Audi R8 2016
The second-generation Audi R8 was, as are most launches, carefully choreographed to lead up to a spectacular auto-show reveal. We saw teasers. We even rode shotgun in a prototype. But everything spilled onto Twitter and Instagram early, ruining Audi’s plans. We’re sort of okay with that, though, as now we get to tell you about the spectacular second-generation Audi supercar a little early.
Audi started with the platform of the first-gen R8 and modified it into the modern MSS (Modular Sport System) architecture. The bones are shared with the Lamborghini Huracán, but they’re tweaked here for a bit more space and comfort. Compared with the outgoing model, more than 100 pounds have been shed. The R8's backbone is a lightweight aluminum space frame, with the B-pillars, central tunnel, and rear firewall made from carbon-fiber composite materials. At 174.0 inches long, 76.4 inches wide, and 48.8 inches high, it is wider, lower, and a little bit shorter, which gives it slightly more-dramatic proportions.
A passenger compartment is an evolution of the previous model's 5.2-liter V-10. The R8 comes to market as the V10 and the V10 Plus; lesser-engined models, as well as an all-electric e-tron, will be added at a later point. The standard V10 model gets 540 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque; the mighty V10 Plus is rated at 610 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque. The sprint from 0 to 62 mph is said to take 3.5 seconds or 3.2 seconds, and top speed for the cars is rated at an ungoverned 201 or 205 mph. That's faster than ever.
R8 remains an all-wheel-drive car, with a fully variable front/rear torque distribution from 0 to 100 percent on each axle. Sadly, the lovely gated manual transmission is dead; the new R8 comes exclusively with the DL800 seven-speed "wet" dual-clutch automatic. The driver can select different driving modes including Dynamic and Performance, the latter of which can be set for dry, wet, or snowy conditions to deliver optimal handling. If you want to take it easy and coast along, select Comfort and take advantage of the transmission’s fuel-saving "sailing" function that decouples the driveline when the driver lifts off the accelerator at speeds above 34 mph.
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