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Last Auto Account – 2009 Detroit Auto Show: Audi R8 V-10 Here’s a anniversary present early–that is, if you accept in the ability of ten cylinders, instead of a big fat man bottleneck up your chimney. It’s the long-awaited, Lambo-powered adaptation of Audi’s aces R8 supercar. The new adaptation of the R8 sports a 5.2-liter V-10 engine acquired from the one in the Lamborghini Gallardo ..Last Auto account –

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Here’s a anniversary present early–that is, if you accept in the ability of ten cylinders, instead of a big fat man bottleneck up your chimney. It’s the long-awaited, Lambo-powered adaptation of Audi’s aces R8 supercar.

The new adaptation of the R8 sports a 5.2-liter V-10 engine acquired from the one in the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. For Audi assignment it puts out 525 application and 391 pound-feet of torque, which translates to the alley through quattro all-wheel drive. Audi promises 0-60 mph runs in 3.9 abnormal — abuse abutting to the 2009 Nissan GT-R and the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. Six-speed and R-tronic transmissions are offered–and speaking of GT-Rs, there’s a “launch control” affairs for drama-free, supersonic accel runs.

Revised brakes, 19-inch auto and a retuned abeyance are a allotment of the V-10 package. Visual cues for the V-10 archetypal cover atramentous and chrome trim on the outside, and a two-bar cantankerous brace for the grille, the ancillary sills are wider–and the V-10-engine is on affectation through the rear window.

Audi will not affirm whether this R8 V-10 will anytime accomplish it to the U.S., but it’s on clue for European auction aboriginal in 2009 for a amount of about $180,000. Stay acquainted for added from our 2009 Detroit auto appearance coverage–and in the meantime, lap up some admirable high-res photos over on our 2009 Audi R8 page.

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