Interesting fun fact (not really R8 related but I was very surprised to read about that):

Did you know that there is a huge 0-300 kph performance difference between the RS6 Performance, RS7 Sportback Performance and S8 Plus, although all three cars use the same 605 hp engine?

Aerodynamics seems to be the key factor here, the RS6 Performance (estate) has the worst aerodynamics.

From 0-300 kph, the RS6 Performance needs 39.4 seconds but the RS7 Sportback Performance needs only 32.1 seconds, it is over 7 seconds faster. The S8 Plus needs 33.7 seconds.

For comparison: The R8 V10 Plus needs 28.8 seconds.

So for the Autobahn, the RS7 Sportback Performance and the S8 Plus are clearly the better choice. Pretty interesting, didn't know that before that aerodynamics can cause such a performance difference.

From 0-200 kph, all three (RS6, RS7 and S8) have basically the same performance.

 


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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)