Audi R8 2010

The most remarkable thing about the 2010 R8 isn’t its new 525-horsepower V10 engine — though it is quite remarkable — but that the R8 has lost none of its allure despite being two years old.

The tasteful appearance of the R8 (both inside and out), along with its mid-engine layout, outstanding road manners, prodigious comfort, and exceptional performance, rank it among the finest and most desirable production cars in the world.

The R8's new 5.2-liter V-10 descends from the collaborative design effort between Audi and Lamborghini, which yielded a 493-hp, 5.0-liter V-10 for the 2004 Gallardo. The 90-degree V-angle, selected to facilitate the sharing of block machining tools with Audi V-8 engines, results in uneven firing intervals. Boosting the displacement to 5.2 liters, installing direct fuel injection, and raising the compression ratio to 12.5:1 in the R8 yields 391 lb-ft of torque at 6500 rpm and 525 hp at 8000 rpm. A similar 5.2-liter V-10 in the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 boasts slightly higher peak power and torque ratings.

2010 MTM Audi S5 Cabrio Michelle Edition

The engine specialist MTM in Wettstetten proposes a considerable power enhancement for the new Audi S4 and the brand new Audi S5 Cabrio. Using its approved control device M-Cantronic, both cars, which are motorized by the 3.0 TFSI engine, become powerful sports cars with an incredible power reserve. The MTM S4 – which is declined in its Avant model – after its power therapy, stand as a real successor of the Audi RS4, and the current V8 of the RS4 is only 10 bhp more powerful than the MTM S4. Besides the engine control device M-Cantronic, MTM provides the series production car S4 with 4 rear pipes silencers with throttle valves. What results is 430 bhp (317 kW), 515 Nm of torque and an incredible 4.6 s from 0 to 100 kph (0-60 mph) with the 6 speeds manual gearbox. When a V-Cantronic is also implanted as well as the M-Cantronic, the normal 250 kph top speed reachs 285 kph.

The S4 is not the only model which is motorized with the 3.0 L engine and new compressor technology. The S5 Cabrio is also built with the factory-made engine. It is then logical that MTM modifies the S5 Cabrio which allows cruising around with a massive power reserve. The tuning specialists from MTM propose different stages of performances, starting with at 380 bhp (280 kW) and 480 Nm of torque, which means about 47 bhp more than the series model. Who wishes the complementary exhaust systems with throttle valves in 4 rear pipes optic (4 x 80 mm), has access to the ultimo stage of power enhancement of 430 bhp and 515 Nm.

So much power in the new MTM S4 Supercharged needs an important brake system, that the customers can of course find by MTM. With 380 x 34 mm disk brakes, drilled with 8-pistons calipers, the S4 decelerate much better. With body work, MTM trusts the series model. However, MTM puts new lowering springs which lower the car up to 40 mm on the front axe and up to 45 mm on the rear axe. To reach the perfection, the package includes 19″ rims in the original Bimoto design with dimensions 255/35 ZR 19. Of course, the 20″ rims are also available in option.