Now might be a good time to sit back, relax with a cup of coffee or your favorite adult beverage, and watch the video above, which gives a brief walkaround of the new 2016 Audi R8 Spyder. The throaty rumble of the naturally-aspirated V10 engine is enough to make you fall in love sight unseen, but once you get a look at this incredible machine, you'll realize that there are few cars on the market today that can compare.
It almost doesn't do the car justice to reduce it to mere numbers, but we realize that the stats are important, so here goes. According to Car and Driver "The standard V10 model gets 540 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque; the mighty V10 Plus is rated at 610 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque. The sprint from 0 to 62 mph is said to take 3.5 seconds or 3.2 seconds, and top speed for the cars is rated at an ungoverned 201 or 205 mpg" Certainly sounds like fun to us.
Additionally, the R8 is an all-wheel drive vehicle with a fully variable front/rear torque distribution. The transmission is a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. There are different driving modes, including Dynamic and Performance, allowing the driver to choose the handling type for differing road conditions. There is even a fuel-efficient "sailing" function.
Audi has done a magnificent job with their "Virtual Cockpit" display system, and it is evident on the R8 Sypder. While other manufacturers are trying to catch up, Audi has set the standard for virtual display instrumentation.
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