Audi R8 arrives in China
Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics of the Audi R8.
Like most of the luxury manufacturers selling their wares in China, Audi has been unloading product hand over yuan-stuffed fist. Audi's 2007 sales were up 25-percent over the previous year and it's looking to draw in more buyers to its showroom by offering its halo sports car, the R8, to the up-and-coming executive class. Audi also plans to begin importing the A5 and S5, but buyers better be bathing in cash to afford the R8. 1.79 million yuan is the cost of entry, or about $246,000 for Audi's mid-engine hotness.
[Source: Reuters]
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sk 3:07PM (1/18/2008)
And it will arrive it a lot of other countries too. Wow, what a news story
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blogged to death 3:15PM (1/18/2008)
What I think will be news is 1 year later the Oowdi Ahr8 will be a carbon copy knock off by name and looks.
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geo.stewart 3:17PM (1/18/2008)
:-)
Zane 4:00PM (1/18/2008)
Uh oh .. I thought you said "carbon-fiber copy". :)
I wouldn't mind one if that were the case.
LloydChiro 5:35PM (1/18/2008)
Except it will have only two circles on the hood instead of four.
tekdemon 8:41AM (1/20/2008)
Haha, make it $10000 and it's a deal!
duders 4:13PM (1/18/2008)
A multinational corporation exporting product? Jeez....
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madgamer 6:54PM (1/18/2008)
Thats even more than dealer/ebay markup here. I wonder how many are going to China?
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Sid 7:06PM (1/18/2008)
I love this movie!!
Sid 7:08PM (1/18/2008)
The import tax is the reason why the cost is so high! Not the markup from Audi itself...
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lovice 6:58AM (1/19/2008)
It's both!
bert 2:27PM (1/19/2008)
It's high because supply and demand too. As a westerner if you engage in coop business you can import your vehicle. I had a couple friends who as part of starting a business in Shanghai a few years ago for their startup capital bought a couple BMW X5's with salvage titles for ~$15k each and sold them in China for over $100k.