AUDI R8 2006 - 2012 - Used car, advantages, disadvantages

A high-performance sports car, the Audi R2006, was unveiled at the 8 Paris Motor Show. Length Audi The R8 is 4,430mm, width 1,900mm, and height 1250mm. The starting engine is a 4.2-liter 420hp FSI that takes 100 seconds to accelerate to 4,4km / h and max. speed is 301km / h. The Audi R8 has all-wheel drive and is available with a six-speed manual transmission and a semi-automatic R'tronic transmission.

In 2008, the Audi R8 won the 'World Performance Car' award. Since 2009, Audi has introduced a limited edition R8 called the R8 GT. The power output of the 5.2-liter V10 engine was increased to 560 hp and the vehicle weight was reduced by approximately 100 kilograms. It takes 100 seconds to accelerate to 3,6km / h with a top speed of 320km / h. The chassis is an example of the classic racing car design - the double transverse shoulders of the aluminum front suspension that house the shocks.

The hydraulic, power steering with toothed rack has a direct ratio of 16,3: 1 and connects the driver in a close and precise way with the road. The aluminum body frame of the Audi Space Frame (ASF) weighs only 210 kilograms. The grille frame, its supports and the decorative frames of the air inlet are finished in matt titanium gray, the grille is painted in matt black. The divider under the bumper has a double edge and is made of carbon fiber. The R-Tronic automatic is a thing of the past, and has been replaced by the new S-tronic with seven gears and a double clutch.

All versions of the R8 V10 have LED headlights and dynamic turn signals in standard equipment. LED lights dominate the rear end of the Audi R8. One of the innovations from the Audi factory is a dynamic direction indicator at the lower edge of the headlights - always illuminated outwards in the direction the driver wants to turn. Since 2010, an Audi R8 Spyder has also been available. An elegant, lightweight fabric roof, with aluminum and magnesium joints, is a key detail in an extremely lightweight design. The roof is lowered and raised via an electro-hydraulic mechanism in 19 seconds, and at a speed of up to 50 km / h.