Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro unveiled ahead of Detroit
For those who still have sufficient currency surge to grip high end sports cars, the newest and best carcass a must. In trust with that realism, Audi is cranking up the juice on its flagship R8 sports car with the introduction of the R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro, which got an early disclose on the web today. The R8 shares some minus evident bits with its corporate cousin, the Lamborghini Gallardo, but pending now the Lambo's V10 engine has remained total to the Italian border of the family.
The R8 V10 will be the lane departing rendering of the R8 LMS that debuted a pair of weeks ago at the Essen Motor Show in Germany. It's 5.2L V10 is rated at 525 horsepower and 390.91 lb-ft of torque in European spec form. Those figures accident a bit shy of the hottest Gallardo LP560-4 even with the same displacement, which ensures that the Lamborghini can still decree a charge premium over the German android. The U.S. rendering of the R8 V10 should continue beautiful close to these records. That will be enough to ambition the 0-62 tear under four seconds to 3.9 seconds. Unfortunately, the R8 is still saddled with the same craptastic 6-zoom R-tronic as the only alternative to its suitable guide gearbox. The R8 V10 now also inches quicker to the magical 200 mph stain with a fatal velocity of 196 mph. The V10 report gets a new set of all-LED headlights for both high and low beams and the scoops on the edge blades now swelling out to suck in the second air desired to nosh and cool the superior engine. A new rear diffuser also helps keep the rear end planted where a set of twin oval tailpipes supplant the courtyard exhausts on the yardstick model. The R8 V10 will be vacant in Germany starting next spiral with a pedestal estimate of EUR 142,400 (approx $180,000) and will make its allowed debut in January at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.
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