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Video: Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI drives through Maranello commercial

Posted: May 12, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Videos

Audi’s marketing agency has been really creative as of lately by taking shots at its rivals. The German automaker has just released a new commercial featuring the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI driving through Ferrari’s hometown of Maranello and pissing of the town’s citizens.
Check it out after the jump and have a good laugh.
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Audi kills plans for a diesel R8

Posted: May 06, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

According to AutoExpress plans to produce a diesel version of the Audi R8 has been canned. After 12 months of debating and consideration Audi said it can’t justify a business case to throw a diesel engine in the R8 two-seater supercar.
Last year, Audi unveiled two concepts of a diesel R8 including the Audi R8 V12 [...]

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PPI Audi R8 Razor GTR officially revealed

Posted: May 04, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Tuner Cars

Back in November, we showed you the first sketches of PPI Automotive Design’s Audi R8 Razor GTR – a faster and harder version of the original PPI Audi R8 Razor. Well, the car has finally made its official world debut at the Top Marques Monaco 2009, and we have all the details for you right [...]

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Audi R8 Convertible confirmed for 2011 debut

Posted: Apr 30, 2009

Filed under: Audi

Audi sources have confirmed that the Stuttgart automaker will introduce a convertible version of the R8 supercar in 2011.
Sources told WhatCar? that the Audi R8 Spyder will have a full-length soft-top convertible roof. However, Audi has yet to confirm whether the R8 convertible will use the V8 or the 528-hp V10 engine from the R8’s current [...]

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First Audi R8 LMS delivered, races start in April

Posted: Mar 12, 2009

Filed under: Audi

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 Radaelli, [...]

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Video: Garage419’s Matt Farah takes the 2009 Audi R8 on an ice track

Posted: Mar 12, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Reviews, Videos

While we spent most of our time sitting behind a desk bringing you the most up-to-date car news, our friends at Garage419 are out getting their hands dirty – this time they decided to play on ice at Lake George Ice Race.
Check out the latest episode of Garage419 as host Matt Farah takes the 2009 [...]

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2010 Audi R8 V10 rakes in more dough than Ferrari California at auction

Posted: Feb 25, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Ferrari

Remember the first unit of the 2010 Audi R8 V10 and the Ferrari California that were being auctioned at the Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance in Florida? Wonder how much each unit went for?
Host, Howie Mandell helped auction of the first unit of the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI for a total of $500,000. That [...]

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First Audi R8 5.2 V10 and Ferrari California to be auctioned off at Boca

Posted: Feb 12, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, 2010 Releases, Audi, Ferrari

While the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI isn’t confirmed to come to the stateside, the first unit of the car will be auctioned off at the Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance. The new V10 powered R8 will be joined by the first unit of the Ferrari California (for the U.S. at least).
Despite the current [...]

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Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI quattro isn’t confirmed for the stateside

Posted: Feb 02, 2009

Filed under: Audi

Over the weekend we brought you a video of the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI quattro in action along with a bunch of new images. However, the press release had no mention of the car’s stateside availability. When asked by Inside Line when the much anticipated high-performance V10 R8 will come to the U.S., Audi [...]

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2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI quattro: Video and new images released

Posted: Jan 31, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Audi, Videos

We saw the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and now Audi has just dropped a load of new images and a video of the supercar in action.
Refresher: Power comes from a 5.2L V10 from the Gallardo LP560-4 giving it a total of 528-hp. Mated to a R-tronic transmission [...]