Audi R8 V10 (2013)

CAR GARAGE | Audi R8 V10 (2013) | The Audi R8 V10 and the V10 R8 plus come with the navigation system plus and the Bang & Olufsen Sound System as standard on-board features. From the 7-speed S tronic The propeller shaft runs through the crankcase of the engine to the front axle, where a viscous coupling circulate the torque. In normal operation the coupling directs about 15 per cent of the torque to the front axle; when the rear wheels start to spin, a maximum additional 15 per cent flows to the front. A mechanical locking differential at the rear axle operates. The axle-load distribution is 43: 57 (front: rear), with small differences Between the individual variants. The chassis of the high-performance sports car from car racing employs technologies.

 

Forged from aluminum double wishbones guide all four wheels. The Audi magnetic ride adaptive damping is standard on the Audi R8 V10 and optional for the V8 variants; it offers a normal mode and a sports mode. The power steering delivers finely differentiated, super-sensitive feedback, with the sporty, direct gear ratios.

The overhauled R8 large rolls along on wheels. On the Audi V10 versions mounts 19-inch wheels of widths 8.5 and 11 inches; the tires come in the sizes 235/35 and 295/30 respectively. The steel brake disks of the high-performance sports car are internally ventilated, perforated and joined to the aluminum disk bowls by pins. The aluminum brake calipers at the front wheels operate with eight pistons each, and at the rear wheels with four pistons each. In combination with the 19-inch wheels, Audi can Provide optional carbon fiber ceramic brake disks (standard on the Audi R8 V10 plus). The electronic stabilization control system ESC offers a sports mode and can also be fully deactivated. The Audi R8 is a sports car with excellent practical skills. The front luggage compartment has a capacity of 100 liters (cubic ft 3:53); the Coupé accommodates an additional 90 liters (3.18 cubic ft) behind the seats. The long wheelbase of 2.65 meters (8.69 cubic ft) affords generous space.