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  1. Volkswagen News Blog
    Fifth Gear’s Vicky Butler-Henderson teams up with Carfection’s Henry Catchpole to answer the ultimate question: is the new R8 actually better than the original R8? On paper, the new R8 V10 Plus makes a strong argument for itself. Nearly 50% more power, a solid second-and-a-half faster to 60...
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    When the R8 RWS premiered, Audi promised that the S stood for “series,” implying that there would be more than just one. A recent report from Piston Heads suggests that the brand is,  indeed, planning another RWD R8 which will be even more extreme than the first. Inspired by its R8 GT3...
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    With rumors of the R8 V10 ceding its place in the lineup to an electric supercar , it’s easy to accuse those of us who are a little sad of being outdated dinosaurs who just want things to be like they were in the good old days. But for many of us, the sadness comes not from a fear of the future...
  4. Volkswagen News Blog
    When you consider that the Audi R8—along with its sister car, the Huracan—is the last V10-powered car on the road, it starts to look more and more like a panda: endangered and not that likely to reproduce. So it shouldn’t come as a shock that the rumors are again swirling that an electric...
  5. Volkswagen News Blog
    The Audi Decennium was first revealed back in March, but now finally know how many are coming stateside and much they’ll cost. Built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Audi Group’s gorgeous 5.2-liter V10, the R8 Decennium will start at $214,995 and Audi will be importing just 50 into the...
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    Our spy photographers in Ingolstadt have been hot on the case following a new R8 that’s under development with a few tantalizing details. Sporting some strategic camouflage, Audi is hiding a facelift that we expect to see for the 2020 model year. A revised bumper eschews the vertical winglets on...
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    Speaking to Automotive News recently, Audi’s new Vice President of Research and Development wondered whether the brand’s biggest engines were still entirely necessary. “Do we really need a V10 and a W12 for the next generation of cars?” he asked rhetorically. The comments came following...
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    Audi Sport is celebrating itself with the new and very exclusive Audi Sport edition Audi R8 coupe. The autonymic car is designed to celebrate the R8’s many motorsport victories in 2016, and comes following Audi Sport’s recent strong entry into the American market. “In 2016, we had the most...
  9. Volkswagen News Blog
    Giorgietto Giugiaro’s design house, Italdesign has decided to try its hand at selling supercars. With a V10 engine borrowed from its parent company, Audi, the new “Ultra Low Series Cars” will be the Italian company’s vision of the ultimate road car, is a sentence that improves with every word...
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