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This just in from Germany: the second-generation Audi R8 borrows the virtual cockpit of the all-new TT, featuring a fully digital instrument cluster housed in an Lexus LFA-esque binnacle.
Spotted by our carparazzi today while hitting the grueling Nurburgring Nordschleife at full throttle, the prototype 2016 Audi R8 doesn't feature the swirly camouflage of former spottings. But the headline is that Lady Luck smiled on our photographers in that they managed to snap the very first pictures of the heavily-anticipated interior of the upcoming R8.
Thanks to the lack of cabin camouflage, we got to take a look at the dashboard design and boy, you're in for a treat. Instead of yesteryear's conventional analogue gauges, the all-new second-gen Audi R8 is equipped with a digital TFT instrument cluster, that seems pretty similar to the one found in the 2015 Audi TT and TTS Coupe.
On its smaller brother, the so-called Audi virtual cockpit integrates both the instrument cluster and the MMI screen. From the photo galley below we can tell that the Audi test driver set it in 'classic view', a mode that brings a digital speedometer and rev counter to the foreground.
The new fully digital instrument cluster is housed in a binnacle which resembles the one on the Lexus LFA V10 supercar. Moving on to the rest of the dashboard, angular chrome-ringed air vents are also featured, along with a redesigned steering wheel and revamped upper dash.
On the oily bits front, the 2016 Audi R8 is still a coffer full of mysteries. Some say the 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 from the all-new Lamborghini Huracan might power the upper market version of the German supercar with 600+ horses.
However, a recent spy video led us to believe that a V8 is still in the cards. Specifically, a turbocharged mill due to the "wush"es and "sush"es we've heard on top of the mechanical V8 burble. The only gasoline turbo V8 made by Audi these days is the 4.0-liter TFSI twin-turbo mill propelling the RS6, RS7 and S8.
But that made us wonder - what if the engine lineup of the next-gen Audi R8 will consist of three separate offerings: an entry-level 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 just like the one powering the outgoing model, the aforementioned 4.0-liter twin-turbo bang in the middle, and the 5.2-liter V10 as the range-topper?
We bet a tenner the 2016 Audi R8 has lots more secrets to reveal in the very near future, so don't forget to keep an eye on our website for upcoming info on the heavily-anticipated German supercar.
Thanks to the lack of cabin camouflage, we got to take a look at the dashboard design and boy, you're in for a treat. Instead of yesteryear's conventional analogue gauges, the all-new second-gen Audi R8 is equipped with a digital TFT instrument cluster, that seems pretty similar to the one found in the 2015 Audi TT and TTS Coupe.
On its smaller brother, the so-called Audi virtual cockpit integrates both the instrument cluster and the MMI screen. From the photo galley below we can tell that the Audi test driver set it in 'classic view', a mode that brings a digital speedometer and rev counter to the foreground.
On the oily bits front, the 2016 Audi R8 is still a coffer full of mysteries. Some say the 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 from the all-new Lamborghini Huracan might power the upper market version of the German supercar with 600+ horses.
However, a recent spy video led us to believe that a V8 is still in the cards. Specifically, a turbocharged mill due to the "wush"es and "sush"es we've heard on top of the mechanical V8 burble. The only gasoline turbo V8 made by Audi these days is the 4.0-liter TFSI twin-turbo mill propelling the RS6, RS7 and S8.
But that made us wonder - what if the engine lineup of the next-gen Audi R8 will consist of three separate offerings: an entry-level 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 just like the one powering the outgoing model, the aforementioned 4.0-liter twin-turbo bang in the middle, and the 5.2-liter V10 as the range-topper?
We bet a tenner the 2016 Audi R8 has lots more secrets to reveal in the very near future, so don't forget to keep an eye on our website for upcoming info on the heavily-anticipated German supercar.
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