Audi R8 GT unleashed
Lift the carbon fibre-reinforced rear deck and you’ll find a reworked version of the standard 5.2-litre V10 engine. Various software and mechanical enhancements have yielded an extra 42bhp and 7lb/ft of torque, bringing the total output to 552bhp and 398lb/ft.
The extra power, allied to the R8’s 100kg weight loss brings the 0-62mph time down to 3.6 seconds and ups the top speed to 199mph.
Lower suspension with revised geometry and optional ‘cup’ tyres should ensure that the R8 GT’s handling is a touch sharper too. The stability control system has a reprogrammed Sport setting, which Audi says “allows spectacular, but safe, oversteer when accelerating out of a corner.”
The extra power, allied to the R8’s 100kg weight loss brings the 0-62mph time down to 3.6 seconds and ups the top speed to 199mph.
Lower suspension with revised geometry and optional ‘cup’ tyres should ensure that the R8 GT’s handling is a touch sharper too. The stability control system has a reprogrammed Sport setting, which Audi says “allows spectacular, but safe, oversteer when accelerating out of a corner.”
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