The 2022 Audi R8 V10 performance Spyder RWD is a charming swan song to the combustion-powered 10-cylinder sports car, and it’s not difficult to understand why. Press and hold the bright red steering wheel-mounted START button, and the V10 engine – mounted only a foot or two behind the driver’s vertebrae – whirls to life. The idle is silky smooth, with a mellow rumbling tone and a consistent tempo that masks the pistons feverishly moving deep within. While the V10 is a celebrated masterpiece at idle, mash the throttle at a standstill, and it leaps alive – the jump from idle to full load occurs in fewer than 7ths
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