Audi’s R8 LMS model has won its 100th race, marked by a win at the 24- hour race at pa-Francorchamps. Hitosuyama Racing is responsible for the win, in the GT3 Asia Series. After its 2008 Essen Motor Show debut, the Audi GT3 sportscar lead to the Audi AG, which was created for customer teams. Taking [...]
Remember the Audi R8 LMS? It’s the GT3 race version of the Audi R8 that is powered by the same V10 engine but detuned to make 500-hp due to GT3 racing requirements. Either way, the folks at AutoCar were lucky enough to take it out on the track for a spin. Check out their take [...]
Audi today made its first delivery of the Audi R8 LMS to Audi Sport Italia. The Ingolstadt automaker said that 12 units of the 500-hp GT3 sports car will be delivered to customers in the forthcoming weeks with the first races of the R8 LMS scheduled for April. Team Manager of Audi Sport Italia, Emilio [...]
“¢ Audi’s first racing sports car for customer use. “¢ V10 500-hp; mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox. “¢ On sale from autumn 2009 for 262,000 euros. At the 2008 Essen Motor Show Audi unveiled its new GT3 race version of the Audi R8 LMS as a part of its three pillars of Audi Motorsport. [...]
