The result was a marvelous 2020 Audi R8 with 1,500-horsepower under the hood and a manual transmission replacing the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Thanks to Underground Racing expertise ...

One of the biggest is the R8’s available R tronic automated manual transmission, which features a single clutch and can be quite jerky. It turns out Audi is keen to remedy this issue and replace ...

One of the best manual transmissions ever put on the market was the gated six-speed in the first-generation Audi R8. That silken, row-your-own warrior departed to the afterlife with the ...

Covered in sensors and packing enough instrumentation for a lunar mission, these R8 test mules are reportedly conducting real world trials of a dual-clutch transmission. Until now, the Audi R8 has ...

Today's most advanced automatic transmissions simply outperform manuals at the track, something Hollerweger made a point to call out when asked why the new Audi R8 will only offer a dual-clutch.

The GT also sports a revised seven-speed automatic transmission, which Audi claims offers quicker shifts, and a drift-inducing Torque Rear driving mode to make hooning the R8 easier. Then again ...

Remember when Audi offered that glorious gated manual in its flagship R8 supercar? Driving anything with a transmission like that is an experience, and the click-clack of a gear change is one of ...

The used values for this piece were sourced from Autotempest, while the facts and figures were sourced from Audi. By contrast ...

Audi equips every R8 with a 5.2-liter V-10 engine paired with a dual-clutch seven-speed automatic transmission. The rear-wheel-drive variant develops 562 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. The EPA rates ...

It’s also not unprecedented for the Audi R8 to have unique ... that is a naturally-aspirated V10 paired to a gated manual transmission? Would you be more intrigued by a leather-clad, grey ...