2010 Audi R8 V8/V10 cost comparison

[dailydriver]

There has been a lot of discussion on the merits and differences of the V10 over the V8. The retail price of the V10 model is less than what I was expecting and it does come with many options as standard equipment. I needed to run the numbers to see how much difference there is between the two models and then decide if I should change my current order from the V8 to the V10. See attachment for the numbers. In my case it ends up being only $11,500 which I can easily justify. I just need to be sure that the V10 exhaust note is pleasing enough since I was planning on the Stasis exhaust for the V8 (my dealer has this on his car and I will be able to do a side by side comparison when he gets another V10 in this month).

[wedouglas]

Only 11.5K? How the heck did you spec your V8? Mine was fully loaded without CF and it was $126K at the time. The same spec V10 was at least $25K more.

[wedouglas]

Last I checked the engine carbon was not included in the V10. Not sure about leather either.

[dailydriver]

Last I checked the engine carbon was not included in the V10. Not sure about leather either.

Only 11.5K? How the heck did you spec your V8? Mine was fully loaded without CF and it was $126K at the time. The same spec V10 was at least $25K more.

Check out the attachment for the breakdown. The carbon fiber sigma engine compartment inlays are standard as is fine nappa leather seats (enhanced leather is another $3,500).

The other thing that skews this is I have included $6,000 for a Stasis exhaust cost for the V8 which I wouldn't do if the V10 sounds good enough (I'm not sure if the tuners have anything available yet anyway).

[willyjp]

Last I checked the engine carbon was not included in the V10. Not sure about leather either.

carbon ENGINE cover pckg. IS std. on v10, no other carbon std.

main non std. option is Enhncd. Leather (+Alcant. hdlnr.)
rest of options: interior and extr. eye candy, wheels

the 2010 Order guide is a .pdf of 66.5 kb and (as far as I can tell is) too big to upload to the "gallery" (seems to be 50 kb limit)

FWIW, here is the TEXT about std. equipt. and options on the v10--a little hard to read, but it's all there:

STANDARD FEATURES
Includes 4.2 features plus: Audi hill hold assist Fine Nappa Leather seats Bang & Olufsen Sound System
5.2L 10-cylinder, gasoline engine, aluminum block 19-inch ten-spoke Y design aluminum alloy wheels Additional leather elements: Door inserts and door handle 12 speakers with subwoofer, digital & analog amplifier,
525 hp @ 8000 rpm, Torque: 391 lb.-ft. @ 6500 rpm, Summer Performance tires: Storage Package: total output of 465 watts
max 8700 rpm Front: 8.5Jx19, 235/35 R19 91Y; Rear: 11Jx19, 295/30 R19 Nets on backrests, and storage surface behind seats Audi navigation system plus
Carbon Fiber Sigma engine compartment inlays Exterior mirrors: Power folding, power adjustable, Taillight assembly with lights styling package Audi parking system advanced (front & rear)
Audi magnetic ride heated, auto-dimming LED headlights with rearview camera
OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON ALL ORDERS Option Code Retail
Enhanced Leather Package:
7HD
Additional black leather elements (e.g. dashboard, upper door trim).
Black Alcantara headliner 6NN
Oxygen Silver sideblade (not available with SPB, 6H3) 6H2
Carbon Fiber Sigma sideblade (not available with 6H2, SPB) 6H3
Carbon Fiber Sigma interior inlays (n/a with 5TL) 5MN
Carbon Fiber Sigma exterior mirrors 6FQ
Carbon Fiber Sigma door sill inserts 7M7
Piano Black interior inlays (n/a with 5MN) 5TL
Audi navigation system plus with Audi music interface (replaces standard navigation system
PNC
plus and 6-disc CD changer) (n/a until August 2009 Production)
Polished 19-Inch five-arm double-spoke forged aluminum alloy wheels with 235/35 front and
PQ7
305/30 rear summer performance tires (not available with PQK or PRJ)
Titanium Finish 19-Inch five-arm double-spoke forged aluminum alloy wheels with 235/35 front and
PQK
305/30 rear summer performance tires (not available with PQ7 or PRJ)
19-Inch five-arm double-spoke forged aluminum alloy wheels with 235/35 R19 front and
PRJ
295/30 R19 rear summer performance tires (not available with PQ7 or PQK)
SPECIAL ORDERS
Body color sideblade (not available with 6H2, 6H3) SPB
Carbon Fiber Sigma exterior package, front spoiler lip and rear diffuser (Not currently available) YUP
SITUATIONAL/REQUIRED OPTIONS
California emission requirements 0LM N/C
Northeast trading region emission requirements 1QE N/C
Front license plate holder (for States which require front license plates) 6W3 N/C
Front grille filler panel (grille filler with chrome strips for States without front license p 6W9 N/C
Specifications, equipment, options and prices are subject to change without notice. Some items may be unavailable when vehicle is built. Prices exclude destination charges,
registration, and retail delivery charges.
Issue Date: February 12, 2009
Revised Date: July 17, 2009
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PS: sorry, but somehow in copying and pasting the text from the 2010 US Order Guide, some of the line ends seem to have gotten misplaced, so some kind of strange juxtapositions are seen up there; if some words don't make sense on the line they're on, just look up or down a couple of lines and they'll fit in; eg.: the headlights are NOT "heated" like is seems to say above!!

[swansailor]

Only 11.5K? How the heck did you spec your V8? Mine was fully loaded without CF and it was $126K at the time. The same spec V10 was at least $25K more.

Including $6k for the price of a Stasis exhaust on the V8 makes this analysis a bit misleading.

[London Lad]

Engine bay carbon isn't standard on the V10 in the UK, unless its changed recently. Lets hope so!

[dailydriver]

Including $6k for the price of a Stasis exhaust on the V8 makes this analysis a bit misleading.

Sorry - I did not intend on misleading anyone. I did the analysis for my own benefit based on what I had speced/ordered on my V8. I just thought I would share it with others since I found it to be interesting. I also attached the breakdown so that anyone could see what was included in the comparison.

[swansailor]

Sorry - I did not intend on misleading anyone. I did the analysis for my own benefit based on what I had speced/ordered on my V8. I just thought I would share it with others since I found it to be interesting. I also attached the breakdown so that anyone could see what was included in the comparison.

Peace ... I didn't mean to imply that you were doing the misleading maliciously but I did note that someone else took it as an apples-to-apples comparison (probably had not done the details).

[dailydriver]

Peace ... I didn't mean to imply that you were doing the misleading maliciously but I did note that someone else took it as an apples-to-apples comparison (probably had not done the details).

No worries - I knew what you meant!

Thanks.