Audi R8 V10 Plus

Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe gets the Competition treatment

Adding a level of menace to the already commanding R8 V10 plus Coupe's stance, Audi has introduced a limited-edition Competition package to party.Including an array of track-derived Audi Sport performance parts, the focus of the new Competition package has been weight saving. As such, a total of 12-kilograms ...

10 fastest-accelerating cars we tested in 2016

Over the course of 2016, we managed to performance test a total of 83 vehicles. Some of these were high-powered models, conceived to accelerate at a rapid rate of knots. Here are the ten fastest-accelerating cars from 0-100 km/h, as evaluated at our test strip...(Note, models tested as part of our annual ...

DRAG RACE: Nissan GT-R vs. Audi R8 V10 Plus

As has become tradition, we performed a handful of drag races at the 2017 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. This particular match-up? The Nissan GT-R Black Edition, with its 3,8-litre turbocharged V6, takes on the Audi R8 V10 Plus quattro S tronic. The result should be fairly obvious ... ...

TRACK TEST: Audi R8 V10 Plus quattro S tronic

Every year, as part of our Performance Shootout, we track test the contenders. Check out the video above to see resident racer Deon Joubert put the Audi R8 V10 Plus quattro S tronic through its paces at Killarney...More Performance Shootout 2017 videos: Drag race: Nissan GT-R vs. Audi R8 V10 Plus ...

6 most powerful naturally aspirated new cars in SA

The large displacement, naturally aspirated petrol engine is dead. Or is it?Well, not quite yet, it seems...We decided to sort through the statistics and identify the six most powerful vehicles, currently on offer new in South Africa, that eschew both turbocharging and supercharging.The resulting list, ...

Audi R8 to gain 2,9-litre twin-turbo V6 – report

Currently, the second-generation Audi R8 is available only with a naturally aspirated V10, albeit in two states of tune. To many, that may not be such a bad thing.But there has been talk that some potential customers are missing the entry-level 4,2-litre V8 engine option that was available with the ...

Olympic star Wayde van Niekerk gifted new Audi R8

Audi South Africa has decided to present South African Olympic star Wayde van Niekerk with an Audi R8 as his sponsored vehicle.The 24-year-old was named as an Audi Sport Ambassador in July 2016, winning use of an RS3 Sportback as his official vehicle for a year. However, after his record-breaking antics ...

DRAG RACE: Audi R8 V10 Plus vs. McLaren 570S Coupe

It's drag race time again! The rivals? The fastest production Audi ever and the most playful McLaren to date...Which one will reign supreme in a straight line? The Audi R8 V10 Plus quattro or the McLaren 570S Coupe? Find out in the video above and read the full road test in the September 2016 issue ...

This 'irresponsible' Audi R8 advert has been banned

A new advertisement for the Audi R8 V10 Plus has been banned by an advertising watchdog in the United Kingdom.The commercial was created by advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty and features a close-up of an eyeball, with the pupils contracting and dilating as the V10 supercar thunders through the ...

Here's how much you'll pay for the new Audi R8 in SA

The new Audi R8 has officially launched in South Africa, and we've managed to lay our hands on pricing.At launch, the local line-up of the second-generation R8 includes two derivatives: the V10 (which comes in at R2 630 500) and the V10 Plus (which is priced from R2 970 000), both fitted with the Ingolstadt ...