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As Audi takes its sweet time about the mid-cycle refresh of the second-generation R8, the Sport performance division decided to launch yet another special edition of the V10 Plus. Enter the Audi Sport Performance Parts, of which 44 examples will ever be built.
Five of them will arrive in the United Kingdom from £176,560. For reference, the RWS is £109,765, the V10 without the plus is £123,445, and the German brother of the Huracan LP610-4 starts at £138,445. Described as the “ultimate Audi racing car for the road,” this fellow here sure looks like it eats corners for breakfast.
The carbon-fiber reinforced plastic aerodynamic kit is the most striking add-on when compared to the standard car, and as you can tell from the three photographs published by Audi, the fixed rear wing isn’t there for show. Together with the vanes behind the rear wheel arches and canards up front, the special edition generates 250 kilograms of downforce at 205 miles per hour, 100 kilograms more than standard.
A total of 8 kilograms are shaved off by means of black-painted lightweight wheels with a diameter of 20 inches. Painted black, the wheels cover a set of carbon-ceramic brakes with titanium plates. Adding to the driver-centric nature of the Sport Performance Parts is a set of adjustable coilovers.
The sports exhaust system completes the go-faster makeover, which means that it’s time to focus our attention on the interior of the limited-edition supercar. Fine Nappa leather can be seen just about everywhere in the cockpit, where you will also find bucket seats, Audi connect online services, MMI Navigation, and the virtual cockpit we all know and love from other models, including the A8 and Q8.
“What about the facelifted R8? Will it give birth to track-focused models such as this fellow here?” The answer to that is very affirmative, more so if you remember that Audi Sport has a more hands-on approach than how things were in the past.
Lower down the range, chances are the 2019 Audi R8 will usher in a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 engine for the entry-level variant. In the case of the RS4 Avant and RS5 Coupe, the six-cylinder is much obliged to offer 450 horsepower or thereabouts.
The carbon-fiber reinforced plastic aerodynamic kit is the most striking add-on when compared to the standard car, and as you can tell from the three photographs published by Audi, the fixed rear wing isn’t there for show. Together with the vanes behind the rear wheel arches and canards up front, the special edition generates 250 kilograms of downforce at 205 miles per hour, 100 kilograms more than standard.
A total of 8 kilograms are shaved off by means of black-painted lightweight wheels with a diameter of 20 inches. Painted black, the wheels cover a set of carbon-ceramic brakes with titanium plates. Adding to the driver-centric nature of the Sport Performance Parts is a set of adjustable coilovers.
The sports exhaust system completes the go-faster makeover, which means that it’s time to focus our attention on the interior of the limited-edition supercar. Fine Nappa leather can be seen just about everywhere in the cockpit, where you will also find bucket seats, Audi connect online services, MMI Navigation, and the virtual cockpit we all know and love from other models, including the A8 and Q8.
“What about the facelifted R8? Will it give birth to track-focused models such as this fellow here?” The answer to that is very affirmative, more so if you remember that Audi Sport has a more hands-on approach than how things were in the past.
Lower down the range, chances are the 2019 Audi R8 will usher in a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 engine for the entry-level variant. In the case of the RS4 Avant and RS5 Coupe, the six-cylinder is much obliged to offer 450 horsepower or thereabouts.
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