News: Audi R8 GT: Less Weight, More Power!

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Less than a week after spy photos of an R8 sporting a rear hatch spoiler started floating around the internet, Audi has announced an all-new R8 GT, with a host of lightweight parts and a 40 horsepower increase over the standard R8 V10.

To shave weight from the car, Audi engineers went on an almost obsessive quest to lighten the car, doing everything from fitting a thinner windshield, to crafting the trunk out of Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic. Other minor improvements, such as a lighter airbox, seats, braking system – all in increments of a few pounds here or there – add up to a 220 lb reduction compared to the standard car.

Outside, special badging, a rear wing and new wheels are the most defining characteristics of the R8 GT. Audi claims that the GT will be able to hit 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, and will put the 560 horsepower to the ground through the 6-speed R-Tronic sequential manual. Chassis upgrades include optional Cup tires (no mention of what brand) and interestingly a “manually adjustable coilover suspension.” No further details were given, but this sort of equipment is usually reserved for the aftermarket and costs thousands of dollars to install. Given that four-point harnesses, a roll cage and a special cam lock for the harnesses are options, it seems to be that the R8 GT is intended to be a seriously hardcore performance car aimed right at the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

No word on when the R8 GT will go on sale, but Audi announced it will retail for 193,000 Euros, or roughly $256,000 U.S. at today’s exchange rates. In the mean time, we’ll be waiting patiently for our chance to drive one at the inevitable launch event.
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TBK ! les compagnies sont crissement crosseur ! elle est rendu ou la passion pour la voiture sport ??? ils fabriquent de quoi qui est plus leger pis ils le vendent plus cher... jpeux ben croire quils utilisent des materiaux super leger, mais a quelque part faut pas abuser...
 
logik23 said:
So this car is 100,000$ more then a standard R8 5.2? WTF???

This car is for retards.
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Or for peeps with so much money they dunno what to do with it anymore (lots of them in the world)

Think about it... If you had that much money, would you wanna get that one or the base model? If you say base your lying.
 
for people with 50mil + net worths 100k more is the same as for normal people paying 1$ moreon a 3$ hamburger to get cheese and bacon. Lots of us do it although it's so overpriced
 
^^True. You gotta take into consideration the fact that someone looking to buy this car isn't gonna worry about spending a couple hundred thousand in the first place.
 
It's not about the money, it's about getting screwed out of that money. If I had that much money, I'd get the normal 5.2 and spend 100k modifying it.
 
I agree logik, that's why I almost never get the optional bacon and cheese on burgers since it's so overpriced.....unless I'm really craving it


but some people don't care
 
une compagnie est due pour faire un char de 20-30k a moins de 2800lbs et RWD
pas besoin d'etre abusivement puissante, juste le fun
 
I'd have an R8 with carbon fibre seats, moton coilovers, random carbon fibre parts and slicks if I was really serious about tracking my car. 100k is overpriced

I guess it's like the Scuderia, pay more for less. I'd rather strip my car down myself !
 
logik23 said:
It's not about the money, it's about getting screwed out of that money. If I had that much money, I'd get the normal 5.2 and spend 100k modifying it.
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Quand tu peux te permettre une voiture à 200.000$ et plus, normalement c'est que tu es très occupé à travailler et tu as ZERO temps pour autre chose. Je veux la R8 top of de line... Ah c'est elle? Voici un chèque je pars avec dans 5 minutes arrangez vous pour que ça fonctionne.

Contrairement à toi qui a 2 semaines à attendre pour une pièce car c'était le seul gars qui pouvait te l'avoir pour ce prix la. Lui dans 2 semaines, il va probablement conduire une autre voiture.
 
twon said:
quand tu peux te permettre une voiture à 200.000$ et plus, normalement c'est que tu es très occupé à travailler et tu as zero temps pour autre chose. Je veux la r8 top of de line... Ah c'est elle? Voici un chèque je pars avec dans 5 minutes arrangez vous pour que ça fonctionne.

Contrairement à toi qui a 2 semaines à attendre pour une pièce car c'était le seul gars qui pouvait te l'avoir pour ce prix la. Lui dans 2 semaines, il va probablement conduire une autre voiture.
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amen
 
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