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We’ve gathered four iconic generations of raw ten-cylinder fury from the Volkswagen Group, and they’re going head-to-head to see which ultimate exhaust note reigns supreme! We’ve got an Audi R8 V10, a Lamborghini Huracán Performante, a classic Lamborghini Gallardo Performante, and a tuned Audi RS6 estate!
Can an absolute barging wagon beat lightweight supercar royalty off the line? Let’s check out the stats…
Starting with the Audi R8 V10, it’s powered by a 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8-slayer, delivering 550hp and 540Nm of torque. Power goes to all four wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with launch control, and it weighs in at 1,595kg. It’s an everyday supercar hero, and you can grab one today for an absolute bargain at £50,000!
Next up is its hardcore track sibling, the Lamborghini Huracán Performante. It runs an upgraded version of that 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10, screaming out 640hp and 600Nm! It’s stripped back to just 1,482kg, making it the lightest car in the lineup. But track perfection comes at a price, this angry bull will set you back £250,000!
Then we step back in time to the lightweight classic: the Lamborghini Gallardo Performante. It packs a 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10 pushing out 570hp and 540Nm. Weighing practically the same as the Huracán at 1,485kg, it sends its power through an old-school robotised manual e-gearbox. It’s raw, it’s dramatic, and it’s currently valued at around £190,000.
Finally, we have the ultimate wildcard: a second-generation Audi RS6! Under the bonnet is a twin-turbocharged 5.0-litre V10, but this absolute estate monster has been tuned to launch an eye-watering 780hp and a massive 1,300Nm of torque! It puts all that power down through a 6-speed automatic torque-converter gearbox and quattro all-wheel drive. It’s a heavy beast at 1,985kg, but it’s cheap speed, costing just £18,000!
So, the tuned RS6 has way more power and over double the torque of the Lamborghinis, but can its extra weight hold it back against lightweight V10 royalty? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!
Can an absolute barging wagon beat lightweight supercar royalty off the line? Let’s check out the stats…
Starting with the Audi R8 V10, it’s powered by a 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8-slayer, delivering 550hp and 540Nm of torque. Power goes to all four wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with launch control, and it weighs in at 1,595kg. It’s an everyday supercar hero, and you can grab one today for an absolute bargain at £50,000!
Next up is its hardcore track sibling, the Lamborghini Huracán Performante. It runs an upgraded version of that 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10, screaming out 640hp and 600Nm! It’s stripped back to just 1,482kg, making it the lightest car in the lineup. But track perfection comes at a price, this angry bull will set you back £250,000!
Then we step back in time to the lightweight classic: the Lamborghini Gallardo Performante. It packs a 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10 pushing out 570hp and 540Nm. Weighing practically the same as the Huracán at 1,485kg, it sends its power through an old-school robotised manual e-gearbox. It’s raw, it’s dramatic, and it’s currently valued at around £190,000.
Finally, we have the ultimate wildcard: a second-generation Audi RS6! Under the bonnet is a twin-turbocharged 5.0-litre V10, but this absolute estate monster has been tuned to launch an eye-watering 780hp and a massive 1,300Nm of torque! It puts all that power down through a 6-speed automatic torque-converter gearbox and quattro all-wheel drive. It’s a heavy beast at 1,985kg, but it’s cheap speed, costing just £18,000!
So, the tuned RS6 has way more power and over double the torque of the Lamborghinis, but can its extra weight hold it back against lightweight V10 royalty? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!
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00:00What will win in a drag race between a Mark I Audi R8 V10,
00:03a Lamborghini Huracan Puffamante,
00:05a Lamborghini Gallardo V10,
00:07and an Audi RS6 V10?
00:10Well, we're going to find out by racing them over the standing quarter mile.
00:13I'm Matt Watson, you're watching CarWow.
00:18Now, this drag race is part of a big, wider celebration of V10 engine cars,
00:23and we're drag racing a wide range of them over a series of different videos.
00:28So, make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out.
00:30So, this old Audi, it has a 5.2-litre natural-aspirated V10
00:33with 550 horsepower and 540 newton-metres of torque.
00:37Drives all four wheels by a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox with launch control.
00:42That's right, it's one of the facelift cars with the dual-clutcher.
00:44It makes a massive difference on how well it goes.
00:46It weighs about 1.6 tonnes, which is quite a lot, isn't it, really?
