Audi R8 5.2 V10 Quattro Performance Ed Carbon 2dr S Tronic Review

Category: Sports car

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RRP £171,265What Car? Target Price£166,650
Fuel type:
petrol
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
2 doors

The R8 does everything a proper supercar should and then some. It's rampantly quick and features one of the best engines of any supercar on sale, and is surprisingly well-equipped, which is one reason we prefer it to the Porsche 911. The Lamborghini Huracán is dynamically superior, but costs pots more cash than the R8.

On top of the equipment that you get with the normal V10 Performance trim, Edition adds styling tweaks, Nappa leather seats with diamond stitching and a Bang and Olufsen sound system.

The quattro (four-wheel drive) R8 has 612bhp, for a 0-62mph time of just 3.1sec.


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Key information

Doors2
Seats2
0-62 MPH3.1 seconds
Fuel TypePetrol
GearboxSEMI-AUTO

Available colours

MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

21.7

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

112

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

296

g/km