Audi R8 V10 Spyder vs Mercedes AMG GTS DRAGRACE

AudiLovers | July 11, 2017 | Dragrace, Video | No Comments

This video shows an amazing dragrace between 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus and Mercedes Benz AMG GTS. Both cars and a lot of other supercars are part of Petrolhead Events Spring Event 2017 in Weeze.

Petrolhead Events is the premium organizer of events, roadtrips and trackdays in Europe for owners of supercars.

Audi R8

Audi’s racy R8 seems like a fixture among supercars, but it’s easy to forget that the R8 is a relative newcomer. Indeed, the second-generation car only recently launched in coupe form, and the initial coupe version is now joined by a Spyder convertible. As with the fixed-roof model, the Spyder is closely related to the Lamborghini Huracán, but the Audi has its own appeal that is only enhanced by the disappearing top.

The new Spyder again uses a fabric roof, which can be opened and closed in 20 seconds at up to 31 mph. It stows beneath the carbon-fiber engine cover, just ahead of a 5.2-liter V-10. It’s rated at a healthy 540 horsepower delivered at 7800 rpm, while maximum torque is 398 lb-ft, served up at a lofty 6500 rpm. Audi has tweaked the engine with a new dual fuel-injection system that switches between port and direct injection as needed for maximum efficiency or maximum power. Under modest loads, a cylinder-deactivation system can shut down half of the cylinders to improve fuel economy.

Base price: $175,000

Engine Type: DOHC 40-valve V-10, aluminum block and heads, port and direct fuel injection

Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode

Power: 540 hp @ 7800 rpm

Mercedes AMG GTS

Gullwings are no longer part of the design, but the GT is still set to swoop in and snag buyers away from its archnemesis, the Porsche 911. Its three variants all have a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8. In the base model—if anything at this level can be called base—the engine makes 456 hp. The GT S adds 47 hp, and in the halo GT R edition, engine revisions give it 577 hp. In our testing, we got a GT S from 0 to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds.
AMG is a longtime purveyor of excess horsepower, but its greatest strength still lies in its engines, however, here taking the form of a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8.

Base price: $199,000

Engine Type: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

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