00:50Now, let's find out about the Lambo from its driver.
00:53Hello, Phil from Velocity Club. Tell me about your car.
00:56It's a 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante, 5.2-litre V10, naturally aspirated, 640 PS,
01:05600 newton-metres of torque, and I believe it's 1,500 kilograms.
01:09Oh, wait a minute, you've got a lot more power and a lot more torque, oh dear.
01:12Nicholas, what car are you in?
01:14I am in the Gallardo Performante, which is basically the Spyder version of the Superleggera
01:20that we all know and love.
01:21This has a 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10, like you guys, 570 horsepower, 540 newton-metres,
01:27and I also weigh about a tonne-and-a-half, but unlike you guys with your fancy double-clutch gearboxes,
01:32I've got a robotised manual e-gear, so we'll see how that goes.
01:35It's either going to be amazing or I'm going to be stone-dead last, so I can't wait to find
01:39out.
01:39And we've got another Audi, sorry, you guys are Lamborghinis, you're not Audis at all.
01:43So we've got an Audi RS6, and that's been driven by Jack because we've run out of drivers.
01:47Jack is in charge of all our videos.
01:49Do your best, Jack, do your best on camera, talking to camera, go on, go do it.
01:53I've got a C6 RS6, it's got a 5.0-litre twin-turbo V10, so the only one with turbos
01:59here.
02:00It's got 580 horsepower and 650 newton-metres of torque, except it doesn't because it's tuned.
02:06I've got 780 horsepower and 1,300 newton-metres of torque, but I do weigh two tonnes, so that's
02:12going to go against me.
02:13I've got a six-speed torque converter, automatic gearbox, and I've got all-wheel drive.
02:18And I think this car's worth about 20k, so it's by far the cheapest here.
02:21And do you know what, Jack, I just gave you a disservice because not only can you present
02:25the camera better than I can actually hold a camera and film stuff, I think you can even
02:29present better than me.
02:30This is worrying.
02:31Just a quick one on that engine, 5-litre V10.
02:34Was that originally a Lamborghini-built engine, whereas the 5.2 is a Audi-built engine?
02:41I don't know.
02:42Nick, maybe you might know.
02:43I did do a bit of digging about this because I was curious too.
02:46Apparently, the engine in that car is based on the 5.2-litre Audi-developed engine, but
02:51the capacity's been lowered, probably something to do with the two honking great turbos you've
02:55got, Jack, but yeah, Audi block, that one.
02:57Right, do you know what, let's compare the sound of them all.
02:59Windows down.
03:00I'm going to rev up my R8 first.
03:02Here we go.
03:08That is pretty sweet, that is.
03:10Before any PPF, no, what is it?
03:14PPF.
03:15OPF.
03:16No, it's not even that, it's G-D-P.
03:20That's gross domestic.
03:21Ready your engine, Phil.
03:27GPF gasoline particulate filter.
03:29Let's have you, Nick.
03:34Older is better so far.
03:37Lamborghini Gallardo is ahead now.
03:39Let's have a listen to the Audi RS6.
03:40I don't know how I come after that.
03:46Pops.
03:48In another competition of exhaust noise, you could well have won, but just not today, because
03:54these three are amazing.
03:59Sorry to say this, followed by this.
04:01I prefer the tune of this, Phil.
04:03Yours is just noise, this is more tune.
04:05Right, shall we go with the drag race?
04:08Three, two, one.
04:19Yes, come on!
04:21Starting from the Audi, I'm weaving into poor Phil's lane, and now he's coming back now.
04:25Wow.
04:34Oh, Phil is disappearing now.
04:40Hello.
04:42Where's the cone?
04:49Now, that was weird, because normally there's a delay on these cars when you lift off, so
04:53I did that then, and there was no delay, it was instant at the moment I lifted off.
04:57Umpire, did I jump the start?
04:59There was no jump.
05:01I'm amazed by that, that was actually bang on the money.
05:03What's interesting about this old gearbox, I think it's slightly better, and you might
05:07have noticed this from yours, Phil.
05:08You lift off the brake, and there's a delay, and then it goes, so you have to time the
05:12delay, as well as time the hands going down.
05:14With this, as soon as you lift off the brake, it goes.
05:16It's like the good old days.
05:17Speaking of which, the good old days.
05:19Nick, in that Gallardo, you have the gearbox that this used to have, which is the old
05:23single clutch.
