New 2016 Audi R8https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/2016-audi-r8/
The new R8 will come with with two power output options. One option will be a 5.2-liter V10 TFSI with 540 HP reaching 100 kph from stand still in 3.5 seconds, while the other option will be a much higher performance V10 plus with 610HP. It would be as much powerful as the one in Lamborghini Huracan. This will help R8 to reach zero to 100 kph in 3.2 seconds while zero to 200 kph in 9.9 seconds.
Another new feature, Cylinder-On-Demand System, is also present, which shuts one of the two cylinder banks under light engine loads for fuel efficiency. Initially there were rumors of a twin turbo 4.0L V8 as one of the engine options, but looks like there is no news of that as of now. If you love manual then there is bad news for you. There will be no manual transmission option. The new R8 will have the newly developed 7-speed S-Tronic transmission with Audi’s Quattro system. The system can even send 100% power to a single axle depending on driving conditions. The new Audi R8 has 19-inch wheels with size 245/35 tires at the front and 295/35 at the rear as standard. Audi is also offering 20-inch wheels for the first time in the R8 which will have tires size of 245/30 at the front and 305/30 at the rear.
Audi also released details on the electric variant, e-tron R8 along side the gasoline engine one. There will be a T-shaped 92 kw battery tucked in the middle of the car. The R8 will be able to achieve 450 km on a full charge. The batteries can be fully charged in 2 hours and will be equipped with Combined Charging System which allows charging both with AC and DC currents. There will be two electric motors with 230 hp and 460 Nm of torque sending R8 from zero to 100 kph in 3.9 seconds. On the side note, the Tesla P85D 4-door sedan can reach 100 kph in 3.1 seconds.