Audi R8 V10 GT prices $253,290, restricted to 150 devices
Audi on Monday introduced U.S. pricing for the R8 V10 GT, marking the swan track for the German automaker’s V-10 engine.
The bottom value is $249,900 plus a $1,495 vacation spot rate, $595 for paint, and a $1,300 fuel guzzler tax. That brings the whole value to $253,290 for every of the 150 devices deliberate for the U.S., out of 333 globally. The R8 V10 GT shall be offered right here as a 2023 style, and is scheduled to start out arriving at dealerships early within the 2023 calendar 12 months.
The acquainted 5.2-liter has been tuned to ship 602 hp and 413 lb-ft of torque for the U.S. model of the R8 V10 GT. That is the similar output as all-wheel power R8 fashions, and makes the GT essentially the most robust rear-wheel-drive manufacturing automobile to put on the Audi badge. Audi expects 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds and a height pace of 199 mph.
Audi R8 V10 GT RWD
The R8’s 7-speed dual-clutch computerized additionally has recalibrated tools ratios to ship quicker shifts, whilst a brand new Torque Rear mode permits the motive force to regulate the intervention of the digital steadiness regulate. There are seven phases of Torque Rear to choose between, with every stage making the automobile wish to oversteer extra.
In U.S. spec, the R8 V10 GT loses 55 kilos in comparison to the usual R8 V10 RWD coupe, bringing the curb weight down to three,516 kilos. This used to be accomplished with 20-inch light-weight alloy wheels with Michelin Pilot Game Cup 2 tires, carbon-ceramic brake rotors, a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic anti-roll bar, and light-weight bucket seats.
The GT is visually outstanding from different R8 fashions by means of all-black lettering and badging, a brand new entrance splitter, flics, code skirt covers, attachments at the facets of the rear fascia, a rear diffuser, and a rear wing with swan-neck struts. The consumption manifold could also be painted black. Vehicles coming to the U.S. additionally get usual carbon fiber facet blades, door-sill inlays, and external reflect housings.
Audi R8 V10 GT RWD
3 colours are to be had—Tango Crimson Steel, Daytona Grey Steel, and Mythos Black Steel—totaling 50 automobiles in every colour for the U.S. The black-and-red inside contains purple seatbelts in homage to the unique R8 GT from the 2012 style 12 months. Different usual apparatus features a game exhaust device, Audi Laser Lighting, Dynamic Steerage, a Bang & Olufsen audio device, and a diamond-stitched headliner with the sewing in purple.
Audi hasn’t stated if the R8 will die along the V-10, even though rumors level to it being discontinued subsequent 12 months. We would not be shocked if Audi introduced an extra run of open-top Spyder variations of the GT prior to that, even though, as used to be the case with the previous-generation R8 GT. Audi is reportedly making plans a successor, however with an electrical powertrain and most likely a brand new identify.