05:24How was that launch?
05:25This car just gave 11 tenths in that launch.
05:28It was like I'd been shot out of a cannon.
05:30No delay, nothing, plenty of violence.
05:32I'm really impressed by this.
05:34Jack, you were, like, so far behind.
05:37Yeah, it feels like it's limiting power in first and second.
05:40I'm hoping that when we do the rolling race, once I'm in third, it seems to give it all,
05:44but yeah, first and second, that was dead.
05:46But I have found a paintbrush.
05:47It's a bit weird.
05:48Well, that's good.
05:50That's going to help you.
05:51Right, let's do one more, because it's best two out of three.
05:54Maybe you can do a bit of launch film and we'll get a bit more realistic time.
05:57The paintbrush is to whitewash the results.
06:00Very well done, Nick.
06:02Shame you had to wait for about a minute to think that one through.
06:04To be honest, it's so hot in here, I might want to get a second opinion on that.
06:08Do you not have air conditioning?
06:10I know.
06:11What, is it, like, broken or something?
06:12I just need to re-gas, mate.
06:14But, oh, I do have something resembling air conditioning.
06:16Why don't you just take your roof down?
06:18I thought that was the rules, Matt.
06:19You've got a convertible, you have to have the roof off.
06:21Take your roof off?
06:22What's the matter with you?
06:24There we are.
06:26What you need now is a Tom Selleck Magnum PI shirt and you'll look the part.
06:30All right, everybody.
06:31See if you can time it better now.
06:33Phil, you've got some high-performance tyres on as well.
06:35This is not fair, Phil.
06:36You've got, like, Trofeo R's.
06:38RS's.
06:39You cheaty bugger.
06:41Three, two, one.
06:44One, two, one.
06:46Oh, he absolutely nailed it, Phil.
06:49Oh, he absolutely nailed it, Phil.
06:56Oh, wow!
07:00Oh, I'm better this time.
07:05Oh, my goodness!
07:09Come on, no!
07:13You can't hear me!
07:15I can't hear me!
07:20Oh, it's close between the Audi and the Gallardo.
07:34I don't think your launch was quite as good then, Nick.
07:36Did it just do a lot of wheel spin?
07:37No, there was me saying it was the most magical thing ever the first race.
07:40No, there was a delay that time and wheel spin.
07:43To be honest, all I could think about was the noise.
07:45Wow.
07:46Oh, okay, well, there we go.
07:47Your car was slow.
07:49Jack, was that better for you?
07:50Uh, I wouldn't say better.
07:52It was actually way more embarrassing.
07:53Nick went so far after me and then he still overtopped me.
07:57I don't know if this really has the power they say it does.
08:01What's it supposed to have?
08:02It's supposed to have 780 and 1300 newtonmetres of torque.
08:08Hmm.
08:08So then what exactly happened?
08:10Well, the Huracan won.
08:12It completed the standing quarter mile in 10.9 seconds.
08:15The R8 took 11.8 seconds.
08:17The Gallardo 12.2 seconds.
08:19And the RS6 came last with a time of 12.4 seconds.
08:25Now we're going to have a rolling race from 50 miles an hour.
08:27Let's have the cars in their comfort setting.
08:29Comfort for the gearbox, comfort for whatever.
08:31I'll go 3, 2, 1, go, floor it, and we'll race it over the half mile.
08:34See which one's the quickest.
08:353, 2, 1, go.
08:37Oh, this kicked down wicked.
08:39It won't kick down.
08:41Oh!
08:44God, that was so slow.
08:50Oh, no, here comes the left.
08:52Boo!
08:57Ah!
08:57Yeah!
09:21I'm going to do this whole race in one gear!
09:28But this is so fast!
09:37That is strange.
09:39This kicked down beautifully.
09:41Then yours did, Phil.
09:42And once it did, you caught up.
09:44You were gone.
09:45What's happened to you, Nick?
09:46That's taking the roof down and your long head.
09:48It's causing too much drag.
09:49So, this being the old single clutch doesn't kick down.
09:53I did that entire race in fourth gear.
09:57The whole race.
09:58It doesn't kick down in automatic, are you sure?
10:01Yeah.
10:01That's crap!
10:02Jack, I hope yours didn't kick down either.
10:05If it did, that's embarrassing.
10:06Yeah, so I waited like three business, no, four business days for the kickdown.
