The Audi R8 coupe , winner of the 2016 World Performance Car award , sports an engine and chassis derived directly from the R8 LMS racecar . This high performance supercar features a very muscular 540-hp V10 or 610-hp V10 plus , truly built for speed . The R8 also has exceptional traction with its exclusive quattro all-wheel drive system and advanced ASF multi-material construction , plus standard cutting-edge technologies such as the Audi virtual cockpit 12.3 ” LCD fully digital instrument cluster with three visual modes Infotainment , Classic and Sport , and the Audi connect with Google Earth . The R8 ’ s many safety features include driver single stage and front passenger dual-stage airbags , thorax side airbags , Sideguard head-curtain airbags and knee airbags , and integrated front seat head restraints . Priced from $ 162,900