Yamaha YZF R1 vs Audi R8 V10 Plus-Drag Race Compare

Yamaha YZF-R1-
Packed with MotoGP YZR-M1 technology, a crossplane engine, short wheelbase chassis and high-tech electronics, the R1 is ready to connect to your body and take your riding to a new level.
Developed without compromise using YZR-M1 MotoGP technology, the R1 was born for the track. 200PS, 199kg and 1,405mm wheelbase give an insight into its capabilities. But it's what you can't see that makes this focused superbike so special.
Its central nervous system is a 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit that constantly senses chassis motion in 3D, creating controllability over traction, slides, front wheel lift, braking and launches. Yamaha R1.

Like before the R1 is powered by a water-cooled Inline Four engine with dual overhead camshafts and a 16-valve cylinder head (intake valves remain fabricated from titanium, while the exhaust are stamped from steel). Displacement is unchanged at 998cc. It also benefits from Yamaha’s crossplane crankshaft design and uneven firing order introduced on the ‘09 model. Besides those general specifications everything inside the engine case is new.

Audi R8 V10 Plus-
The 1199 is equipped with Marzocchi’s lightweight aluminium front forks and Sachs rear suspension unit. This model also gets the Ducati traction control system and power maps for the engine combined with Ducati’s riding modes. The motorcycle is up against BMW S1000RR and Aprilia RSV4 in the high-performance superbike class.

The Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus sets standards: with 610 hp, 330 km / h top speed and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.2 seconds, it offers a breathtaking performance underlined by an even sharper design. There is no doubt that the Audi R8 Coupé V10 has motorsport in its genes.

Encased under glass and lit up like a museum piece, Audi’s ten-cylinder totem to human ingenuity looks as if it should be accompanied by a soft-spoken docent to narrate its very existence: At 610 horsepower, this naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 is the most powerful engine ever put into production by Audi. It revs 20 percent quicker than its predecessor, spinning from idle to its 8500-rpm redline in 0.66 second.