Celebrate 10 Years Of V10 Awesomeness With The Audi R8 Decennium

Limited to 222 units, the R8 Decennium is a birthday celebration for Audi's mighty V10
Celebrate 10 Years Of V10 Awesomeness With The Audi R8 Decennium

The Audi R8 has never been a true dynamic rival to the Porsche 911, but that hasn’t ever mattered. Mostly, because of the engine.

The original 4.2-litre N/A V8 fitted to the supercar was a peach, but it was the introduction of the screaming V10 a little later that signalled the R8’s arrival. Sure, there have been more exciting 10-pot supercars like the Lexus LFA and Porsche Carrera GT, but they didn’t stick around for long, did they?

The R8’s V10, on the other hand, has now been with us 10 years, belting out its memorable soundtrack while most rivals have switched to downsized turbo options. So Audi has decided to celebrate with this: the R8 Decennium.

Celebrate 10 Years Of V10 Awesomeness With The Audi R8 Decennium

Deriving its name from the Latin word for ‘decade’, the Decennium is limited to just 222 units. According to Audi, it marks “ten years of fascination on the road and success in motorsport” for the 5.2-litre engine.

It’s based on the R8 ‘Performance’, which means you’ll have 611bhp to enjoy, and a 0-62mph time of just 3.1 seconds. There are no mechanical changes, with the Decennium instead receiving a range of aesthetic tweaks.

Celebrate 10 Years Of V10 Awesomeness With The Audi R8 Decennium

It can be specced in the exclusive matte ‘Daytona Gray’ finish, although other colours are available. The milled 20-inch wheels and the V10’s intake manifold are both finished in matte bronze, while the front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser and Audi ring badges are all gloss black. As a finishing touch, the side blades and mirror gaps are gloss-finished carbonfibre.

In the cabin you’ll find various gloss carbonfibre trim pieces, a “quilted rhombus pattern” stitched onto the sports seats, an Alcantara steering wheel and a few Decennium logos. It’ll even project the logo onto the floor via the puddle lights. Fancy.

Celebrate 10 Years Of V10 Awesomeness With The Audi R8 Decennium

Want one? We don’t yet know how much UK-bound cars will be, but Audi has revealed that the R8 Decennium is €222.000 in Germany.

Comments

dmackster1124

222 DOLLARS!!!!!!! I have to get one

02/28/2019 - 12:29 |
31 | 1
GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

In reply to by dmackster1124

222.000 is the same as 222,000 USD or british pounds or whatever. comas are interchangeable with “periods”

02/28/2019 - 13:21 |
9 | 1

Bro i personally am a bit broke i have gti mkv 280hrsprs and im good but this audi is pretty sexy…

03/01/2019 - 09:29 |
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Noah Hammerstad

Delicious

02/28/2019 - 12:43 |
4 | 0
CannedRex24

10 years already?

wow.
the 2007 R8 honestly looks almost 5-6 years ahead of its time……

02/28/2019 - 13:29 |
22 | 0

Yeah it definitely does. Somehow it makes the Ferrari 458 Italia look dated to me

02/28/2019 - 16:38 |
8 | 0
Tomislav Celić

Man I love the R8

02/28/2019 - 13:34 |
10 | 0
electricpants

I honestly can’t see why y’all saying it looks disgustang, I think it looks mad good

02/28/2019 - 19:21 |
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Jack.D

The Audi R8 will always be my favourite car.

03/01/2019 - 12:04 |
3 | 1
RodriguezRacer456 (Aventador SV) (Lambo Squad)

In reply to by Jack.D

Who downvoted this?

03/01/2019 - 17:41 |
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Aaron D'Souza

I’m pretty sure the v10 came out in 2011 and the v8 in 08

03/02/2019 - 13:43 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

got to say that this car is still beautiful as they first brought her to our life.

nice

03/03/2019 - 13:02 |
0 | 0

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