Markus, I haven't measured my R8 yet, only test-drove it "against" a 991.2 Turbo S Coupe factory car (early production series) on the Autobahn quite a few times. The 28-29 seconds I mentioned are based on various published reviews and test figures. The Sportauto R8 review was kind of weird because the car had a miraculous power loss and achieved worse numbers than in any review I read so far. Sportauto re-tested the R8 in comparison with the Huracan and the 991.2 Turbo S and the numbers are much better.

Yes, indeed...the difference between the new R8 V10 Plus and the 991.2 Turbo S is marginal and mostly in the upper speed range. Like I said before, from 200 to 300 kph around a car length, not more. 

I suspect a different gearing ratio to be responsible for the slight performance advantage of the R8 in the higher speed range.

Look at the speeds in the various gears:

R8 V10 Plus

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991.2 Turbo S
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Audi R8 V10 Plus (2017), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)