The Audi R8 is quite a high performance machine and most automotive enthusiasts would agree that the four ring wearing super car is already quite appealing in standard trim. However that isn’t good enough for the automaker from Ingolstadt because it looks like they have decided to produce an even better looking version, at least that is what the latest spy shots are showing; a sharper and more refined track-focused R8.
One of the biggest changes from the road car is the large fixed rear spoiler on the back of the R8, bulging scoops incorporated into the carbon fiber side blades and a pair of subtle canards fixed to the front bumper In order to provide a little extra down force to the vehicle. From the picture, it looks like the track day special R8 will wear a new set of wheels as well, but we will have to wait for a production version to confirm exactly what they will look like.
Details are still a bit blurry, but the new R8 will be a limited edition built with more power and less weight. It is still evident how the engine’s output will be increased, but we are almost positive that the plans will include pumping the 5.2 Liter V10 closer to the Lamborghini Gallardo’s LP560-4’s 552 HP.
It comes as no surprise that we find this golden Audi R8 super car in the oil rich capital of over the top tuning, Dubai. What sets this particular R8 apart from all the other GT machines that have undergone the King Midas treatment is that instead of blinding onlookers with a brilliant reflective surface, draws them closer to adore the matte-gold super car. This rendition makes the matte-black R8 with its stealth like finish look rather dull.
The new monochromatic finish completely changes the entire attitude of the pride and joy of Ingolsdadt. If before a mere 420 HP seemed paltry compared to 600 HP machines from Ferrari, those reservations will fade away quickly after being caught in this Audi’s glow, not to mention the amount of news that the all aluminum super car has stirred up in the automotive journals. Like despite earlier rumors there will be an R8 electric vehicle at Frankfurt. On the heels of the Lamborghini Gallardo Lp 550-2 Valentino Balboni, the German automaker was spotted working testing a rear wheel drive version and the very sheik R8 Convertible was spotted on the set of a major Hollywood motion picture.
The Garman automaker Audi is releasing a more powerful version of their pride and joy super car, the R8. This 500+ HP Quattro driven speed machine can go from 0 to 60 MPH in less than 3.9 seconds and is distinguishable from the standard version thanks to a new rear diffuser, twin oval tailpipes, and new LED headlights.
Based loosely on the Lamborghini, what better way is there to see how two of the most powerful cars of the moment stack up against each other and have been put into a head to head competition at the racetrack: the Audi R8 V10 and the Gallardo Spyder LP560-4. Both models are powered by the same 5.2 Liter V10 engine, and while the R8 is capable of reaching a top speed of 196.35 MPH, while the Gallardo can hit 201 MPH.
Audi has been known to go as far as to create very elaborate films out their products, this commercial for the Audi R8 super car is no different. The short video highlights some of the aesthetically pleasing and more memorable aspects of the pride and joy of the German automaker.
Audi has just shoehorned a V10 in the back of the R8 and Mercedes Benz is messing with the entire E Class range for 2010, however the crew from Car and Driver were curious to see how two very different, yet very similar high performance machines would stack up against one another at the drag strip for some straight line acceleration competition. On one hand is the lightweight 420 HP Audi R8 super car while on the other is one of the baddest grocery getters of all time, the Mercedes Benz E63 AMG Estate. Despite the fact that the Merc has an extra hundered horsepower under the hood, the R8’s Quattro all wheel drive system should be good for a better 60 foot time, but the real surbrise came at the end of the quarter mile. That is because despite having the exact same 0 to 60 MPH time, the AMG barely nosed out the R8 at the end of the 1320.
After the German automaker Audi confirmed that the R8 Spider will make its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the luxury manufacturer also announced they are now accepting orders for the new open air variant of their R8 super car.
However, while the coupe version is being offered with both a 420 HP 4.2 Liter FSI V8 and a 500 HP 5.2 Liter V10 engine, the roadster version will only come with the high horsepower V10 power plant behind the driver’s head. In addition to the coupe version, the Spider will not have the same iconic carbon fiber side blades, instead it will get a pair of newly sculpted air intakes located just in front of the rear wheels.
For those of you looking to buy an R8 Spider in the U.K. you’ll be happy to know that you can already place an order with Stafford Audi by clicking the link below.
For those of you who don’t know, having over 400 HP on a winding mountain road covered in black ice can be a little hairy, even if you have the ultimate in Quattro all wheel drive technology underneath you. As evidence by this snow covered Audi R8 super car, the experience was a little more than the owner of the black R8 bargained for. Apparently the owner was caught by surprise during a vacation in the Swiss Alps decided it would be better to park his baby on the side of the road for a few days instead of risking it.
First it was Mercedes Benz who announced that they would be producing an electric version for the SLS AMG super car. Despite earlier reports, it is now time for the competition to make their move: Audi has announced that the R8 Eperformance electric sports car will make a Frankfurt debut. However we won’t see the production version in showrooms until 2015.
Unlike its gas burning brothers the electrified R8 will not be powered by either an exotic V8 or a high revving V10. Instead it will be a large electric motor and quite a bit of batteries, as the ePerformance name suggests.
Just like the power train, the exterior design will also be different than the standard R8, for example the signature side blades and huge air inlets will be reduced or completely eliminated as they are unnecessary for an electric vehicle, the front grille will disappear as well. However it’s the deep air intakes in the front bumper underneath the while LED headlamps that will set this particular R8 apart from the standard model. Audi will also bring the long waited R8 Roadster to the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The new Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro V10 finally has an official price, $146,000 for the manual version and $155,100 for the R tronic equipped model. At the same time the German automaker also announced that the price for the 2010 Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro will remain unchanged at $114,200.
For the V10 equipped version, standard equipment includes: innovative full-LED headlights, new 19-inch Y-design forged aluminum alloy wheels wrapped in low profile summer performance tires, carbon fiber sideblades with larger air intakes, front grille with chrome-optic accents, unique rocker panel shaping, dual oval rear exhaust tips, “V10” front fender badges and instrument cluster labeling, unique front and rear sections along with a larger rear diffuser all finished in high-gloss black.
Usually when you say the name Audi you think of extremely bold all wheel drive sports cars like the R8 super car with its 420 HP FSI V8, quattro permanent four wheel drive and light weight aluminum construction that all work in harmony to make one incredible automobile. However, ever since Audi’s cousins at Lamborghini decided to unveil a special edition rear wheel drive GallardoLP 550-2 Valentino Balboni with its 550 HP V10, daydreamers have wondered about what would happen if Audi went the same way with the R8.
Thanks to a few recent spy shots, it appears that this just might come true. Audi is already offering RWD offering with their R8 LMS GT racecar, and rumors say that the German automaker might just come up with a road going version of the track ready R8. However, a RWD drive train goes against Audi’s marketing strategy.
Despite the evidence shown by the spy shot that appeared in the Dutch magazine that shows a RWD R8 wearing a huge rear spoiler, Audi has yet to make any official statement about bringing the R8 variant into production, however the only question that remains is whether Audi will go with the V8 or the new ten cylinder power plant.
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