Audi R8 Face Lift - R8 gets cool new specs for it's face!

Audi has just released some pornography in the form of its face lifted R8 supercar. The R8 has always been a bit of a looker, and is now even better looking with some new round exhausts, slightly different tail lights, and some new glasses for each of the headlights. And as weird as that might sound, it somehow works well. Oh and there’s a new R8 badge to get excited about too.

Don't they look like glasses? 

The main styling tweaks, so we’re told, are a new front bumper, rear bumper which has some new and naughty looking circular exhausts - similar to the ones off the R8 GT protruding from its shapely rump, which means it looks a bit awesome. There are also new headlights – similar to the ones on the face lifted A4/A5 which resemble a pair of futuristic eye glasses, and new tail lights which look strangely similar to the ones they replace. Honestly you’d be stumped trying to spot the difference.

Take note of the exhausts. Oh and look at the new R8 badge!

Audi has however, been hard at work making some slight alterations beneath the skin, chief among which being a new seven speed S-Tronic double clutch gearbox, which replaces the old six-speed automated manual. Of course, the new gearbox will improve the fuel consumption slightly and ensures those cute and frankly terrifying polar bears can live a little longer. Acceleration is also somewhat improved, because the 316kw V8 now gets to 100kph in 4.3 seconds and the 386kw V10 gets there in just 3.6seconds – both now faster by 0.3 seconds. The V10 can now also achieve a top speed of 317kph, just missing the magic 200mph, maybe next time, or maybe the new R8 V10 Plus model will get there...

That’s right, there’s now an R8 V10 Plus, although it still misses out on 200mph. Shame. But it does get an extra 18kw and a carbon fibre seat, two of them in fact. The R8 Plus can accelerate to 100kph in 3.5 seconds, 0.1 seconds faster than the normal R8 V10, and benefits from a salad only diet. The plus has lightweight alloy wheels, less insulation and sound deadening, tuned suspension, and there are a couple of lightweight bucket seats inside.

Audi R8 V10 Plus 

Styling wise, the Plus doesn’t do a lot to differentiate itself from the standard R8 - subtly seems to be the theme at Audi these days.  The plus gets a carbon fibre front splitter, mirror housings and air vents, as well as a slightly larger rear diffuser, and the exhausts are painted black.

Essentially, the R8 was a very pretty car, and still is, now its just wearing some cool futuristic glasses.