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Best R8 to date - New R8 RWD Performance Coupe & Spyder 2022 | Joe Achilles
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Audi R8 Performance RWD Spyder review: drop-top 562bhp noise-machine tested
How much?
£135,515, which makes for an interesting proposition. Since there’s no such thing as a Porsche 911 GT3 Cabriolet, the McLaren 570S Spider is now discontinued, and a BMW M8 Convertible is hugely less exotic (and nowhere near as nice to drive) as the R8, it’s sort of out there on its own in junior super-spyder land. A Lexus LC500 Cabrio is more genteel, and an Aston Martin Vantage Roadster can’t compete with this wall of noise.
But can you really boil a car like this down to value for money, practicality or the last word in handling talent? I’d argue this is more of an engine appreciation concert with heated seats. The rear-drive one is more fun to drive than the quattro R8, and it’s £27,000 cheaper.
So, there you go: some proper TG consumer advice. Buy this one, and spend the change on having a tunnel constructed near your house. Then take 20 seconds to motor the roof down, drop the windows, and drive through it every single day.
www.topgear.com
How much?
£135,515, which makes for an interesting proposition. Since there’s no such thing as a Porsche 911 GT3 Cabriolet, the McLaren 570S Spider is now discontinued, and a BMW M8 Convertible is hugely less exotic (and nowhere near as nice to drive) as the R8, it’s sort of out there on its own in junior super-spyder land. A Lexus LC500 Cabrio is more genteel, and an Aston Martin Vantage Roadster can’t compete with this wall of noise.
But can you really boil a car like this down to value for money, practicality or the last word in handling talent? I’d argue this is more of an engine appreciation concert with heated seats. The rear-drive one is more fun to drive than the quattro R8, and it’s £27,000 cheaper.
So, there you go: some proper TG consumer advice. Buy this one, and spend the change on having a tunnel constructed near your house. Then take 20 seconds to motor the roof down, drop the windows, and drive through it every single day.
Audi R8 Performance RWD Spyder review: drop-top 562bhp noise-machine tested Reviews 2023 | Top Gear
Another dollop more horsepower for the Audi R8? Yep, all of the mechanical tweaks applied to the R8 Performance RWD have also been bolted into the soft-top Spyder. We give you, logic fans, the Audi R8 Performance RWD Spyder.
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Joe Achilles insert of the R8 RWD Performance
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This is a 2020 Audi R8 V10 with a 6spd gated manual gearbox
US-based tuner Underground Racing creates our dream R8. Oh, and it has 1,500bhp
What’s the one thing missing from the current generation Audi R8? Yep, of course it’s the glorious open-gate manual gearbox of its predecessor. Why can’t we have nice things, Audi?
Anyway, luckily there are people like Kevin Howeth in this world. He’s the co-owner and founder of Charlotte-based tuner Underground Racing, which has just completed its build of the 2020 R8 Decennium special edition you see above.
Just 222 V10-engined Decenniums were ever built, but long-time Underground Racing customer ‘Danny from Dallas’ clearly wanted something a little more unique. Just check out that interior – yep, that’s an Audi-sourced six-speed gated manual conversion.
That’s not all either. Underground Racing claims to be the builder of the ‘world's fastest street legal Lamborghinis’, and so the R8’s 5.2-litre V10 has been treated to twin-turbos and a total of 1,500bhp. That feels about... enough.
www.topgear.com
US-based tuner Underground Racing creates our dream R8. Oh, and it has 1,500bhp
What’s the one thing missing from the current generation Audi R8? Yep, of course it’s the glorious open-gate manual gearbox of its predecessor. Why can’t we have nice things, Audi?
Anyway, luckily there are people like Kevin Howeth in this world. He’s the co-owner and founder of Charlotte-based tuner Underground Racing, which has just completed its build of the 2020 R8 Decennium special edition you see above.
Just 222 V10-engined Decenniums were ever built, but long-time Underground Racing customer ‘Danny from Dallas’ clearly wanted something a little more unique. Just check out that interior – yep, that’s an Audi-sourced six-speed gated manual conversion.
That’s not all either. Underground Racing claims to be the builder of the ‘world's fastest street legal Lamborghinis’, and so the R8’s 5.2-litre V10 has been treated to twin-turbos and a total of 1,500bhp. That feels about... enough.
This is a 2020 Audi R8 V10 with a 6spd gated manual gearbox
US-based tuner Underground Racing creates our dream R8. Oh, and it has 1,500bhp
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Underground Racing Can Give Your New Audi R8 A Manual Transmission
The first-gen Audi R8 was offered with a gated manual transmission as an option but the current offering has done away with the third pedal giving buyers just one option, the seven-speed dual-clutch box.
