Audi R8 News
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Thanks to the combined efforts of companies like Tesla Motors, Mercedes-Benz and others, the concept of an electric supercar no longer seems as unlikely as it once did. Audi has now joined that list too, with its striking R8 e-tron electric supercar. The German automaker invited us to the mighty Tempelhof Airport in Berlin to try the e-tron for ourselves. And while a spectacular car to drive, a production run limited to ten examples and no chance of any ever going on sale have left us feeling like a kid who's been handed a candy bar but told the candy shop itself will close forever... Under...
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Audi Won't Sell R8 e-tron Electric Sports Car: Official
Audi has confirmed that its R8 e-tron electric sports car will not be sold to the public, ending speculation that the cars may be offered in a limited run. So far, ten examples have been built in the car’s proposed production specifications but these will be retained for testing purposes...
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2015 Audi R8 GT Sport Spy Shots
Could Audi be working on an even more extreme version of its R8 supercar, one beyond the already hardcore R8 GT? It certainly looks that way following the sighting of this latest R8 prototype at the Nürburgring race track in Germany. With the launch of the latest 2014 Audi R8 range, the most...
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Chris Harris Pits A Modded GT-R Against A 911 Turbo And Audi R8 V10 Plus: Video
Online automotive channel Drive has a new season of its popular Chris Harris On Cars segment and the first episode starts off with a bang. The episode sees three of the world’s best sports cars pitted against one another, though the choice of cars is a bit odd. They include an Audi R8 V10...
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Eight Audi R8 LMS ultras To Tackle 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours
Audi is gearing up to defend its overall victory at last year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race, announcing today that it will have eight of its 2013-spec R8 LMS ultra race cars competing this year. Most of the cars will be fielded by private teams, though two of the cars, #14 and #15, will be...
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Draw the Audi R8 (and some other comic book stuff) better than anyone else, and you could be co-creator of your own Marvel comic book.
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2014 Audi R8: Pricing Edges Up, Dual-Clutch Gearbox On Offer
The 2014 Audi R8 lineup is significantly improved—with the German brand's mid-engine flagship sports car getting various updates to appearance, performance, and features. And that's before considering what might be the most substantial change—a new seven-speed S tronic transmission that...
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Iron Man Tony Stark Drives Audi R8 e-tron In New Ad: Video
Audi’s R8 e-tron electric supercar may not be dead after all. Earlier this week prototypes of the car were spotted testing in Europe and now an example has even appeared in a television commercial. The commercial is a bit of cross-promotion for Audi and its starring role in the third...
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Audi Shows Off The R8 V10 Plus: Video
Most manufacturer-produced automotive videos feature high-end cars in exotic locations, backed by either a classical, trance or techno music soundtrack. While that may be fine for most consumers, those of us with 5w30 in our veins much prefer to hear the engine’s song instead of canned...
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Audi Is Back As Tony Stark’s Ride Of Choice In Iron Man 3: Video
If you’ve seen either of the first two Iron Man movies, you probably lust for Tony Stark’s car collection as much as we do. The fictional billionaire playboy (reportedly patterned after Tesla CEO Elon Musk) has a serious passion for all things fast, but seems to prefer Audi models for...
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Audi Prepares For The 2013 Rolex 24 At Daytona
Audi’s R8 Grand-Am debuted at the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona, and its inaugural race was less than stellar. The APR Motorsports car finished 31st in class (44th overall, some 280 laps down), followed by the Oryx Racing R8, which finished 32nd in class (45th overall, 295 laps down). Any new race...
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A few weeks back we told you about the revolutionary one-piece carbon fiber wheels developed by Australia’s Carbon Revolution. Built first for the Porsche 911, the 19x8.5 (front) and 19x12 (rear) wheels save some ten pounds of unsprung weight per corner, delivering noticeable gains in acceleration, cornering and fuel economy. Carbon Revolution claims the wheels reduce noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), too, since the carbon fiber material has natural damping properties. If there’s a downside, it’s the cost of a set of four, estimated to be $15,000. Like the saying goes...
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2014 Audi R8, V10 Spyder, And V10 Plus: First Drive
There are many reasons why the friends of those of us lucky enough to write about cars profess to hate and envy us. Most of them are completely valid. Driving a passel of brand-new 2014 Audi R8s, including the new V10 Plus model, on track in northern Italy and over the Alps is just one of the...
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2016 Audi R8 Won’t Borrow Porsche Platform: Report
With Porsche put in charge of sports car and luxury sedan development at the Volkswagen Group, we’re going to start seeing the sports car brand developing a greater number of models for fellow Volkswagen Group brands, including the likes of Audi and Bentley. Such a task is made possible due...
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2014 Infiniti G37 Spy Shots, Wild Lexus LFA Prototype, Audi R8 GT Sport: Top Photos Of The Week
As automakers prepare for SEMA, we've been kept busy with first glimpses of several upcoming new cars undergoing testing. From the Germans to the Japanese, no automaker was safe from our spy photographers' lenses. We spied the new 2014 Infiniti G37 sporting new styling clearly inspired by the...
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Audi R8 e-tron To Get Model S-Style Digital Center Stack?
UPDATE: It turns out this is the separate F12 e Sport prototype, which Audi researchers have been using to develop a modular electric car platform. It is not the production R8 e-tron. Audi has already told us about the motorsport-inspired digital rear view mirror it plans to install in its upcoming...
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What It Takes To Be The New 2013 Audi R8: Video
We've already seen the photos and specs of the updated 2013 Audi R8, and while the changes to the car are minor, the refresh keeps the best of the original R8's style while adding tasteful accents, not to mention a much-needed replacement for the clunky R tronic automated manual gearbox. This...
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Audi’s latest R18 Le Mans prototype, which this year won the illustrious 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, has no rear window. However, anyone piloting the advanced race car still has a clear view of what’s happening out back thanks to new technology installed by Audi engineers: the digital rear-view mirror. Now, like quattro, FSI and ultra lightweight technology before it, the digital rear-view mirror is being transferred from the fast-paced world of racing and into Audi’s production cars. The technology will first appear in the 2013 Audi R8 e-tron due out at the end of...
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2012 Audi R8 To Come In Exclusive Selection Editions
If you’re in the market for a 2012 Audi R8, there are two limited-production models built just for the American market that are about to hit U.S. Audi dealers. Called “Exclusive Selection Editions,” Audi will produce just 20 examples powered by its 4.2-liter V-8, and only 30...
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First Video Of Audi R8 e-tron Setting Nürburgring Record
Back in June Audi set the fastest lap time of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife for a produced-based electric car using its upcoming R8 e-tron. The final time for the electric supercar, which was piloted by German race car driver Markus Winkelhock, was a brisk 8:09.099. Today we have a video of the...
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2014 Audi R8 Video Preview
We've already seen the photos and specs of the new 2014 Audi R8. While changes to details are minor, the refresh keeps the best of the car's style while adding tasteful, fresh accents. In this video, we get to see and hear the new R8 in motion, in both Spyder and Coupe forms, the growl of the new...
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2014 Audi R8 Preview
Following an early reveal late last night, Audi has now released the full images and details for its updated R8 supercar, which sails into showrooms early next year. The big news is the availability of a new seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission across the R8 range, with Audi finally...
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2013 Audi R8 e-tron Crashes Into Barrier At The Nürburgring
Just a few weeks after setting a new record for the fastest lap of the Nürburgring in a production-destined electric car, Audi’s R8 e-tron has run into a little trouble while conducting further tests on the arduous German circuit. A prototype for the zero-emission supercar ran off the...
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