
The future Audi R8, the showcase super car which will be Audi’s answer to the Mercedes SLR and be based on the Lamborghini Gallardo. Customers will have the choice between a V8 engine featuring around 400 bhp and a bi-turbo V10 with an output close to 600 bhp and a top speed of 345 km/h. The car will be having the official debut in about a year.
Via Jalopnik




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10-10-2006 at 15:49:07 ping from 68.178.211.80[...] Earlier this year I posted about the Audi R8 taken by SpyCameras. This time its a full show off in video of the impressive Audi style and class. Presented previously as the Audi “Le Mans quattro” and renamed as Audi R8, its production will commence in the fourth quarter of 2006 at Audi’s Neckarsulm facility. 28 million euros will be invested in the R8 production line. The market launch is for the second quarter of 2007. Audi is relying on the intelligent lightweight design for its R8 which to gives me this “drooling” sensation. VIDEO-> [...]