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The 2008 Audi R8 best Audi sportcar
Audi R8, which Audi has incorporated the name and genes of the five times Le Mans winner, is a spectacular sports car. Three years after unveiling the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car will be the production version debuted at the Paris Motor Show in the guise of the new Audi R8 mid-engine sports car. It is a fascinating driving machine and the sporty pinnacle of the Audi brand. The mid-mounted 420 hp V8 FSI engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive and Audi Space Frame aluminum body form the basis for truly outstanding driving dynamics. Audi R8 will be available from September 28, 2006, first deliveries will take place during the first half of 2007.

Close look at Audi R8's Exterior
Even at first glance, clearly caliber of the Audi R8 seen. The car sits broad and squat on the road seems to strongly accentuated rear end to have muscles like a sprinter ready for the start.

The Audi R8 characteristic proportions of the vehicle is determined by where the engine behind the cockpit. This course is typical of racing cars. One of the most striking examples of this design - and as such one of the legitimate antecedents of the Audi R8 - was, and remains, Auto Union Type C Grand Prix car. The central location of the engine is primarily a driving dynamics, because it gives a focus, as on the R8, 44 percent to 56 percent on front and back.



2008 Audi R8 interior design
The sporty interior is dominated by a totally driver-oriented cockpit architecture, integrating the driver between the dashboard and the high center console. The instrument panel above the console angled slightly towards the driver. The flat bottom steering wheel is a typical feature of the sportiest Audi models, and also enables comfortable sports car entry and exit.

Drivetrain of the 2008 Audi R8
Turbine-like power at the highest rev ranges, a high maximum torque, all combined with a fascinating sound, are the hallmarks of a perfect sports car engine. An engine that is fascinating both in terms of its enormous power potential and its suitability for everyday use.

In high-speed 420 hp eight-cylinder engine, the evolution of FSI petrol direct injection has reached a new peak. This technology has also had many victories in the Audi R8 race car.

Performance figures are equally impressive: the R8 accelerates from a standstill to 60 km / h in 4.4 seconds and reaches a top speed of 187 mph.

Audi R8 is being built on a small series production line in a specially constructed new block at the Audi plant in Neckarsulm, Germany.

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