September 28, 2006
Audi at the Salon of Paris the sports car R8 presented. The showpiece of the German carmaker knows, unlike most of the models from his country, no boundaries. The top speed is released and not less than 301 km/h.
The Audi R8 is also of nobility. The sports car descended from the Le Mans-winning R10, and close relatives of the Lamborghini Gallardo. The 420 hp strong power source, we know also from the RS4. In the R8 is the engine, a maximum torque of 430 Nm placed in the middle. It results in excellent sprintcijfers, from 0 to 100 km/h takes just 4.6 seconds.
Wait
Audi opens in november, the order books for the R8. Until then, have interested the time to at least 146.200 euro trip. For the R-tronic transmission in place of the standard six-speed gearbox, you are more than ten thousand euros more to lose. Even before 2007, the halfway point should be the first orders out the door. The real athletes do it is good to wait, because the R8 is also available with the 500 hp V10 from the Lamborghini Gallardo.