Audi R8 News

The team at Underground Racing have done it yet again: put over 1,000 horsepower to the wheels of a supercar. It never really gets old, especially when they turn out such great videos highlighting their work. The latest project is an Audi R8 V10. Interspersed with detail shots of their aesthetic...

Audi’s R8 LMS race car has been with us for a little over two years now, and during that time has notched up quite a number of wins, including more than 100 GT3 class wins in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. Audi is now preparing the R8 LMS customer race car for the U.S. A dedicated...

The Audi R8 GT Spyder has been with us for a while but we still can’t get enough of it, and we hope you can’t either us as we’ve just dug up an official video walkaround of the sultry convertible. In case you missed our previous post, the R8 GT Spyder is a hardcore version of the...

If you think the racing sim setup you have in your living room is impressive, think again. Audi's racing simulator on show at videogame show Gamescom 2011 in Cologne, Germany makes a mockery of your steering wheel and pedals combo. That's because Audi has created an entire R8 LMS GT3 race car...

This week saw the unveiling of a new racing simulator at the annual Gamescom video games trade fair, which took place in Cologne, Germany. While this isn’t particularly interesting automotive news in itself, the fact that the new simulator sports the style of the Audi R8 LMS race car...

Audi's four-wheeled shark, the 2012 R8 GT, gets some more detailed coverage and spends some time with former F1 driver and Le Mans-winning Audi endurance racer, Emmanuele Pirro, in this final pair of R8 GT Week videos. Along the way, we get some great shots of the R8 GT in action. We also get a...

The Cadillac Converj has once again received the green light for production. [GreenCarReports] Shelby Supercars officially debuts its Tuatara in Asia. [MotorAuthority] Ken Block's Gymkhana FOUR is coming next week--the teaser video shows the H.F.H.V's anti-lag system in action. [MotorAuthority]...

The 2011-12 Audi R8 Spyder has been recalled for a fuel leak that could start a fire.

It's hard to believe, but we're already two days into the R8 GT Week that's trying to top those toothy fishes on the Discovery Channel. The first two videos, entitled "Performance," and "Design," give us a look into just what you'd expect. The R8 GT's performance and design are worthy subjects of...

There's no arguing Audi's R8 supercar is a thing of both beauty and ability. In V-10 form it's even sharper. Then there's the stellar R8 GT. But is it better than Shark Week? Audi thinks so (and, at least until those sharks start growing lasers out of their heads, we tend to agree), and it's...

To celebrate its recent win at the recent 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi is releasing a limited run of custom R8 supercars based on the entry-level V-8 model. The only problem is that all 100 units planned will be sold exclusively in the UK. The special edition models will be called the Audi R8 V8...

Believe it or not, this isn’t just some blinged-out supercar that a rap star or Arab Sheik became tired of. It is in fact an official Audi creation, two of which were auctioned off at the annual White Tie and Tiara Ball that took place last Thursday at the home of Sir Elton John and his...

We have a new set of live photos of the Audi R8 GT Spyder fresh from its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race this past weekend. The sultry soft-top supercar is now set for an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but we already have the full details for you to ogle. Like...

Audi has taken out this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, with its number ‘2’ R18 TDI Le Mans prototype clenching victory at the hands of Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoît Tréluyer (France). The achievement marks...

This weekend is the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race at the famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France, and just one hour into the race driver Allan McNish suffered a violent crash in his Audi R18 race car after coming into contact with a Ferrari 458 Italia near Dunlop curve. McNish is a...

As predicted, the wraps have come off the brand new Audi R8 GT Spyder in the lead up to next week’s Le Mans 24 hours endurance race and ahead of the convertible supercar’s official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Like its R8 GT hard-top sibling that recently...

We’ve seen the teasers, now here’s the first round of spy shots for the upcoming Audi R8 GT Spyder. The convertible supercar is scheduled to be revealed for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hours endurance race this June ahead of an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show...

Since the unveiling of the Audi R8 back in late 2006 the iconic supercar has undergone few major changes apart from the introduction of a V-10 model in addition to the original V-8, as well as a drop-top Spyder, which comes with either engine. That doesn’t mean the car is without its...

Late last year we first told you about a new development and testing center established by Audi exclusively for its electric drive systems near its headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. Now we have an inside look at another electric car development center belonging to Audi, this time at a satellite...

Audi is at the forefront of LED lighting on road cars, and the German maker is now ready to reap the benefits in racing too. The company has announced that it intends to use LED lighting technology on its 2011 Le Mans contender, the R18 TDI. The new closed-cockpit racer, designed with the intention...