If you feel like doing the work yourself in your new R8, not all hope is lost as Underground Racing has revealed a new customer car not only packing its signature twin-turbo upgrade but also a sleek manual transmission.
Judging by the photos, it seems they did an excellent job and despite not being designed by the factory to accept a shift lever, the cabin’s centre console looks totally OEM thanks to Underground Racing’s engineering. The factory all-wheel-drive system has been retained, according to the tuner, and thanks to a street-friendly clutch, it still feels nice to drive.
Underground Racing informed Road and Track that the transmission was sourced from an older 2012 model year R8. The tuner needed to fabricate a bunch of custom parts in order to make the gearbox fit and spent a lot of time to ensure all of the electronics would work together to make sure the car drives like stock.
www.zero2turbo.com
The first-gen Audi R8 was offered with a gated manual transmission as an option but the current offering has done away with the third pedal giving buyers just one option, the seven-speed dual-clutch box.
If you feel like doing the work yourself in your new R8, not all hope is lost as Underground Racing has revealed a new customer car not only packing its signature twin-turbo upgrade but also a sleek manual transmission.
Judging by the photos, it seems they did an excellent job and despite not being designed by the factory to accept a shift lever, the cabin’s centre console looks totally OEM thanks to Underground Racing’s engineering. The factory all-wheel-drive system has been retained, according to the tuner, and thanks to a street-friendly clutch, it still feels nice to drive.
Underground Racing informed Road and Track that the transmission was sourced from an older 2012 model year R8. The tuner needed to fabricate a bunch of custom parts in order to make the gearbox fit and spent a lot of time to ensure all of the electronics would work together to make sure the car drives like stock.
Underground Racing Can Give Your New Audi R8 A Manual Transmission
The tuner needed to fabricate a bunch of custom parts in order to make the gearbox fit and spent a lot of time to ensure all of the electronics would work together to make sure the car drives like stock.
www.zero2turbo.com
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Autocar review of the 2022 R8 Spyder RWD
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Audi R8 V10 Performance v RS e-tron GT v RS3 Sportback v RS6 v RS Q8 v RS5 Sportback: Drag Race - Carwow
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CAR REVIEW
Audi R8
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“The most everyday of the everyday supercars. With a screaming, naturally-aspirated V10. Good.”
Audi’s persistence in sticking with a large capacity, naturally aspirated V10 is increasingly giving it a real point of differentiation when almost all its rivals are motivated by twin turbo V8s (or a flat six, obvs). The engine has only been very lightly tweaked for the facelift, the extra handful of horsepower barely noticeable, but this is still a stand-out, hands-down stunning engine.
And it’s the centrepiece of what remains a very complete supercar. The visual changes have given the front end a sharpness that’s been copied by the mechanical alterations underneath. It’s still not as direct and precise as a McLaren Sports Series or Porsche GT3, but there’s added bite on turn-in and notably improved steering feel (we’ll now not blank you if you insist on having the variable ratio Dynamic Steering, either).
It’s easy to overlook the R8 among newer, fresher, more dynamic rivals with more exotic badges, but rather than feeling outdated, its engine and huge breadth of ability make it feel increasingly special. A supercar that fully deserves its spot at the top table.
www.topgear.com
Audi R8
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“The most everyday of the everyday supercars. With a screaming, naturally-aspirated V10. Good.”
Audi’s persistence in sticking with a large capacity, naturally aspirated V10 is increasingly giving it a real point of differentiation when almost all its rivals are motivated by twin turbo V8s (or a flat six, obvs). The engine has only been very lightly tweaked for the facelift, the extra handful of horsepower barely noticeable, but this is still a stand-out, hands-down stunning engine.
And it’s the centrepiece of what remains a very complete supercar. The visual changes have given the front end a sharpness that’s been copied by the mechanical alterations underneath. It’s still not as direct and precise as a McLaren Sports Series or Porsche GT3, but there’s added bite on turn-in and notably improved steering feel (we’ll now not blank you if you insist on having the variable ratio Dynamic Steering, either).
It’s easy to overlook the R8 among newer, fresher, more dynamic rivals with more exotic badges, but rather than feeling outdated, its engine and huge breadth of ability make it feel increasingly special. A supercar that fully deserves its spot at the top table.
