Audi launches new R8 series sports car.Byline: Dubai German automaker Audi has launched a new top-of-the-line model in its new high-performance sports car R8 series, the R8 5.2 FSI FSI Foreign Service Institute FSI Fluid Structure Interaction FSI Fuel Stratified Injection FSI Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (Italian Chess Federation) FSI Free Standing Insert FSI Flight Simulator quattro. The newly developed V10 with FSI direct petrol injection and dry sump A dry sump is a lubricating oil management method for four-stroke and large two-stroke piston internal combustion engines that uses a secondary external reservoir for oil, as compared to a conventional wet sump system. lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of is capable of delivering breathtaking performance, said a statement. The naturally aspirated 5.2-litre engine delivers a full 530 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm and a maximum power output of 525 bhp at 8,000 rpm. The R8 5.2 FSI quattro is capable of sprinting from zero to 100 km/hour in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 316 km/hour. The R8 V10 is available as a six-speed manual or optionally with a sequential R tronic transmission and multitude of features ensuring excellent handling at any speed: 19-inch wheels for high transverse acceleration and powerful grip, quattro permanent all-wheel drive with rear-wheel bias, dual aluminum wishbone wishbone see furcula. suspensions and Audi magnetic ride, "launch control" and high-performance brakes. The lightweight aluminium body in ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. (Audi space frame) design weighs only 210 kilograms. Innovative Audi technologies and extensive standard equipment including the Bang & Olufsen sound system and navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. plus propel the new Audi model right to the top of its competitive field. The exterior of the R8 5.2 FSI quattro also differs distinctly from that of its V8 counterpart -- with especially notable changes at the front, at the side blades which provide the engine with intake air, and at the tail end. A very distinctive highlight of the R8 V10 is that all-LED headlights are offered as standard equipment. Audi is the world's first automaker to use LEDs for the high beam high beam n. The beam of a vehicle's headlight that provides long-range illumination. Noun 1. high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination , low beam, daytime running lights and turn signals, according to the statement. "The R8 is a lighthouse model for Audi in the Middle East and had a major impact on brand awareness. The V10 now manages to push this even further," said Jeff Mannering, managing director Audi Middle East. The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro is available in dealerships across the Middle East now starting from $133,500 with manual transmission and $143,000 with R tronic, the report said. -- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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