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Audi R8 V10 (2009-) Review

Category: Exotic Sports 4 out of 5

Summary of the Audi R8 V10 (2009-)

Price Range: £79,825 to £99,580

Assets

Massive punch, still easy to drive, good value.

Drawbacks

Not pretty enough, no rear seats, badge lacks cachet.

Verdict

The finest sub-£100k supercar on sale

Audi R8 Review

Running Costs3 out of 5

You'd expect the V10's extra 103bhp to extract a price at the fuel pumps and, technically, you'd be right. In reality, and if the official figures are representative of what goes on in the real world, there almost no measurable difference at all: 20.6mpg versus 20.7mpg, and a whole two extra grammes on the already catastrophic CO2 emissions. With a 90-litre tank this gives a theoretical range of around 400 miles, though we doubt a typical driver using theirs for all purposes would get much past 300 miles in the real world.

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Audi R8 Running Costs Statistics

Mpg Range
19.2mpg (5.2 V10 FSI quattro) to 20.3mpg (4.2 quattro)
CO2 Range
332g/km (4.2 quattro) to 351g/km (5.2 V10 FSI quattro)
Insurance Group Range
20
Tax Group Range
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