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AUDI R8 FROM $366,340

Just as the original R8 was an engineering twin with the Lamborghini Gallardo, this second-generation model shares its underpinnings with the Lambo Huracán, including its hybrid construction (aluminium alloy/carbon fibre reinforced polymer) space frame, a V10 powerplant, seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, double-wishbone suspension and all-wheel-drive.

In an age of emissions-driven engine downsizing, the Audi flagship’s 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10, mounted longitudinally in the centre of the car,

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