Audi R8 Review 2023 | Top Gear
Its engine and huge breadth of ability make it feel increasingly special. A supercar that fully deserves its spot at the top table
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AutoTrader review of the R8 V10 Performance
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Used car buying guide: Audi R8
The mid-engined R8 is an easy-to-use modern classic
Before its debut, if you had told people Audi would produce a mid-engined supercar to rival the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo and Lamborghini Gallardo, and that it would be a resounding success, they would have keeled over laughing.
Who knew that once the Audi R8 arrived in 2007, it would take the car world by storm? From a thrilling driving experience to remarkable everyday usability, it will go down as one of Audi’s greatest creations.
How did they pull it off? Despite its four-ringed German badge, the R8 borrowed from a certain Italian marque also under the Volkswagen Group umbrella: Lamborghini. It got the same aluminium spaceframe construction as the Gallardo and proudly displayed its beating mid-engined heart through a glass cover. One aspect the pair didn’t share, though, was price. In 2007, the R8 began at £76,825, some £30,000 less than a Gallardo.
The first-generation R8 was initially offered solely with a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8 producing 414bhp and redlining at 8500rpm. It’s essentially the same unit you find in the Audi RS4 of the same vintage, and you can expect the same throaty, sonorous roar and rev-happy nature. Pair it with an awesome, gated six-speed manual gearbox, and it becomes an enthusiast’s dream.
For even more drama, a 5.2-litre V10 with 517bhp became available in 2009. And, yes, the engine is taken from the Gallardo. So equipped, the R8’s 0-62mph time drops from 4.2sec in the V8 to 3.9sec. That figure dropped further to 3.5sec in 2013, when the 542bhp V10 Plus variant made its grand entrance. In this guise, the model also received a 50kg weight reduction, revised suspension and carbon-ceramic brakes.
However, a supercar is nothing without sharp, precise and engaging handling, and in this respect the R8 yet again proves spectacular.
www.autocar.co.uk
The mid-engined R8 is an easy-to-use modern classic
Before its debut, if you had told people Audi would produce a mid-engined supercar to rival the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo and Lamborghini Gallardo, and that it would be a resounding success, they would have keeled over laughing.
Who knew that once the Audi R8 arrived in 2007, it would take the car world by storm? From a thrilling driving experience to remarkable everyday usability, it will go down as one of Audi’s greatest creations.
How did they pull it off? Despite its four-ringed German badge, the R8 borrowed from a certain Italian marque also under the Volkswagen Group umbrella: Lamborghini. It got the same aluminium spaceframe construction as the Gallardo and proudly displayed its beating mid-engined heart through a glass cover. One aspect the pair didn’t share, though, was price. In 2007, the R8 began at £76,825, some £30,000 less than a Gallardo.
The first-generation R8 was initially offered solely with a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8 producing 414bhp and redlining at 8500rpm. It’s essentially the same unit you find in the Audi RS4 of the same vintage, and you can expect the same throaty, sonorous roar and rev-happy nature. Pair it with an awesome, gated six-speed manual gearbox, and it becomes an enthusiast’s dream.
For even more drama, a 5.2-litre V10 with 517bhp became available in 2009. And, yes, the engine is taken from the Gallardo. So equipped, the R8’s 0-62mph time drops from 4.2sec in the V8 to 3.9sec. That figure dropped further to 3.5sec in 2013, when the 542bhp V10 Plus variant made its grand entrance. In this guise, the model also received a 50kg weight reduction, revised suspension and carbon-ceramic brakes.
However, a supercar is nothing without sharp, precise and engaging handling, and in this respect the R8 yet again proves spectacular.
Used car buying guide: Audi R8 | Autocar
The mid-engined R8 is an easy-to-use modern classic
www.autocar.co.uk
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AutoTopNL review of a 2015 R8 V8 Spyder Manual
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Audi R8 V10 RWD Performance 2022 UK review
Should I buy one?
That engine will never be ordinary, however. We’re close enough to the end of ICE to know that its glory is unlikely to be eclipsed by any other V10. It’s massively quick at the top of the power band, but its special appeal is in the noise and vibe. It feels more feisty and less conventional than a V8. Also less creamy and refined than a V12 – in a good way. It’ll pootle with the best of the 1.6-litre fours, but its delivery beyond the mid-ranges is pretty damn close to explosive.
In short, It is and will remain one of the best advertisements going for high-performance road car engines powered by petrol.
www.autocar.co.uk
Should I buy one?
