WE SEEM TO BE DOING A LOT OF THESE LAUNCHES LATELY. Farewells, that is. Be it to some of our favourite sporting models, or the engines that power them. In the case of the R8, this isn’t a goodbye (yet) to Audi’s mid-engined supercar, but it is a somewhat melancholy adieu to the howling 5.2-litre V10 seen in the back (and front) of numerous quick Audis since 2006.
With time running out for the ten-cylinder engine, the new V10 GT RWD is Audi Sport’s last hurrah. Limited to 333 individually numbered units worldwide (15 of which will come to the UK) and priced at c£200,000, it’s a lighter, more powerful, more focused model with sharpened responses and track-honed options aimed at elevating the R8 driving experience to a whole new level. Sounds like a
