2014 Audi R8 Pricing

For the 2014 model year, the Audi R8 was refreshed. Today - which happens to be the day the car officially goes on sale - pricing is released.

The R8 coupe has a base price of $119150 with a 430-horsepower V-8 and a six-speed manual transmission, which is a $700 increase over the 2013 model. The automatic transmission (a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic) model costs $128250. The spyder (convertible) starts at $132650 for the manual and $141750 for the automatic.

To get the 525-horsepower V-10, you have to pay at least $155450, and that gets you the manual. The automatic V-10 coupe costs $164550. The spyder V-10 costs $168950 and $178050 respectively.

A new trim level is the V-10 Plus trim, which has a 550-horsepower, 398 pounds-feet of torque version of the 5.2-liter V-10 in the regular V-10 model. That represents a bump of 25 horsepower and 7 pounds-feet of torque over the base V-10. A smaller fuel tank, a carbon fiber splitter, carbon fiber side blades, a carbon fiber rear diffuser, a carbon fiber rear spoiler, manual seats, and less sound insulation around the engine lead Audi to approximate that the Plus weighs 130 pounds less compared the regular V-10 model. The 0 to 60 time Audi estimates for a Plus model with an automatic transmission is 3.3 seconds, and top speed is 196 miles per hour. The Plus only comes as a coupe, and the manual is $174795 while the automatic version is $183895.

Otherwise, all 2014 R8s have new wave-rotor brakes, restyled LED headlights and taillights, dual exhausts instead of quad exhaust tips, and new interior trim.

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