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Audi R8 GT extreme

Audi R8 GT extreme

Occurrence Audi R8 with 5,2-litre 525 strong "ten" became unpleasant unexpectedness for competitors of German super car. After all for rather small, super cars money, to potential buyers was offered measures fast, charismatic, and moreover the all-wheel drive sport car . No wonder that sales Audi R8 have gone at once uphill. And here in Ingolstadt are ready to surprise again colleagues with the extreme version «R» - Audi R8 GT.

In the audit car many knots and units have undergone therefore R8 GT "has grown thin" for 100 kg (to 1525 kg) . In particular the windshield of a smaller thickness has been established, and lateral and rear glass is executed from polycarbonate. Besides, body panels are made of composit materials, and instead of the ceramic there were brakes from carbon. And here established earlier on Audi R8 V10 525 h.p. motor from Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 now it decided to put in "a protogenic" kind – 560 h.p. and 540 Nm. All it has allowed to reduce an acceleration time to first hundred on 0,3 sec (3,6), and the maximum speed has grown on 7 km/h (336 km/h).

With the engine six-step robotised change speed gearbox R-Tronic is still aggregated. Outwardly the car practically has not changed, and to distinguish version Audi R8 GT from the predecessor it is possible on "the stationary" rear wing which has appeared behind, mirrors of the changed form and small spoilers on a front bumper. The car is put in 19-inch shod disks and low ride rubber by dimension 235/35 in front and 295/30 behind. Audi R8 GT it will be exhausted by the limited series in 333 cars at the price of $256 500.

Audi R8 GT extreme

Audi R8 GT extreme

Audi r8 quattro


In December 2008 the company introduced a new Audi modification of its top models - Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro (the first major public showing of the car took place at the International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2009). Her desyatitsilindrovy volume of 5.2 liter engine develops power 386 kW (525 hp) and torque to 530 Nm. Winning a car R8 5.2 FSI quattro «Poul-pozishn» in the fight against rivals such help has already become a «family» features Audi, as a full-drive quattro, lightweight aluminum body and attractive design, LED lamp ...

In the R8 V10 focus all engineering findings, accumulated over the years of victory for the Audi race in Le Mane. His atmospheric engine - a compilation of technologies used in racing cars: such as the dry sump lubrication system and technology of direct fuel injection FSI. Construction of 10-cylinder engine offers an excellent set of parameters: maximum performance, powerful traction and light weight. Since 2009, this engine will demonstrate its full potential and also on routes avtogonok - it will be installed on a new car racing R8, which Audi is developing in line with the technical regulations for the program GT3 «Sport for clients».

Audi R8. Top cars of 2008

Audi R8. Top cars of 2008Audi R8. Top cars of 2008Audi R8. The Audi R8 is top cars of 2008 a mid-engined sports car released by the German automaker Audi. But Audi stopped the production of the first version and substituted it with the 2007 model, using some of lamborghini features. First appearance of the car was in 2005, the first successor. Audi announced in 2005 that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in 2007, the Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car, which was based on the earlier Audi RSQ concept vehicle. The R8 was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September 2006.