Yesterday marked the official online unveiling of the all-new Audi R8 – a car everybody was longing to see, yet was met with mixed feelings around the web.
Maybe that’s all going to change once everybody gets to see the new R8 on the go. There’s always three stages you need to go through before giving your final verdict on a car. Still shots, moving shots and a live audience.
As of right now, we’re half way to properly judging the looks (and sounds) of the second generation R8. First impressions upon watching the video? Well, we’re starting to like it more and more. Initially, we thought the front end looks less aggressive than it did before with the first-gen car, but seeing it on the track, we don’t really have anything bad to say about it.
It’s a great looking car in and of itself. If this was the first time we ever saw an Audi R8, we’d probably be all over it like high school girls over the newest boy band.
The 5.2 liter V10 engine sounds throaty, which is exactly how a V10 should sound – especially one with an output of 610 HP – this is indeed the V10 Plus version we’re hearing in the video. And it’s not the first time we’ve heard it.
Thanks to its 560Nm (413 lb-ft) of torque it can get you up to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds (where as the 540 HP version will take 3.5 seconds). Though we have to point out that it isn’t that much faster than the old model from 0 to 62.