- Is Audi R8 V 10 Available With Manual Transmission Problems
- Audi R8 Transmission Problems
- Is Audi R8 V 10 Available With Manual Transmission System
Rumors had been swirling that the Audi R8 would roll into its new generation without a traditional manual transmission or a V-8 engine. Though many felt that would never happen, it just has with the release of the 2016 Audi R8. What’s more, Audi head, Heinz Hollerweger, laid out the exact reasons why the two options are no longer available.
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According to Automobile Magazine, Hollerweger stated at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show that “you have to look at lap times.” He also reiterated what Audi has already said in the past about the manual transmission, and that is that too few were ordered to warrant engineering one for the new vehicle. The last time Audi touched upon this subject, the take rate was somewhere around 5 percent.
This drop in interest is because modern dual-clutch automatic transmissions – heck, even traditional automatics – are more efficient and shift more quickly than traditional manual transmissions.
Hollerweger also addressed the elimination of the V-8 engine in the R8. Like the manual transmission, this decision was based on demand, as the V-10 engine far outsold the V-8 powerplant in the first-generation model.
- This Used V10 Audi R8 Is A Gated Manual Goddess. We've been driving the new, DCT-only R8 this week, and while we're big fans of the seven-speed S Tronic 'box, what if you absolutely must have a.
- Mar 03, 2015 So for this generation at least, if you want an Audi R8, you'll be able to pick between a 520-hp and a 610-hp version of the 5.2-liter V-10 engine, but you'll be stuck with the seven-speed.
- Both the current V8 and V10 R8s still have a manual gearbox available, and it's a gated one too, one of the last few out there. But with the Huracan going DSG-only, it makes sense.
- The 2015 Audi R8 is offered in V8, V10 and V10 plus trim levels. The V8 and V10 are available in both coupe and convertible (Spyder) body styles, while the V10 plus is coupe-only. All trims start with a 6-speed manual transmission. The dual-clutch S tronic automatic will run you a few grand more.
So there you have it. It wasn’t just some arbitrary decision to axe the V-8 engine and manual transmission. It was based purely on the demand versus the cost to build these two features. Welcome to the new world of supercars, folks…
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Why it matters
Believe me when I say that I love the manual transmission just as much as the next gearhead. However, I am the furthest from the “they sure don’t build `em like they used to” group as one can be. I embrace technology, I love seeing just how fast cars can get with all these new gadgets and gizmos that automakers are adding to their lineups. If my Focus ST was available with a dual-clutch transmission instead of the manual, you had damn well better believe that I would have snatched up that DCT in a second.
Is Audi R8 V 10 Available With Manual Transmission Problems
For you traditionalists who think that rowing your own gears gives you some command of the vehicle that a DCT does not, I feel you’re being a bit closed-minded here. All a DCT does is eliminate the need to press a clutch and become an expert heel-toe shifter. Like when fuel injection replaced carburetors, row-your-own people will continue to complain for 10 years, or so, but they will come around soon enough and realize that this is simply a better setup.
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Source: Automobilemag