Filed under: Supercars, Audi
We see a lot of rumors here at Autoblog, but this one just has to come true. Word around town is that the same engine that powers the 580-hp 5.2L twin-turbo V10 in the recently announced Audi RS6 Avant could also find its way to the back hatch of the Audi R8. […]
Filed under: Coupes, Audi
The Audi R8 isn’t even on sale yet in most parts of the globe, but already we’ve heard of cars going up in flames in Germany and now we have a story about one that’s gone amok in downtown Moscow. From the images, it appears the driver lost of control of the […]
Filed under: Audi
Winding Road recently talked face to face with Audi of America’s executive veep, Johan de Nysschen, who was surprisingly forthcoming with details about the automaker from Ingolstadt’s future product plans. For one, Audi does intend to sell a four-door coupe like the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but not until around 2012. de Nysschen indicated a […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Supercars, Audi, Lamborghini
The Audi R8 turns heads on public roads like few other sports cars on the planet, and its 420 HP V8 makes for a terrific track toy too. We’ve been reporting to you about a forthcoming Gallardo-sourced V10 R8 for some time, but the pumped up supercar has been […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Coupes, Supercars, Audi
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We can’t seem to find much information on this Audi R8 modified by APR, but we all agree that it’s a real looker. We spotted it at Michelin’s supercar display (more on that later), and it immediately stood out […]
Filed under: SEMA, Tuners, Supercars, Audi, Chevrolet, Porsche
Click image for a high-res gallery of Michelin booth pics by Drew Phillips
At last year’s SEMA show, one of our favorite booths by far was the one from Michelin, which brought together the world’s fastest supercars for one massive display of speed. We eagerly anticipated what they had […]
Filed under: Auction Action, Etc., Audi, Lifestyle
Neiman Marcus has its Christmas special holiday catalog offerings, and now Bergdorf Goodman (part of the Neiman Marcus Group) has something special of its own for the Xmas season: a specially-designed Audi R8 for auction.
The winner of the phone-in sealed bid auction will get to kit out an R8 […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Euro, Audi
German design company and Audi specialists PPI have released some new details on their aftermarket program for the Audi R8 that will make its public debut at the Essen Motor Show in December. Carbon fiber components are used throughout the entire car, including a front lip spoiler, more […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, Supercars, Audi
The Audi R8 is apparently a tempting platform for tuners. We’ve seen sketches of the Abt Audi R8, we spotted the APR Audi R8 at the 2007 SEMA Show, and we recently took a look at the carbon fiberized PPI Audi R8.
MTM, those crazy Germans who built the […]
Filed under: Audi
Quattro GmbH, Audi’s high-performance subsidiary, is responsible for all manner of RS, S, S-line and “Exclusive” hotness for the automaker and has seen a substantial increase in sales over the last seven years. Back in 2000, it sold about 2,500 units. In 2007, it has produced just over 360,000 models imbued with Audi’s […]
