Audi R8 4.2 FSI Quattro (Mk I) specs

Beautiful car, beautiful engine note too, impressive how they pushed the RS4 engine platform to this degree, then the 4s gen killed the v8 version, they had a V6 test mule killed (4S) too, the V12 killed too (Type 42) and the E tron too ( i can understand why) , Audi pretty much killed every single attempt of pedigree on this line up and the conceptual predecessors too ( Avus , Rosemeyer (Bugatti)) Now it's just an uncapable Huracan .... This is a real Audi, the V10 is a downgraded Lambo.

The R8 base model is the curious case of a supercar being slower than quite a few sports cars

Hi @RickyAstle98 do you have the Sport Auto Supertest scans (7/2007) for this car? And if so, may you provide them over here?
Many Thanks

I prefer the V8 version of the R8 over the V10.

@FastestLaps

Thank you, jeremyclarkson1, for this excellent video comparing the lap times of these 2 great cars - Audi R8 vs Porsche 911 Carrera 4S.
This Auto Express driver is clearly a brilliant guy behind the wheel.

Flt 158

I saw one of these R8 coupes driving on a Dublin road.
Gosh! The car was a 2009 model.
But it still looked extremely clean with no dinges whatsoever despite its age.
It's sad that all R8 car production is soon to come to and end - probably before the end of 2024.

Flt158

➡️ Lap Time: 7.44:524

Ladies and Gentlemen the Audi R8 V8, one of the greatest sportcars ever! PERIOD.

I wonder why don't they make a V8 version of the current R8

I have a hard time considering the early models (or other non-top tier R8 models) as supercars.

I drove one in 2010 iirc it was very very good but the v10 is superior

I like R8s and you can get one of these older V8 versions for less than 40.000 €.
(unfortunately, the V10 models are much more expensive...)

Tony Stark car.

new laptime for the R8 on rudskogen, however rudskogen has changed which means your gonna have to chanhe the already existing rudskogen to pre-2012 and create a new one for post-2012

here is a picture of the new layout:

new laptime everyone!

1:43 on rudskogen (norway) driven by tommy rustad

Very good car here in europe to hunt it in used cars market. Car is few years on sales, and there is possibility to find cars with 30.000-60.000 km droven, with a lot of options on it, and about 30% of sale price.

Mid engined, more fun than traction oriented AWD system, Lambo based, looks and feels like super car.

Ofcourse its risky to buy one of those, but it still in a price of good equiped Audi A3 and other semi-premium cars.

Its more than fast enough in real life. If someone want more speed, i dont know what for it would be on public road?

r8 wins f355

Wish it's the fastest car coz its my 5th favourite car ever!!!(actually the 5.2 fsi quattro, not the 4.2)

@Eryk03

Forget AMS-data, it was 430 ps R8.
Sportautos data is correct. :D
Source:

http://www.sportauto.de/vergleichstest/audi-r8-gegen-lamborghini-gallardo-superleggera-gen-effekt-1041960.html?show=4

Can someone add the Audi R8 E-tron in here?

Not bad time in Nordschleife.

http://www.audiblog.nl/?p=59752

Change data. 0-60mph 3.9 seconds.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/112_0707_2008_audi_r8/specs.html

@c6-09 true.

Hungaroring 2:42.30 w
This lap time screws up any comparisons made on this website to other cars. I personally don't think Wet times should be factored in. I guess it is more of a programming issue, but if it is a programming issue, maybe wet times shouldn't be posted?

how the heck R8 V10 broek during the race? it has the lambo engine with an ECU restrictor for RPM..LOL

is there anything wrong in silverstone laptime ?

As I mentioned in my latest article, Audi R8 V10 technically broke down during the race. I don't know whether or not it was running 100% well during time attack before the race. R8 V10 laptime is from time attack because it did not complete a single lap in race.