Audi R8Where as the use of quattro permanent four-wheel drive was prohibited on the racing version, the new R8 can The mid-engine concept is as integral to this genetic stock as the high-revving V8 engine with FSI petrol direct injection and the sequential gearbox with steering-wheel control. The genes of the triumphant racing car were also passed on to the passenger car-which admittedly feels distinctly at home on the racetrack, too-in the model designation R8. The repeat winner was thus the ideal role model for the new production sports car.
Audi R8 In a total of 79 starts at venues all over the world, this exceptional athlete has emerged victorious on a total of 62 occasions. Following on from rally success with the revolutionary Audi quattro and the triumphs of its touring car, Audi has added another chapter to the history of motor sport with the R8 racing car: with five wins to its name in the Le Mans 24 Hours, the R8 is the most successful model ever to have competed on the legendary circuit at Le Mans. The basic price is EUR 104,400, and deliveries will commence in the second quarter of 2007.
Audi R8 The 420 bhp V8 FSI engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive and the aluminium space-frame body endow the R8 with outstanding qualities to challenge for leadership of this segment, as do its excellent everyday suitability and Audi's typical standards of perfection in quality and finish. Audi is entering the most discerning segment of the car market with its R8 mid-engine sports car - and immediately taking up a position among the leaders: equipped with the expertise that Audi has gathered from its involvement in motor sport and from building sporty premium-class cars, the R8 is the embodiment of superlative road behaviour, pioneering technology and fascinating design.
