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2020 Audi R8: One of our favorite supercars, enhanced

The best thing about Audi's new R8 isn't what's changed, it's what hasn't.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
Steven Ewing
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The Audi R8 gets a number of small tweaks for 2020.

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But thankfully, none of them change this car's outstanding character.

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The new front fascia is slightly more stylized, with new air vents.

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Around back, the car is largely the same.

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The 2020 Audi R8 uses a naturally aspirated, 5.2-liter V10 engine -- one of the finest around.

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In the base car, the V10 produces 562 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque.

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In the R8 V10 Performance, power is increased to 602 hp and 413 lb-ft.

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Audi estimates the R8 V10 Performance Coupe will sprint to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds.

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The US-spec 2020 Audi R8 starts at $169,900, and tops out at $208,100 for the V10 Performance model.

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Keep scrolling for more photos of the 2020 Audi R8.

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