Audi R8 owners can now stand out with a new Audi-developed process for the partial matting of painted surfaces that enables virtually any lettering or graphics to be precisely ‘blasted’ into the painted surface of the car’s distinctive sideblades. A special powder roughens the clear… Continue reading »
Just in time for this week's Geneva Motor Show, Audi has unveiled the new second-generation R8 supercar. The design is evolutionary with a look that is much sharper and wider. Riding on the all-new Audi Space Frame chassis, the new R8 is constructed in much… Continue reading »
Both Audi and BMW have been talking about laser lights for some time and it looks like Audi has beat the BMW by launching R8 LMX – world's first production car with laser high beams. Even though Audi is working on the second-generation R8, which… Continue reading »
Few weeks ago we brought you the very first spy shots of the second-generation Audi R8 with a white and black camouflage from the Nürburgring. Testing continues on the extreme Nürburgring and as you can see the prototype has lost most of its camouflage. The… Continue reading »
Here we have the very first pictures of the second-generation Audi R8, caught testing on the Nürburgring, and on the roads near the famous race track. The testing season on the 'Ring just started and Audi engineers are already busy testing the all-new R8 with… Continue reading »
Audi is working on a new top of the range R8 that will be called most likely R8 GT Sport not R8 GT Ultra like we reported last year. Caught testing on the Nürbrurgring, the prototype has a new front splitter, enlarged side intakes and… Continue reading »
Audi has announced the R8 China Edition, which as the name already suggests will be offered exclusively in the People's Republic of China. The R8 China Edition comes in Malibu Blue or Suzuka Grey, with contrasting side blades, a carbon fibre rear wing and gloss… Continue reading »
Another day at the Nürburgring has passed and here we have pictures of a mysterious Audi R8 V10 prototype in matte black and blue colour. The prototype is clearly a V10, but not the facelift, with some of the components coming from the 2012 R8… Continue reading »
Audi's upcoming R8 e-tron is the first production car to feature digital rear-view mirror, similar to the one found on Audi R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra race cars. R8 e-tron does not have a rear window, so a digital mirror is the only solution.… Continue reading »
The Audi R8 has bee on the market for six years already. Over that period an optional V10, Spyder and GT model were added to the range. Now for the next model year, Audi has refreshed the R8 range with visual updates, a new seven-speed… Continue reading »
One of Audi's R8 e-tron prototypes crashed today at the Nürburgring. This is no surprise as automakers push their prototypes there to the limit and accidents are not a rare sight. The driver of the R8 e-tron lost control of the vehicle at a very… Continue reading »
Audi R8 e-tron has set a new world record for a production vehicle with an electric drive system on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. With Markus Winkelhock at the wheel, the R8 e-tron lapped the extreme 12.92 mile track in 8:09.099 minutes. The R8 e-tron used was… Continue reading »