Audi has recently unveiled the first mid-engine sports car from the car maker. Based off of the Lamborghini Gallardo’s platform, the R8 sports a 4.2 Liter V8 capable of pushing out 420 horsepower, and a 0-62 mph time of only 4.6 seconds. The R8 will be all-wheel-drive, and when it goes on sale in the first half of 2007, will cost between $80,000 to $110,000.
Kinda reminds me of that cool Audi from the movie i-Robot:
I could go on and on about all the cool stuff this car brings to the fight between it, the BMW M6, Porsche 911, and Aston Martin Vantage, but I’ll keep it brief. First off, you get the choice of LED or Xenon headlights, and there are LED’s in the rear that keep the engine lit; very cool.
Two transmissions are available: a manual 6-speed gearbox or optionally the Audi R tronic sequential-shift gearbox, with a joystick gear-shift on the centre console and, most especially, the paddles mounted on the steering wheel. ‘Shift by wire’ technology provides for very fast gear-shifting and an outstanding power-to-weight ratio, allied to compact gearbox dimensions. The Sport mode, with its fast shifting, guarantees the absolute maximum in terms of driving fun. An automatic mode can also be selected.
Now…is it this, or the Lamborghini Gallardo? Add a couple of turbos and I’ll take the R8. This ended up quite a bit nicer than I expected, and the LED headlights are a nice touch.
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