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Audi's fastest car to hit Indian roads on Apr 4

Last updated on: April 1, 2013 08:24 IST
Audi R8 coupe.


When Audi refreshed its performance offering in major markets, the R8 was also added to the line-up. It is called the Audi R8 V10 Plus. While Audi in India updated the R8 line-up recently, the V10 Plus model was not launched.

We now receive confirmation from Audi's PR that the German manufacturer is planning to launch the R8 V10 Plus in India. The launch date for April 4 has been fixed as well.

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Audi's fastest car to hit Indian roads on Apr 4

Last updated on: April 1, 2013 08:24 IST
Audi R8 Coupe.

Audi is also considering launching the Plus variant at the Buddh International Circuit, an ideal home for the everyday supercar.

To give you a brief of the R8 V10 Plus, it is powered by the same 5.2-litre Lamborghini sourced V10 engine. This engine is not unfamiliar to us, having seen and experienced it in the R8 Spyder and the R8 V10 Coupe.

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Audi's fastest car to hit Indian roads on Apr 4

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Interior of Audi R8 Sypder.

However, in the 'Plus' variant, it is tuned to produce 550 bhp of power instead of 525 bhp. Torque has also been increased from 530Nm to 540Nm.

This is sent to all four wheels using the quattro technology and a 7-speed S Tronic gearbox.

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Audi's fastest car to hit Indian roads on Apr 4

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Interior of Audi R8 Spyder.

The R8 Plus accelerates from 0-100km/h in 3.5 seconds and can achieve a top whack of 317km/h. Thus it is 0.1 second quicker in the dash and 3km/h faster in its top speed compared to its regular V10 brother. This is Audi's quickest production car yet.

Internationally, the R8 V10 Plus is about 18,600 euros (approx Rs 13 lakh) more than the regular V10 Coupe.

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Last updated on: April 1, 2013 08:24 IST
Audi R8 LMS.

It remains to be seen how much of a premium Audi India would place on the V10 Plus over the existing Rs 1.57 crore (pre-budget price, now estimated at Rs 1.81 crore) for the V10 Coupe.

What we know for sure is that this would be Audi India's flagship offering once launched.

Stay tuned for the details.

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