10:11But then, I was looking at Nick and I was like, I've overtaken him.
10:14And then he's just ruined it for me because apparently he was in fourth.
10:18So, great.
10:19Okay.
10:20Right, let's take all the kick dancing and guns out.
10:22The equation.
10:23The rolling race.
10:24The gear.
10:25Sporty settings.
10:26Manual mode.
10:27Let's do it.
10:28Three, two, one, go.
10:30Oh, he's gone.
10:39Off we go.
10:44Oh, we're closer now.
10:53Nick's coming now.
10:54Look at me go.
10:58Oh, it's so close.
11:02Nick's going to beat Nick.
11:04Oh, we've got to beat Nick.
11:08Look at his hair.
11:09Come on.
11:10Yeah.
11:16That Audi's closer now, though.
11:25Your hair, Nick, was wicked.
11:27That was so funny.
11:28Lamborghini, Lamborghini, Audi then, Audi.
11:30You did a better job that time, Jack.
11:33Yeah, but I just don't have power, basically.
11:36You have the clean power.
11:37I'm not sure that you have the real power.
11:39Nick, how was the gear shift?
11:41It's pretty horrible if you hit the red line.
11:42But no, all clean, all good.
11:45And I just beat you, didn't I?
11:47I was screaming to myself.
11:49I was having the best time.
11:51Phil, you can see progress right there, can't you?
11:53Exactly that.
11:54The e-gear is a bit more agricultural, but fair play.
11:57That was a cracking race.
11:58I was looking in the rear view mirror watching.
11:59That was brilliant.
12:00I was watching in the rear view mirror.
12:03Well done.
12:04This is going to be an interesting brake test.
12:05You ready, Jack?
12:06Yeah, I've got my paintbrush.
12:08That's it.
12:09Just long as you don't paint the road red.
12:10Let's go.
12:11I don't know how they put a manual in this car.
12:13The pedal box is awful.
12:14Right, Nick.
12:15That's enough of your thoughts.
12:17Give them to yourself, you whingy bastard.
12:19We'll do a cutaway of Nick's car.
12:20Is there slagging off someone's Lamborghini?
12:22Yeah, yeah.
12:23Yeah.
12:23It's Nick's car.
12:24Sorry, Nick.
12:25I've got a lot of s*** cars as well.
12:27Right, here we go.
12:28Let's do a brake test from 100 miles an hour.
12:30The car that stops in the shortest distance wins.
12:33If you'd rather watch another drag race, you can watch on there.
12:35But stay for this.
12:36Because I want to see what happens to that RS6.
12:38Everybody level.
12:39Where's the RS6 going?
12:40Nick, you're ahead.
12:42Phil, get level.
12:43Oh, it's too late.
12:44It's just a brake anyway.
12:55What happened to Phil?
12:59You didn't win that, Phil.
13:01I missed the cones.
13:02I was looking at you for a reference.
13:05Too bad.
13:05I haven't won a brake test in ages.
13:07I'm just going to enjoy it for a while.
13:08Oh, look at this.
13:09Look at this.
13:10Look at this, Nick.
13:11I was celebrating because I thought I'd won.
13:13And then I turned around and I saw your car.
13:16I was heartbroken.
13:17I like the way that you instantly thought that you'd win.
13:20If you're ahead of those guys, then you must be ahead of Matt as well in his chicken legs.
13:25Anyway, Jack, how was it for you?
13:26It was exactly as you think it would be.
13:30I lost.
13:31Yeah, and Phil, you had an excuse.
13:33It was probably a valid excuse, but it's your own fault.
13:34So, excuse not accepted.
13:36Thing is, though, while this drag race sounded amazing, it's not the best sounding drag race we've done.
13:41Click on that video window there to watch the best sounding drag race we've ever done.
13:45It's nuts.
13:46So, with a load of V12s, but you've got to hear it blow your mind.
13:50And your speakers and your eardrums.
13:51So, be careful.
13:52You've been warned.
13:53Anyway, I want to say a huge thanks to Phil, chaps that lent us the Gallardo and the RS6 and
13:58this Audi R8.
13:59Thank you very much.
14:00And if you haven't done so already, subscribe to this channel because there's more V10 drag races coming.
14:04They're coming.
14:05There's more coming.
14:06All right.
14:07Thanks for watching.
14:07See you next time.
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