In the lead up to its world debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor
Show, more and more details about the new
Audi R8 supercar are beginning to emerge. Following the leaked shot of
an undisguised
version sitting in a garage and a tease of the
car’s available laser headlights, Audi has now confirmed some of the specs
for the upcoming car.
According to Heinz Hollerweger, the chief of Audi’s quattro
performance division, which is responsible for Audi’s RS cars as well as the
R8, the engineers have utilized more carbon fiber for the construction of the
second-generation model. The lightweight stuff has been used for some of the
body panels but also integrated into the vehicle structure to add stiffness and
remove weight. The final curb weight is approximately 3,200 pounds or about 145
lbs less than the previous model.
Another important change involves the standard quattro
all-wheel-drive system, which now offers a fully variable distribution of
torque between the front and rear axles (up to 100 percent to either end)
thanks to a new electro-hydraulically operated multi-plate clutch. There is
also a new electronic power steering system instead of the previous hydraulic
setup.
Audi quattro boss Heinz Hollerweger and the new R8
In the engine department, Audi will offer the new R8
initially with a range-topping V-10. A V-8 option will be added later, along
with an all-electric
e-tron variant and possibly a new
plug-in hybrid variant. This is in contrast to the strategy utilized for
the previous R8, which was launched with a V-8 and had its V-10 variant added
later in the life cycle.
The V-10 engine destined for the new R8 is the same
5.2-liter unit found in Lamborghini’s
Huracán, a car that shares its platform with the new R8 albeit has a
smaller footprint and is a bit lighter. Peak output of the engine is capped at
601 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque, which is the same rating for the
Huracán LP 610-4. The only transmission for the new R8 is a seven-speed S
tronic dual-clutch unit.
source: motorauthority.com
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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