World Car Awards: 'Most-awarded' Audi R8 named the 2016 World Performance Car

Adding another feather to its illustrious hat, the Audi R8 Coupe was named the 2016 World Performance Car at the World Car Awards held during the recently concluded New York Auto Show, informed a press release. The Audi R8 has become the most successful car in the history of the awards with no lesser than four titles to its name. 

The predecessor to the Audi R8 already has two World Performance Car awards and a World Car Design of the Year accolade to flaunt for itself. And taking forward the same legacy this year too, the second generation of the high-performance sports car from Audi was voted a unanimous winner in the former category by an international jury comprising 73 leading automotive journalists.

On the occasion, Audi AG’s board member for sales and marketing Dietmar Voggenreiter said, “The first generation of the R8 paved our way toward becoming a premium brand and raised the aura of Audi to a new level. The new R8 will continue this success story and further accelerate the growth strategy of Audi Sport.”

The brand with four rings took the wraps off the Audi R8 V10 Plus at the Auto Expo in Delhi last month. Launched in India at a sticker price of Rs 2.47 crore (ex-showroom, Mumbai and Delhi), the car is powered by a modified version of the 5.2-litre V10 engine. In this guise, the car churns out 618PS of peak power and 560Nm of torque, and can do the 0-100kmph dash in 3.2 seconds. The engine is mated to a seven-speed dual clutch transmission.

The current accolade for the German carmaker adds to an already boast-worthy trophy cabinet from the World Car Awards. Apart from the Audi R8’s success, the Audi A6 was awarded the World Car of the Year title, back in the year 2005. The Audi RS 4 and the Audi TT have also been winners in top categories at the previous editions of the World Car Awards.