Audi R8 Engine Swap. The Type 4S was introduced at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and its production began in late 2015. Search from 267 Used Audi R8 cars for sale including a 2017 Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe a 2018 Audi R8 V10 plus Spyder and a 2020 Audi R8 V10 performance Coupe.
The Audi R8 Type 4S is the second generation of the R8 sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Audi. Searching for a power upgrade for its first-gen R8 which debuted with a 42-liter similarly borrowed from Lambo Audi settled on the ten-cylinder from its sister brand. With that know-how incorporated into the VW Group Audi created the car Lamborghini had in mind in the first place.
When Audis engineers tweaked that engines bore spacing and added their Fuel Stratified Injection system FSI the 40-valve 52-liter mill we know today was officially born.
The previous engine was a 50 L V10 from a Lamborghini Gallardo which made 1220 horsepower to the rear wheels on 14 bar 203 psi of boost. The Audi R8 Type 4S is the second generation of the R8 sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Audi. The 42-liter V-8 Audi R8 based on the very same chassis into which Lamborghini put its new V-10the Gallardos. Sami and his team call the project the R8 11 because it produces the same amount of power as it weighs.
