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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 ...

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! Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Audi R8 Spyder gets an early unveiling Damon Lavrinc

With all the leaks leading up to the Frankfurt Motor Show, we knew this one would pop sooner rather than later. And here it is: the Audi R8 Spyder. No more spy shots or speculation. The drop-top ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dealer accidently unveils Audi R8 Spyder in classified ad? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Stafford Audi, a U.K. Audi dealer, placed an advertisement on the popular website Pistonheads for the forthcoming R8 Spider. For a picture of the car, they used an uncamouflaged picture of an R8 Spider from the Iron Man sequel, as you can see from the California license plate that reads "Stark." ...

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 ...

REPORT: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder will launch with V10 only, next A8 not coming to Frankfurt 5 months ago on Autoblog

It's been all but confirmed by Audi that the R8 Spyder is due to debut alongside the new A5 Sportback at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September, but according to two reports from Car and Driver, there will be one less vehicle on the show stand in Germany and only one engine available in the ...

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 ...

Frankfurt Rumormill: Electric R8 concept joining Audi R8 Spyder 5 months ago on Autoblog

Reports out of France and Germany indicate that in addition to the all-new A8 and A5 Sportback, Audi plans to reveal two versions of the R8 at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September. Both Auto Motor und Sport and L'Automobile report that Audi will finally reveal the R8 Spyder at the IAA expo, ...

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 ...

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. ...

Alleged Audi dealer email green-lights U.S. R8 V10 orders 9 months ago on Autoblog

With the first U.S.-spec Audi R8 FSI V10 going on the block in Boca Raton, earlier reports that the V10-powered supercar might not make it to the States have been debunked. Further proof that Audi isn't going to leave the U.S. out of the fun comes in the form of a directive to dealers (posted ...

Pics Aplenty: Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro is ready to assume the mantle of "it" car for 2009. You probably still remember all the tasty details from our Detroit Auto Show coverage, but here's a brief refresher, just in case. The latest, greatest R8 packs Ingolstadt's 5.2L V10 under its glass engine cover. ...

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: ...

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 ...

Audi R8 V10 debuting in Detroit, cabrio coming in 2010 11 months ago on Autoblog

While other automakers are dropping out of the Detroit Auto Show left and right, Audi is heading to Motor City with guns blazing, beginning with the 2010 Audi R8 V10. Car and Driver decided to put the rumors to rest that the updated super coupe is officially coming to Detroit, packing a ...

Audi R8 GT3 will have coming out party in Essen 11 months ago on Autoblog

Audi has created an R8 that looks like it would rather kill things than win races, but knowing Audi it will probably just stick to winning. The customer-team specific R8 GT3 will be officially unveiled at the Essen Motor Show, which begins November 28. The car gets more than 500 horsepower ...

Audi R8 V10 and Spyder versions to be scarce and dear 1 year ago on Autoblog

Word has it there is an eight-month waiting list for the Audi R8 in the car's home market of Germany. Here in the good ol' U.S. of A., the 50 units we get per month are not nearly enough for all of the interested buyers. Well, with V10, convertible and possibly diesel versions in the works, we ...

Rent an R8 for $8,000 per day... not including the flight to Tokyo 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong bought 13 Rolls-Royce Phantoms for shuttling guests around the city. The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo has purchased just one car, and will leave the guest to drive himself. That car is an R8, finished in the hotel's trademark Brewster Green, with a gold Peninsula logo ...

Baby got back: HSV launches ClubSport R8 Tourer 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the ClubSport R8 Tourer HSV's ClubSport R8 Tourer has officially arrived, giving our friends from Down Under the means to haul stuff, ass and any combination thereof as long as they part with $65K AUD. The super-duper Commodore SportWagon has got LS3 V8 power ...

Audi develops R8 GT3 racer 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Audi R8 GT3 car The courtship between Audi and GT3-class racing teams has officially begun with the automaker's announcement that it has developed a GT3 version of the R8 sports car dubbed "R16" internally by its project overlords at Audi Sport . The ...

VIDEO: Audi R8 puts angels in danger in Midnight Club: LA 1 year ago on Autoblog

Midnight Club: LA is on its way, and the developers at Rockstar Games just released a new video of an Audi R8 doing its thing through the concrete jungle. The name of the game: arcade. Or better names might be 'free-for-all' and 'pedestrians, watch out!' It's cut like an MTV video, so it's hard to ...

First spy shots of Audi R8 Targa surface 1 year ago on Autoblog

After more than a year of speculation, and even a leaked sketch, we finally have our first spy shots confirming that Audi is developing an open-air version of its R8 supercar. And just to sweeten the deal, the test mule spied is all but completely undisguised. While nomenclature has yet to be ...

Audi insider claims V10 R8 will beat ZR1 around the 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery of the Audi R8 V10 Them's fightin' words, but when we're talking about a V10-powered version of the Audi R8, you'd better be taking them seriously. According to an Audi insider as reported by Auto Motor und Sport in Sweden, the more powerful R8 will set a new lap record for ...

VIDEO: Audi's "The Art of Performance" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Audi R8. A few of the Autoblog crew are former (or current) musicians that have tempered our insatiable lust for all-things-automotive with a healthy appreciation of the aural arts. So whenever an automaker attempts to combine the two, we're keenly ...

Audi R8 debuts as DTM safety car 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for hi-res gallery of the Audi R8 DTM safety car Audi has announced that its superlative R8 sportscar will serve as the safety car for the ever-popular DTM touring car championship, having also served in the same capacity for the recently-concluded 24 Hours of Le Mans. Audi's performance ...

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