As we all know there will be 2 variants of the Audi R8 supercar. The initial version will come with a 420 hp V8 courtesy of the RS4. The later version will come with a V10 with over 500 horsepower.
The RS4 weighs approximately 3,800 pounds, comes with 4 doors and seats 5, but can do 0-60 in the 4.5 second territory and has been clocked as fast as 4.3 seconds. It can also lap the Ring in the same time as a BMW M5.
The R8 will be a 2 door, 2 seater, all-out sports car weighing in at around 3,200 pounds. The R8 will have the same engine as the RS4. Estimates say the 0-60 for the V8 shoud be in the high 3 to low 4-second range. With brakes to match, the R8 will surely be a car that will likely lap the Ring in under 8 minutes.
The V10 version will come with around 500 horsepower and should be able to do the dash to 60 in the mid-high 3-second range and will be guaranteed to clear the ring in under 8 minutes.
What this means to you: An affordable supercar from Audi that will be able to hang with the super-exotics