2011 Audi R8 GT

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Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Audi

2011 Audi R8 GT - Click above for high-res image gallery

In terms of supercar hotness, the Audi R8 is indeed something special. And though we have our disagreements about Audi's R-Tronic manu-matic transmission, the R8 never ceases to impress us with its purely awesome style and dynamics.

For this year's Paris Motor Show, Audi brought out its limited-production R8 GT. Held to only 333 units retailing for €193,000 (about $256,000 USD), the R8 GT features a more powerful version of the automaker's 5.2-liter V10. In addition to the boost in horsepower (560, up from 525), this hotter R8 uses carbon fiber in place of aluminum on some of the body panels. This, in addition to thinner windshield glass and polycarbonate rear windows, drops the R8 V10's weight by 220 pounds. Slim and slender, fast and furious.

Have a look at the R8 GT for yourself in the high-res gallery of live shots below.


Gallery: Paris 2010: Audi R8 GT



Gallery: Audi R8 GT



Live photos copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips / AOLParis 2010: 2011 Audi R8 GT is powerful, lightweight gorgeousness originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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[fstop7]

It's a shame they're only building 333 of them. Why not just make it an option on the standard car?

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[Mike Benvo]

love it... audi has such a nice and clean interior

[DBFIU]

secks

[MHP LLC]

Rather have a Superleggera.

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Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Audi, Earnings/Financials, Racing

Audi TT RS race car - Click above for high-res image gallery

Originally, Audi didn't plan to send the TT RS over for the U.S.. Thanks to a petition on Facebook, it changed its tune and the car go on sale Stateside sometime in the near future. Once again turning to Facebook, we came across these photos of a TT RS variant we'll never see in our driveway, regardless of how often we click the "Like" button: a DTM-inspired racer that's set to debut in the VLN Endurance series.

Audi has teamed with Raeder Motorsports and will run the car during the last two rounds of the Endurance Championship, held at the Nürburgring. The production version of the Audi TT RS is a blast to drive, so we can only imagine the thrills the competition-spec car provides.


Gallery: Audi TT RS DTM Racecar



[Source: Facebook, OneEightTurbo.com]Audi TT RS endurance racer looks very serious originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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[GT3]

Nice. Looks like it means business...

This will be the road version:

You asked. We asked. And today Audi made it official: The TT RS will be coming to America. You’ll have to wait until the third quarter of 2011 to find one in a U.S. showroom (the hot little sports coupes are already on sale in Europe), but if R&T Road Test Editor Jonathan Elfalan is a good judge of performance cars—and he is!—we’re confident it’ll be worth it: After sampling a TT RS at Willow Springs Raceway earlier this year, Elfalan basically got down on his knees and begged Audi to start shipping the all-wheel-drive rockets our way.
Apparently Elfalan wasn’t the only one hassling Audi. In just one month, more than 11,500 enthusiasts expressed interest in the TT RS via a survey on Audi’s Facebook page. That, along with the aforementioned positive reviews from U.S. media outlets, served up a no-brainer decision for Audi.
“With performance and agility rooted in Audi motorsports success, the TT RS is truly an emotional sports car,” said Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen. “That emotion became abundantly clear as we explored interest across the country.”
The TT RS’s emotion comes by way of a 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder producing 360 bhp and 332 lb.-ft. of torque. The sole transmission choice—a 6-speed manual—points to the car’s utter enthusiast bent, as does the lack of a convertible version. Audi estimates the pumped-up TT RS will hit 60 mph in 4.6 seconds.
Pricing will be announced closer to the car’s on-sale date next year.

New thread? Or is this old news?

[e92]

^ nice


http://www.bimmerboost.com/showthrea...highlight=audi

probably should have gone here. I clicked the wrong thread after the search.

[1cleanAMG]

Nice car but I rather have a Ferrari Italia

[Sticky]

Nice car but I rather have a Ferrari Italia

Me too, but it is significantly cheaper than the Italia.