That engine will never be ordinary, however. We’re close enough to the end of ICE to know that its glory is unlikely to be eclipsed by any other V10. It’s massively quick at the top of the power band, but its special appeal is in the noise and vibe. It feels more feisty and less conventional than a V8. Also less creamy and refined than a V12 – in a good way. It’ll pootle with the best of the 1.6-litre fours, but its delivery beyond the mid-ranges is pretty damn close to explosive.
In short, It is and will remain one of the best advertisements going for high-performance road car engines powered by petrol.
Audi R8 review | Autocar
Audi sends its mid-engined flagship in search of supercar scalps, and largely succeeds - even if rivals like the Porsche 911 Turbo S provide greater driving thrills
www.autocar.co.uk
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Audi R8 V10 Plus 8-Hour Detail | Top Gear Clean Team
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Will We See A Special Audi R8 V10 Performance RS Final Edition?
Last week we saw Lamborghini reveal the Huracán Tecnica as a sort of swansong for the V10 supercar and if a fresh report is to be believed, we could see something similar coming from Audi.
A recent post from TheSupercarBlog claims to have inside information on a special R8 expected to be called the V10 Performance RS Final Edition.
The publication suggests it will be the last R8 with an internal combustion engine before it is replaced with an all-electric version.
The report continues to claim that the 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 will be dialled up to around 650 horses but we have our doubts considering the range-topping Huracán STO packs 630 hp.
The Final Edition is;
Likely to receive a few exterior upgrades as well. We’ve been told that the R8 V10 Performance RS Final edition will feature an updated aero package with loads of carbon fibre components. If our information is correct, the Audi R8 V10 Performance RS Final edition will be unveiled in the fall of 2022.
The Supercar Blog
www.zero2turbo.com
Last week we saw Lamborghini reveal the Huracán Tecnica as a sort of swansong for the V10 supercar and if a fresh report is to be believed, we could see something similar coming from Audi.
A recent post from TheSupercarBlog claims to have inside information on a special R8 expected to be called the V10 Performance RS Final Edition.
The publication suggests it will be the last R8 with an internal combustion engine before it is replaced with an all-electric version.
The report continues to claim that the 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 will be dialled up to around 650 horses but we have our doubts considering the range-topping Huracán STO packs 630 hp.
The Final Edition is;
Likely to receive a few exterior upgrades as well. We’ve been told that the R8 V10 Performance RS Final edition will feature an updated aero package with loads of carbon fibre components. If our information is correct, the Audi R8 V10 Performance RS Final edition will be unveiled in the fall of 2022.
The Supercar Blog
Will We See A Special Audi R8 V10 Performance RS Final Edition?
Could this be the upcoming finale? Only time will tell.
www.zero2turbo.com
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Carwow review of the 2022 R8 V10 Performance RWD
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WATCH: POV straight-piped Audi R8 V10 around the Nürburgring
Every day could always do with some V10 goodness and today is the turn of a straight-piped Audi R8 RWS which is seen in point-of-view from the passenger seat, lap the infamous Nürburgring at lightning speed.
The French owner states that the ominous looking model has an upgraded IPE exhaust with long tube headers which also help increase horsepower. KW Clubsport coilovers have been installed over the stock setup which give the car a lower and more menacing stance. In addition to this, a small swan neck spoiler and more aggressive diffuser line the extremities of the exterior. The car is claimed to be capable of 700 hp (515 kW) using E85 fuel which is what is powering the straight-piped Audi R8 on its few hot laps of the Ring.
The video is divided into different sections with the exhaust valves closed and the V10 still sounding deafeningly loud while the latter part of the video has them opened and allows the German supercar to sing its tune and speed into the clutches of 300 km/h.
https://www.carmag.co.za/videos/straight-piped-audi-r8-v10-nurburgring/
Every day could always do with some V10 goodness and today is the turn of a straight-piped Audi R8 RWS which is seen in point-of-view from the passenger seat, lap the infamous Nürburgring at lightning speed.
The French owner states that the ominous looking model has an upgraded IPE exhaust with long tube headers which also help increase horsepower. KW Clubsport coilovers have been installed over the stock setup which give the car a lower and more menacing stance. In addition to this, a small swan neck spoiler and more aggressive diffuser line the extremities of the exterior. The car is claimed to be capable of 700 hp (515 kW) using E85 fuel which is what is powering the straight-piped Audi R8 on its few hot laps of the Ring.
The video is divided into different sections with the exhaust valves closed and the V10 still sounding deafeningly loud while the latter part of the video has them opened and allows the German supercar to sing its tune and speed into the clutches of 300 km/h.
https://www.carmag.co.za/videos/straight-piped-audi-r8-v10-nurburgring/