Factory build sheet
2012 Audi R8 42 Quattro Spyder AWD
Build WUASUAFG-C · 4.2L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WUASUAFG and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every R8 whose VIN starts WUASUAFG and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 26 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Audi with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4.2 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Engine model
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 430 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Convertible/Cabriolet
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- Spyder
- Manufacturer
- AUDI SPORT GMBH
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Audi used the VIN pattern WUASUAFG for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WUA | AUDI SPORT GMBH · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SUAFG | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
26 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WUASUAFG-C shares the specification above.
- 26 Known VINs
- WUASUAFG 1CN001417
- WUASUAFG XCN001805
- WUASUAFG 4CN001668
- WUASUAFG 4CN001458
- WUASUAFG 5CN002456
- WUASUAFG 8CN003049
- WUASUAFG 4CN002996
- WUASUAFG 1CN000770
- WUASUAFG 4CN002187
- WUASUAFG 4CN002948
- WUASUAFG 7CN003060
- WUASUAFG 1CN002891
- WUASUAFG 6CN001431
- WUASUAFG 3CN003024
- WUASUAFG 1CN002325
- WUASUAFG 9CN002623
- WUASUAFG 8CN002404
- WUASUAFG 8CN002886
- WUASUAFG 3CN003041
- WUASUAFG 3CN002388
- WUASUAFG 6CN001817
- WUASUAFG 1CN003037
- WUASUAFG 3CN002732
- WUASUAFG 1CN002597
- WUASUAFG 4CN002559
- WUASUAFG 3CN000625
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the R8, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2012 52 Quattro Spyder AWD 5.2L 10-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 84 vehicles · $74,598 median
- 2014 V8, V10 Competition 5.2L 10-cyl · AWD 77 vehicles
- 2014 V10 5.2L 10-cyl · AWD 23 vehicles
- 2014 V8, V10 Carbon 5.2L 10-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 78 vehicles · $112,500 median
- 2015 V8, V10 Carbon 4.2L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 50 vehicles · $88,888 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.