Word around town is that the same engine that powers the 580-hp 5.2L twin-turbo V10 in the recently announced Audi RS6 Avant could also find its way to the back hatch of the Audi R8. We first ...

Rumors of an Audi R8 with an engine smaller than the naturally ... when it debuted in early 2015. He mentioned the turbo five-cylinder was "cleaner and almost as quick" as the V10.

Audi engineers also disclosed plans to create an entry-level twin-turbo V-6 version, which never happened, nor did the on-off ...

Audi R&D honcho Peter Mertens — the same exec ... And according to C/D, the V10 could skip out before the W12 if the coming twin-turbo R8 V6 eats up all the V10's lunch.

The Turbo is four-wheel drive, of course, and as with the other two cars it has a twin-clutch gearbox. The Audi R8 is one of the last remaining naturally aspirated supercars, which is reason ...

Gone is the stock turbocharged 2.2-liter five-cylinder engine it left the factory with 30 years ago. In its place is the same V10 powertrain from the R8.

The Audi R8 Spyder is squaring up against the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, which starts at £135,766 and matches the R8 for power. It hits 62mph half a second quicker, but many will prefer the R8’s ...

Yet even as that prospect looms, you can’t help wondering if in targeting the Nissan, the Turbo hasn’t left more room for the third car in this test, the Audi R8 V10. We’ve already put a ...

The Audi R8 V10 RWD and V10 Performance Quattro have their own personalities ... In the huge-displacement world of supercars, a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 might sound a little on the small side when put ...