Photographs: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0; Damian B Oh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.
Curator’s note
Audi’s naturally aspirated V10 supercar in its most powerful all-wheel-drive form.
The facelifted second-generation R8 arrived in 2019. In V10 performance quattro form its 5.2-litre engine makes 620 PS and drives all four wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
Naturally aspirated V10 revving past 8,000 rpm
quattro all-wheel drive
Audi Space Frame in aluminium and carbon fibre
Wider front grille and flat slot after the 2019 facelift
The second-generation R8 shared its V10 and much of its structure with the Lamborghini Huracán. The 2019 facelift gave it a sharper nose and more power.
The performance quattro sent drive to all four wheels; a rear-wheel-drive performance model with 570 PS was offered alongside it.
Generation
Second generation (4S) facelift, 2019 to 2024
Built in
Böllinger Höfe, Heilbronn, Germany
Gearbox
7-speed S tronic dual-clutch
Kerb weight
1,595 kg
Character
Dimensions
01
This version has quattro all-wheel drive, not rear-wheel drive.
02
Audi ended R8 production in 2024 with no direct successor.
03
Weight is the EU kerb figure without driver.
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