How much does a 2016 Audi R8 cost?

The price of entry for an R8 is now $164,150, for the base V10 coupe. That’s a pretty big jump compared to the outgoing, 2015 model (the R8 skipped the 2016 model year), which started at $117,150 for the V8 model.

Is Audi R8 a supercar or sports car?

The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi’s trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system….

Audi R8
Manufacturer Audi (Audi Sport GmbH)
Production 2006–present
Body and chassis
Class Sports car (S)

Is the Audi R8 reliable?

The Audi R8 is a pretty reliable car but like any German car, can have its fair share of issues, especially electrical ones. Perhaps one of the biggest issues to look out for on used R8s (both V8 and V10) are the magnetic suspension shocks that can leak and make the vehicle inoperable.

Is Audi killing the R8?

It seems that Audi will no longer be offering the lower-power R8 V10 quattro in 2021, and will instead only offer the higher power R8 V10 Plus—which for some reason it’s calling the R8 V10 performance quattro.

Will Audi discontinue R8?

As the R8’s reign comes to an end, the base 532-horsepower R8 quattro has been nixed for the 2021 model year. That leaves the high-performance 602-horsepower R8 quattro and rear-wheel drive R8 models to uphold the legend for a little while longer.

Is the Audi R8 LMS a race car?

The new Audi R8 LMS race car was developed based on the new GT3 regulations due to come into effect worldwide from 2016. This year it will already be put through its paces at the factory. Despite massive performance increases, around 50 percent of its components are the same as the series-production car.

When does the new Audi R8 come out?

Sales of the new Audi R8 start in summer 2015. Prices are 165,000 euros for the R8 V10 and 187,400 euros for the top-of-the-range version R8 V10 plus. The new Audi R8 is produced at a new quattro GmbH production site that was specially built for the sports car – the “Böllinger Höfe” site in Heilbronn.

How many horsepower does the Audi R8 have?

Thanks to the close cooperation between racing engineers, racing drivers and developers, the Audi R8 has seen a clear performance increase – this benefits both the series production car and the R8 LMS developed on the basis of this. The 5.2 FSI is available in two versions: one with 397 kW (540 hp) and another sporting 449 kW (610 hp).

Is the Audi R8 e tron an electric car?

The second generation of the Audi R8 forms the basis for two more models. Audi has made major engineering developments in its high-performance electric sports car, the R8 e-tron. The latest evolution of the vehicle takes up the multimaterial Audi Space Frame from the new series-production model.