Audi R8
December 23rd, 2008 by Simon Salt
Audi R8
The new Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI Quattro has borrowed a note from its Italian cousin Lamborghini by co-opting the Gallardo’s 5.2-liter, ten cylinder engine. It is detuned to an estimated 525 bhp and 390lb ft of torque to restrain double crossing into Lamborghini territory.
The superior engine promises some high octane speed, revving up 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds, with top speed pegged at 196mph.
Built to be a racing car, the specific power output for the lightweight six speed manual gearshift is 100.9 hp per liter of displacement, propelling only 6.91 lb of weight. High revs and FSI direct injection for more precise fuel metering are preferred to power up for kicks.
Audi has said in its press release that it has modeled the new sports car on its original R8. The difference for the ten cylinder model then lies in its exclusive 19-inch 10-spoke Y design wheels, its all-LED highlights and the rear diffuser.
Along the car’s body, its sideblades are also more accentuated than in the eight-cylinder model for ventilation of the larger engine. The car is kept firmly on the ground with a rear spoiler that deploys automatically at 62 mph and the fully enclosed underbody terminates in a sharply upward-curved diffuser.
The air outlets at the rear end also have only two cross-braces and the exhaust system end in two large oval tailpipes, replacing the quad exhausts on the previous version.
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