R8 was the first of two world premieres at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The other debut was the Sportback Concept vehicle.

The V10 R8 uses the Lamborghini-sourced 5.2-liter V10 engine (the same one found in the LP560-4) to make 525hp at 8000 rpm and 391 ft-lbs of torque at 6500 rpm. This is enough to rocket the R8 to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 196 mph.

Thanks to Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive system, the R8 is capable of a lateral acceleration of 1.2 gs. Braking is also astounding thanks to eight-piston front brakes.

Complete information and specs on the R8 V10 after the jump:

The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro: Breathtaking Performance
- The new 5.2-liter, ten-cylinder engine puts out 525 hp
- Sprint to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, top speed 316 km/h
- High-performance sports car with striking design
INGOLSTADT, Germany, Dec 8, 2008 - Audi is launching the next variant of its top-of-the-line model. With the R8, the brand has established itself at the forefront of high-end sports cars from the very start - and now comes the R8 V10. Its 5.2-liter, ten-cylinder engine churns out 386 kW (525 hp) and 530 Nm (390.91 lb-ft) of torque, which makes for breathtaking performance. With superior Audi technologies such as quattro all-wheel drive, the lightweight aluminum body, the innovative all-LED headlights, and its striking design, the R8 V10 takes pole position against the competition.

The R8 V10 is the result of cumulative know-how from Audi’s string of Le Mans victories. Its naturally aspirated engine combines racing technology such as dry sump lubrication with FSI gasoline direct injection. The ten-cylinder design is the perfect synthesis for impressive top performance, mighty pulling power, and low weight. Starting in 2009, this engine will also prove its potential on the world’s racetracks - in the new R8 racing car Audi is developing for customer teams in conformance with the GT3 rules.

The V10 engine in the production sports car will be almost identical in construction to the one in the racing version. Its displacement is 5,204 cc, at 6,500 rpm it delivers 530 Nm (390.91 lb-ft) of torque, at 8,000 rpm its power tops out at 386 kW (525 hp).

The specific power output is 100.9 hp per liter of displacement - and each hp has to propel only 3.09 kilograms (6.91 lb) of weight, because the Audi R8 V10 in the version with the six-speed manual gearshift weighs only 1,620 kilograms (3571 lb). The engine accounts for 258 of these kilograms (569 lb) - that’s only 31 kilos (68 lb) more than the V8.

The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro rockets from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 3.9 seconds. In the version with the sequentially shifting R tronic it reaches 200 km/h (124.27 mph) in another 8.1 seconds. Even then its propulsive power hardly lessens: it’s sufficient to reach a top speed of 316 km/h (196.35 mph). The immense force, the spontaneity and the thrust of the acceleration, plus the sound of the engine - all these impressions coalesce into a breathtaking sports car experience. The V10 plays a concert with growling bass tones and powerful high notes, which grows into a grandiose fortissimo as the engine revs up. This sonorous acceleration doesn’t reach its limit until 8,700 rpm.

The 5.2-liter powerplant uses direct injection according to the FSI principle developed by Audi. A common rail system injects the fuel into the combustion chambers with up to 120 bar of pressure. Direct injection reduces the susceptibility to knocking and provides a certain amount of cooling through the evaporation of the fuel, which in turn supports a high compression ratio of 12.5:1. This in turn contributes to superior performance and improves fuel economy. The R8 V10 with R tronic gets by on an average of 13.7 liters per 100 km (17.17 US mpg).

For more information about the V10 R8 and other Audi News, visit: Autoguide.com

[harrison]

Let's look at the engine and visually compare the R8 and Lambos v-10

[HovyR8]

[harrison]

Does'nt look too different,I can't wait to hear the new owners feelings.They must be all good . I wish mine was a V 10.

[HovyR8]

Harrison,

What do u do in life? (other than being, perhaps, the coolest member in this forum)

[harrison]

Just trying to have fun---NOT always easy ! But Saturday nite is just hours away and I am minutes from Mexico...You can guess the rest.

[HovyR8]

Just trying to have fun---NOT always easy ! But Saturday nite is just hours away and I am minutes from Mexico...You can guess the rest.

So your a drug lord ! I always wanted to meet one!

[harrison]

Whoa !!! Wrong assumption. Cancelled Mexico tonight,Am meeting R84ME in Tuscon at a carshow instead. I am online right now and we just raced a Ford bucket roadster in my Hummer.Girlfreind is driving.She got him off the line.No contest if we were in the R8. Will be back in L.A. tomorrow ,God willing. Just say no to drugs. R84ME could have stolen the show had he brought his R8! One oldtimer even thought Audi was a Japanese car. R8? what's that he said. A fine German car I replied.