Audi R8 News
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For years the sports car world has been dominated by the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini, with a lot of other manufacturers largely left out in the cold. Sure, the BMW M5 and Audi RS4 can go very fast indeed and impress us simply through sheer horsepower numbers, but it has been years since BMW and Audi have had proper high-end sports cars to compete with the F430 or a Gallardo. The three German powerhouses of BMW, Mercedes and Audi have decided to move in to this market with cars that will enhance the overall appeal of the brand by acting as “halo cars.” Germany’s...
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2008 Audi R8 spy shotsAudi’s entrance in to the burgeoning supercar market is the R8, a two-seater coupe with a V-10 engine and a 0-62 mph time of around 4 seconds. It’ll be built by Audi subsidiary Quattro and will go on sale next year for upwards of $200,000. The R8 is based heavily on the Le Mans quattro...
Ralph Hanson
