Last week, a crop of rumors popped up about the undeniably Fiendish R8. According to the words circling the Web, Audi had maniacal plans to turn the supercar into an electric eco savior. Turns out not everything on the internet is true. Surprise! Audi officially came out to squelch the pesky rumors, saying it has [...]
Few carmakers do adverts quite as well as Audi. From roasting stereotyped drivers from the competition to the full-length feature Truth in 24, the company knows how show its products in the best possible light. The newest ad from the land of Quattro features a Brilliant Red R8 5.2 FSI rolling through the streets of [...]
It’s Friday, Fiends, and to be honest, I don’t know anyone who couldn’t use a little track time right now. How abouts nearly one full lap of Nurburgring chasing the ever-sexy hips of the Audi R8 to wet your whistle? The video after the jump is big on techno beats and not on the kind [...]
If you’ve ever wondered what the “more” part of Wheelsandmore is all about, wonder no more. The tuning company has rolled out its take on Audi’s lethal all-wheel drive R8. If you’ve got the cash, your R8 can get its gusto bumped up to around 530 snarling ponies thanks to an ECU reflash ($2,300) and [...]
That’s right, Fiends. Racing team Audi Sport Italia has snapped up the first all-track baddie, complete with chassis number 101. The car is the first of 12 to be divided up between six teams. ABT Sportline, Argo Racing, ORECA, Phoenix Racing and Team Rosberg and Audi Sport Italia all plan to campaign the new 500 [...]
We knew there was some serious demand for the 10-pot Audi R8, but no one could have guessed the first states-bound ride would go for $500,000. Of course, the coin didn’t go to line Audi’s coffers. The final price tag was part of a charity event set up to raise cash for the Boys and [...]
Speaking of bad-ass Audi’s, the company has let slip that the V10 variant we saw at the Detroit Auto Show last month is go for U.S. sales. For those of you looking for 528 rip-roaring horsepower out of a 5.2-liter German V10, Audi’s got your answer. According to an internal memo dished up by the [...]
The street-version of the Audi R8 is lust-worthy enough. With 420 ponies kicking at all four wheels, the car provides the kind of get up and go any supercar could be proud of. When the company announced plans to produce a race-only variant, four-ring fanboys’ heads exploded all over the globe. The cars are compliant [...]
Audi’s managed to fluff quite a few feathers with news of its GT3 R8 – a rear-wheel drive beast powered by a healthy 5.2.-liter V10. That’s all fine and good, but as our friends over at ZerCustoms pointed out, the factory-backed R8 wasn’t the first to head for competition. That distinction goes to the Creventic [...]
Yes, we’ll just go ahead and deem it snow day. Hey, out here in Los Angeles we’re looking at a high over 80 degrees today (mid January) and snow seems exotic. Especially the idea of taking four AWD dream cars and hooning them like mad in the soft stuff. The cars? 997 Turbo, Audi R8, [...]
