Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro: Confirmed for US!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro: Confirmed for US!

The ultimate Audi, the Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro, has been confirmed for the US. Great news for all American Audi lovers!

We have received confirmation that the recently revealed Audi R8 5.2 FSI will arrive in the U.S. at the end of 2009 or in early 2010. This news is music to our enthusiast ears.

As the name suggests, this new R8 model gets a high-revving 5.2-liter V-10, which produces 525 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque. Zero to 62 mph is quoted at 3.9 seconds, but our tests of a 4.2-liter V-8 model produced a 4.0-second run to 60, so there’s a chance that number is conservative.