The All New Audi R8 V12 TDI

Wow, just when you thought it couldn't get any better.

First R8 Crashed

A guy from Moscow wanted to impress girls, the same way Hugh Grant does, and bought himself a nice (130.000 euro) R8. The problem is that instead of winning girls heart, he won the title of "the first Audi R8 crashed.

Pricing

Today, the supercar's Canadian pricing was announced.
Starting at a set price of $130,000 the Audi R8 will seem like a steal compared to competitors such as: Chevrolet Corvette Z06, BMW M6, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG and Jaguar XKR. The R8 features a normally-aspirated 4.2L V8 that develops 420 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque. The R8 accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in a brisk 4.6 seconds on its way to a top speed of 301 km/h.

Audi R8 Commercial

Audi just released a new commercial boasting their R8 Supercar!

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The All New R8

Named after the 5-time Le Mans winner and the first Audi to ever feature the four ring emblem on the hood instead of the grille, the production model Audi R8 is finally being readied to blast down highways, autobahns, motorways and autostradas across the world. Some three years after the unveiling of the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car, the production version made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in the guise of the new Audi R8 mid-engined sports model.

"With the launch of the R8, Audi has reached the highest level of the automotive world. The world of sports cars. We now address the most demanding group of international customers. People who want to own the most well-crafted, precision objects. In the automotive arena, the Audi R8 is such a car," said Dr. Martin Winterkorn - the main man at Audi AG - in his '06 Paris Motor Show address.

"In terms of design, for example, we have created a dress code for our cars. Audi vehicles are neither brash, nor do they seek to hide their dynamics," added Dr. Winterkorn.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the R8 project has been a very personal one. I started it when I returned to Audi as chairman in 2002. I have overseen the design and engineering teams for the past four years. Everyone has been looking forward to this day, the world premiere of our first mid-engined sports car. It is a key moment in the history of Audi," beamed Dr. Winterkorn from the 2006 Paris Motor Show.

Powered by a similar direct injection petrol V8 engine as seen in Audi's RS 4, the new R8 eschews the traditional front-mounted engine style in favour of a entirely exotic layout, placing the engine in a mid-mount position. With the 309kW (420bhp) V8 FSI engine beating away behind the driver, the new vehicle is expected to attract an all-new type of buyer to the Audi brand.

AJAC Presents the "Best New Design" Award for Audi R8

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) presented on Wednesday February 13, 2008 the Audi R8 with the "Best New Design" Award in Toronto, Ontario. Automobile magazine's design critic Robert Cumberford stated that the R8 was selected based on design, materials, structure, and performance.
In order to win this award, the majority of 74 voting journalists had to cast a ballot and, of those, two-thirds must have voted for the same vehicle.

Audi R8 Scheduled to Acquire Twin-Turbo V10 from RS6 Avant

Early this month, Leftlane announced that Audi would be suiting its R8 supercar with a V10 engine, like those of the Ferrari and Lamborghini cars. Volkswagen's head of powertrain development, Wolfgang Hatz says that the V10 powerplant will also be used in the Audi RS6 Avant (which produces 580 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque off its 5.2L engine).
The new V10 engine in the R8 is rumored to be re-named the RS8, leaving the RS version of the R8 in development and is expected to enter the market in the middle of 2009.

Audi R8 Superbowl Commercial- Out with the old, in with the new

The R8 Goes to Hollywood

The Audi R8 has found it's way into the movie business. The super sports car has been casted as the main car for the Iron Man movie coming out in theaters on May 2nd, 2008. The new movie sponsored by Audi features the new car introducing it to the world.

The action movie also stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges & Samuel L. Jackson. Iron Man is about Tony Shark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) who is forced to create a life support suit to keep him alive after an accident. He decides to use suit he builds with advanced technology to fight crime in the world.

Iron Man movie trailer: