Audi R8


VIDEO: Heffner Performance teases Twin Turbo Audi R8

We're starting to see this type of thing more and more. And by "type of thing" we mean dyno teasers, not twin-turbo Audis. Nonetheless, you are staring at the unclothed rump of an Audi R8 with two massive turbochargers sitting on a four-wheel dynometer. And the results are, well, calling them boring to watch would be a polite understatement. However... The car is by Heffner, and while we find the video a little lacking (you'll see), we must give it up for the soundtrack. Audibly, this is about as good as things get. And what do you get ... Read more →

Now We've Seen it All Part Pi: Pink Audi R8 in Holland [w/POLL] Jonny Lieberman

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Light_Candy_Pink_Colored_Audi_R8_Caught_in_Holland_w_pic'; Just when you felt life was getting a little bit boring, along comes this piece of literal Dutch eye ...

Canadians can now put an Audi R8 on their garage for just $469! Sam Abuelsamid

As much as we love the Audi R8 (R-tronic gearbox aside), financial realities mean few of us will ever get to drive one much less own one. Audi Canada is now offering an option for those with a ...

Frankfurt 2009: Yes, that is a mirror-finish Audi R8 5.2 V10 Jonny Lieberman

Oh how they laughed when we suggested chroming an Audi R8. Of course, our plan was to use a couple of rattle cans and a few rolls of blue tape to git er done. Right before screaming, "Hey y'all, ...

Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 V10 looks fantastically fab Jonny Lieberman

While everybody and their brother likes the R8, there is a small, but vocal minority that's always thought coupe looked a little funny. Not "fugly" mind you, just a tad... off. We've heard the term ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi e-tron - 4 motors, 1 battery and 3,319 lb-ft of torque! 2 months ago on Autoblog

Those with a passion for torque were disappointed when it became clear that Audi was unlikely to ever build a production version of the R8 V12 TDI that was shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Now the automaker has come back with a new R8-based concept that puts the diesel to shame. The new ...

Officially Official: Audi R8 5.2 FSI Spyder loses blades, gains lots of headroom 2 months ago on Autoblog

Audi has officially dropped the lid on the new R8 Spyder and and this time around it's opening fire with the big gun V10 engine. As we've already seen in previously leaked photos, the Spyder dispenses with the regular R8's trademark side blades, instead featuring integrated air intakes on the ...

VIDEO: The Smoking Tire tests supercharged Raptor Audi R8 2 months ago on Autoblog

With 420 horsepower, the "base" Audi R8 is a borderline supercar. But that wasn't good enough for some customers, so Audi began offering the R8 with the Lamborghini Gallardo-sourced 5.2-liter V10 powerplant with 520 ponies. That's a lot of OEM horsepower even when considering the $150,000 ...

Once More With Feeling: Audi's electric concept likely to be based on R8 2 months ago on Autoblog

Fourtitude, the internet experts on all things Audi, has compiled a list of rumors and clues that seem to indicate that the electric car concept expected from Ingolstadt at this month's Frankfurt Motor Show will indeed be based on the most excellent R8 platform. For starters, a surprisingly ...

Frankfurt Preview: Audi reignites electric car rumors with new mini-site [w/VIDEOS] 2 months ago on Autoblog

The internet's been abuzz with talk of Audi's plan to bring something electric to the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, and the German automaker has just thrown a bucket of fuel on those flames in the form of a new micro-site called electricityuntamed.com. Naturally, details are in short ...

Abt Sportline offers 600 horsepower, new look for the Audi R8 V10 2 months ago on Autoblog

After sampling the V10 version of Audi's R8, we can't imagine changing much of Audi's mid-engine road rocket if one happened to find its way into our garage. Still, there some owners will want to mess with perfection and Abt Sportline is offering a performance package that delivers an extra 75 ...

First Drive: 2010 Audi R8 V10 answers our power prayers 2 months ago on Autoblog

On a gravel-strewn, dead-end road 20 miles north of Sonoma, California's Infineon Raceway, the opportunity finally presents itself. We slot the R8's gated shifter into first, rev the engine to 3,500 RPM and drop the clutch. No wheel spin, no screeching tires, just an immediate and seamless ...

Audi R8: The Ultimate Driving Machine? 3 months ago on Autoblog

In the pantheon of automotive wrongs, the Slavic hoser behind this "BMW R8" spotted in Moscow is a god. Hang around this car blogging business long enough and you see a lot of terrible things at SEMA. But this thing is almost cake-taking. Some of y'all might remember the Bentley badged up as ...

Motor Trend gets all techy, picks their top 10 favorite driver's cars 3 months ago on Autoblog

In a truly heroic effort that's not only daunting in scope but utterly jealousy-inducing in execution, the hot shoes at Motor Trend have once again teamed up with pro-racer and 24 Hours of Daytona winner Randy Pobst to put ten of the hottest performance cars currently on sale up against each other ...

Monterey 2009: Concept and Show Car roundup at Pebble Beach 3 months ago on Autoblog

The Concept Lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is usually packed with new and nearly-new concept cars from a who's who list of international automakers. Although the best-of-the-best were still represented, this year's display was a little different. Rather than just showing recent ...

Spy Shots: Audi preparing lightweight, track-focused R8 V10? 3 months ago on Autoblog

First came the R8. Then came the race-spec R8 LMS. Then the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI, with the roadster version waiting in the wings. The diesel version may have been canceled, but now Audi is said to be working on a light-weight, track-focused version of its flagship supercar. Test mules for what ...

Don't Tell Mom the College Fund's Dead: Audi R8 V10 to start at $146,000* 4 months ago on Autoblog

Although we haven't gotten the chance to drive it yet (we will be soon), Audi has plunked a price tag on its 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro – better known as the V-10 R8. The mid-engined ten-cylinder wundercar will start at $146,000 for manual gearbox models, while the R Tronic commands ...

Spy Shots: Tony Stark snapped driving Audi R8 V10 Spider 4 months ago on Autoblog

The first Iron Man movie, which came out in May, 2008, turned out to be a very supercar friendly affair. Among the vehicles in Tony Stark's multi-million dollar garage were a Saleen S7, a Shelby Cobra, a Tesla Roadster and an Audi R8. Stark even worked on a 1932 Ford Flathead roadster when he wasn't ...

Audi updates MMI system for 2010 A3, TT and R8 4 months ago on Autoblog

Audi's Multi-Media Interface, which is arguably the best of the various all-in-one graphical user interface systems favored, has just got better. According to Audi, resolution on the system's 6.5-inch screen is getting bumped up to 800 x 480, route calculation will happen faster with a 600 MHz ...

VIDEO: Audi R8 Spyder uncorks its V10 on the Nürburgring 5 months ago on Autoblog

We're definitely looking forward to our first official glimpse at the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder, but unfortunately, we don't know exactly when that will happen. While it was widely expected to bow at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September, we've recently heard that it could show its V10-only face as ...

Spy Shots: Audi R8 Spyder 5 months ago on Autoblog

Audi is testing its forthcoming R8 Spyder, and the car is wearing what appears to be a completely stowable roof, not the targa-style top that has been suggested as a possibility. Yet disappearing along with the roof could also be your view of the engine. The droptop in the spy photos and in Audi's ...

VIDEO: Blue By You - Fifth Gear samples the stunning Audi R8 V10 5 months ago on Autoblog

The 16th season of the hit British motorcar show Fifth Gear is just getting off the ground, and it's starting in style with a review of a stunningly beautiful Audi R8 V10. Unfortunately, Fifth Gear didn't appear to really wring out the 522 hp, V10 beauty during their review, but the rain may ...

REPORT: GT5 to get weather changes, night racing - and yes, damage rendering [w/POLL] 6 months ago on Autoblog

Audi is obviously looking forward to being in the coming Gran Turismo 5. After all, the Quattro company has created a website to promote its car on the Nürburgring in real life and in the game, and it interviewed GT5 mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi about what fans can expect. Yamauchi-san ...

VIDEO: Audi drives R8 straight into the heart of Ferrari country 6 months ago on Autoblog

The residents of Maranello used to the sight of rakish red two-door sheetmetal roaring under the impulse of several hundred horsepower – and they still do. Except when that metal hides a ten-cylinder engine and wears four rings on its hood. In this Audi commercial depicting an R8 V10 on a ...

All Torque, No Action: Audi reportedly cancels R8 TDI 6 months ago on Autoblog

If anyone could have done a diesel supercar, it would have been Audi. After achieving utter domination in Le Mans racing with its R10 TDI, the German automaker unveiled two successive turbodiesel concept versions of the R8 supercar at the Detroit show and then at the Geneva salon in 2008. But ...

REPORT: Audi R8 Spyder coming in 2011 6 months ago on Autoblog

Pacified as we've been by the appearance of the 5.2-liter FSI V10 and LMS competition spec versions of the Audi R8, it's been a while since we've heard anything about the roadster version. But reports citing unnamed company insiders suggest that the ruthless roofless supercar is scheduled to hit ...

Quartet of Audi R8 LMS racecars to compete in Nürburgring 24-hour race 7 months ago on Autoblog

Audi's new R8 LMS racecar is set to face its first serious test of motorsports endurance next month. Abt Sportline and Phoenix Racing will each field two cars at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race with factory support from Audi. In preparation, the R8 LMS has already completed two races at the ...

MTM adopts Porsche GT3 green for latest force-fed Audi R8R 7 months ago on Autoblog

As cool as owning an Audi R8 may be, the German supercar is becoming common enough that in tonier markets, you may just pass another one on your daily commute. Chances are you'll even pass one in the same color, which might make the ownership experience slightly less special for the driver. ...

First Audi R8 V10 in the US fetches $500,000 at charity auction 8 months ago on Autoblog

The first two U.S.-spec Audi R8 V10s were sold at an auction in Boca Raton, Florida to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County. The first Stateside-bound ten-cylinder R8 went for $500,000, easily topping the earlier winning bid for one of the first Ferrari Californias. Audi ...

Rendered Speculation: Baby McLaren to take on 911 9 months ago on Autoblog

We've been hearing about McLaren's future product onslaught for almost a year, and in addition to the F430-rivaling P11 supercar, the bespoke automaker is planning a 911-fighter to slot in underneath it. AutoExpress tapped a design firm to render the new coupe and although it comes off as a botched ...

Coming to America? Audi yet to confirm new R8 5.2 FSI for U.S. market 9 months ago on Autoblog

Audi may have chosen the Detroit Auto Show to launch its new R8 5.2 FSI quattro, but that doesn't mean that the highly anticipated V10 version of the supercar is speeding towards Audi dealerships in the U.S. just yet. The 518hp supercar is slated to go on sale in Germany in the second quarter ...

Detroit 2009: Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI [w/VIDEO] 10 months ago on Autoblog

Audi always seems to have something great in store for us at the Detroit Auto Show every year, and in addition to the Sportback Concept, the long-awaited R8 V10 5.2 FSI made its official world debut at this year's show. With the 5.2L V10 plucked from the Gallardo LP560-4 mounted amidships, the ...

Audi R8 V10 will be all LED, all the time 10 months ago on Autoblog

The Audi R8 claimed a number of world firsts – that is, walking away with magazine awards and journalists' hearts the world over. The Audi R8 V10 is about to claim a world first in technology: it will be the first car to offer high and low beam LED headlights as standard equipment. (Note: ...

Automobile Magazine Announces 2009 All-Stars 11 months ago on Autoblog

After what we're sure are thousands of miles driven and some undoubtedly heated round table debates, Automobile Magazine has chosen its 2009 All-Stars. The ten winners were chosen based upon attributes that include design, driving enjoyment, performance and value, with vehicles taken from a ...

VIDEO: Audi R8 held hostage 11 months ago on Autoblog

We consider ourselves fans of the Audi R8. Whether in regular strength V8 form or new and improved extra bold V10 flavor, the R8 is a car that many of us would consider doing unmentionable things to attain. It's a car that seems to do just about everything right, and produces numbers that belie ...

PPI unleashes Razor GTR in Essen 11 months ago on Autoblog

The GT3-spec LMS racecar wasn't the only Audi R8 to grace the show floor in Essen. PPI Design brought their latest version of the Audi supercar dubbed the Razor GTR. The standard version of the Razor made its debut at the show last year, featuring an additional 40 horsepower, 19-inch wheels, ...

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