Development: Audi R8 V10 Plus

摘要

When the Audi R8 was first released in 2007, it helped to marry the usability of an everyday vehicle with the thrill of driving a mid-engined V10 sports car. Its aluminium spaceframe kept weight down, while the large-capacity gasoline engine edged it towards a top speed of 320km/h. But as popular and capable as the first-generation vehicle was, as soon as the development programme had finished, engineers started thinking about howthey could improve the R8 in its second generation. "We started to think about the next generation almost immediately. We developed our first ideas for the new car at the start of 2009, and the new R8 project began in earnest in 2010," says Roland Schala, senior project manager for the R8.