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Audi is certainly bullish on the Indian Supercar market. After bringing in the R8 with a V8 engine and then with a V10 engine, Audi India presented its latest offering the R8 V10 Spyder – the convertible version of the R8 V10. The Spyder debuted on 25th of March The R8 Spyder is powered by a 5.2L V10 engine that churns out 525 hp @ 8,000 rpm and 530 Nm  [ Read More ]

If you have payed attention to our sidebar news, you would be aware of Audi’s decision to introduce the R8 convertible in the year 2011.

A full-length soft top will be offered on the mid-ship supercar with V8 and V10 engine options. The V12 TDI engine, which rumors insisted to have made the cut, has been scrapped.

Porsche confirmed it will fit a light bulb inside the glass casing mounted over the engine bay, so at night fellow drivers won’t be confused whether it is the V8 or V10 version (why can’t Audi just provide a badge ? )

It’s an Audi, it’s a supercar so it’ll not be cheap. It can’t be fuel efficient either. The basic V8 version will set you back by as much as £90,000.

Source- Auto Express

A soft-top Audi R8 convertible is heading to a production line in 2011, says Audi. The mid-engine layout prevents a hard top for this £85,000 supercar that could employ a V8 or V10 engine.

All Audi R8 owners have more reasons to feel elated. This time its because the R8 was named “Classics of the Future 2009,” by Motor Klassik magazine. With over 16,000 readers participating in the poll, the Audi R8 was the ultimate choice for one and all.

• “Classics of the Future” awarded every 2 years
• Audi A6 named “Full-Size car of the modern age”

Second-hand Audi R8′s have every possibility to be sold at exorbitant rates, so grab your new R8 when stocks last!

It might look like the same Audi R8 that was launched in 2007, but that’s where the similarities end.

This new R8 has two more cylinders and a little more grunt than the old Audi R8, thanks to a Lamborghini-sourced V10 engine that sends 525 horsepower to all four wheels via a sophisticated quattro all-wheel-drive system.

The Result is a zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) sprint in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 316 km/h (196.35 mph).

If you thought your stock Audi R8 was slow and unappealing, that’s just your opinion. We don’t have rights to deny that, but what Wheelsandmore Tuning introduces, is just the right products to change all of that.

Notwithstanding the slowdown in the automobile industry, German luxury car manufacturer Audi had an ”exciting time” last year in India, with sales in the country increasing a whopping 201% (1,050 units sold in 2008 as opposed 349 units sold in 2007)

AUTOMOBILE Magazine, one of America’s leading automotive publications, recently announced the winners of its 2009 AUTOMOBILE Magazine All-Stars Awards.

Each year, the editors of AUTOMOBILE Magazine convene to test, evaluate, and debate the performance, significance, and pure enthusiast appeal of the cars that make the biggest impact. Award winners will be featured in the February issue of AUTOMOBILE Magazine.