Our Audi R8 V10 Gets a New Milltek Exhaust System

Remarkably, one of the least recognised components of a car’s performance, its exhaust system, has recently become the focus of attention at Signature Car Hire.  Bringing the spotlight to bear on our Audi R8 V10, we would like to share with you some recent research and development which offers you some super benefits as a result.

The vital role played by a car’s exhaust system was lately the subject of an extensive investigative program, which was centred on our Audi R8 V10.  The development of a custom-built stainless steel high performance race exhaust system was the brief for globally-renowned performance exhaust engineers, Milltek.

It is no surprise that it would be Milltek who would undertake this exceptional task.  Recognised internationally for their work in the development of high-performance exhaust systems, the relationship between Milltek and Audi goes back almost twenty five years.   Tuning Audis since 1988, Milltek took a quantum leap however in 2007, seizing the chance to develop a ‘truly epic exhaust system’ for the R8 the moment it was launched in the 4.2 litre V8 Coupe format in 2007.  So intense was their desire for perfection in fact, that they invested in their own development car which was run for several years under both on-road and race track conditions.

This system was a massive success for Milltek, and a succession of further model developments followed, namely for the V8 Spyder, the V10 Coupe, the V10 Spyder.  Newest of all to benefit is the Audi R8 V10 GT.

Of course, our Audi R8 V10 is the perfect vehicle to entertain such excellence in exhaust engineering.   Looking for all the world like the supercar it is, our Ibis white R8 V10 has a 5.2 litre engine capable of 525 Bhp and thus 0-62 mph in 3.9 seconds.  As an Audi, it benefits from the Quattro technology, lending all-wheel drive road holding to such force.  An R Tronic sequential gearbox adds to the line up that only a Milltek exhaust system could complement.

An evolution of the R8 V10 race exhaust has now been fitted to our car after the need was identified to have a free-flowing design and more emotive sound track.  You can just imagine how our car sounds now.  Being the twin of the Lamborghini Gallardo, already acknowledged as one of the most moving cars to the auditory senses and the shared owner of engine design, our Audi R8 V10 now howls with exhilaration.  As a result, the naturally-aspirated V10 enjoys a performance gain of about 25 Bhp and yields better torque at all revs.

The best thing about this project is that, until Milltek deliver and distribute a retail model of this system, our R8 V10 is the only car in the world with such a system.