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<b>NEXT R8 SPORTS CAR:</b> Audi’s second-generation R8 will arrive in South Africa in the second quarter of 2016. <i>Image: Audi</i>
<b>NEXT R8 SPORTS CAR:</b> Audi’s second-generation R8 will arrive in South Africa in the second quarter of 2016. <i>Image: Audi</i>

  • Second-generation Audi R8
  • New 5.2 FSI V10
  • 0-100km/h in 3.2 sec
  • As much as 50kg lighter

INGOLSTADT, Germany – Audi’s second-generation R8 sports car will debut at the 2015 Geneva auto show in March and be in Europe's showrooms later in the year.

South Africa has to wait until the second quarter of 2016 for delivery - and bear in mind that in Europe the V10 (a new engine) costs the equivalent of R2.1-million and the V10 Plus R2.4-million. South African prices, as always, will be announced at the local launch.

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