Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Video: Audi R8 LMS

V10 and rear-drive for Audi's race car...

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Audi has released a video of its new R8 LMS, which was unveiled at the Essen Motor Show this week. The car is effectively a GT3 racing spec R8 and will cost around £206,000 – which is more than twice the price of a road-going version.

But the modifications are not restricted to a few suspension bits and some extra carbon fibre, oh no. Customers will get a completely track-ready car now with ten cylinders and over 500bhp.

The regulations state that the car can no longer be four-wheel drive, with the power is now being channelled through just the rear tyres. A new six-speed sequential manual gearbox has also been developed and the car is now fitted with a huge rear wing and aerodynamic bodykit.

The car will be available to privateers by the end of next year and should be eligible for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.

[jon-]

Dear Audi,

Please make this road legal

Kind Regards,

Jon

[Nightshade]

Somehow I find this car uninspiring, where's the passion?

[dkennedyvxt]

Nightshade said:

Somehow I find this car uninspiring, where's the passion?

I hope one day medical advances enable you to have your sight and other senses restored

[ScottL]

jon- said:

Dear Audi,

Please make this road legal

Kind Regards,

Jon

More likely a bloated 4 wheel drive V10 variant with all the really cool kit removed and the price dropped to about £100k.

[don logan]

+1

Nightshade said:

Somehow I find this car uninspiring, where's the passion?

[mylesmcd]

see, thats all very well.

till some accountant come round the outside of you in an MTM RS6, going into turn two, on the mobile.

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

If this is a GT3 class car, would be interesting to see if they make a Le Mans GT class racer, try and give the corvettes a run for their money. Tho i'm not a big fan of Audi's, too pompus, much rather see the Lambo GTR1 thrashing about, bet it makes a nice sound too

[Bladedancer]

I hope these won't catch fire like the prototypes...

[AMG Merc]

Cool Some in-car clips would have been good.

[Burnham]

ScottL said:

jon- said:

Dear Audi,

Please make this road legal

Kind Regards,

Jon

More likely a bloated 4 wheel drive V10 variant with all the really cool kit removed and the price kept to about £206k.

EFA

[Bellof]

Dear Santa...

Never been a huge Audi fan, until the R8 came along...and now they've built this - oh my God!

[Dr G]

I think I just had a pants accident

[haggy]

Yes please

[tomwoodis]

DR G said:

"I just had a pants accident"

Edited by tomwoodis on Tuesday 2nd December 14:00

Ditto on the sex wee!

Edited by tomwoodis on Tuesday 2nd December 14:02

[[AJ]]

I thought it looked a bit boring 'till I watched the video clip. It looks so much better from every angle other than the one in the picture! Lets see if they bring out a road going version to take on the mighty 911 GT3/RS.

[norman156]

I'll have mine in titanium grey please

[team will]

What happened to Audi pushing diesel? Or is it not allowed in this class?

[190E Matt]

I don't see how some people on this thread can say it's passionless

I mean, it's an R8 race car with a V10!

[Scuffers]

if they want this for GT3, how can they have it with the V10 engine (when there is no road car with this?)

is that not the same argument the other makes had? (against some cars being not alowed?)

[andybg40]

Scuffers said:

if they want this for GT3, how can they have it with the V10 engine (when there is no road car with this?)

is that not the same argument the other makes had? (against some cars being not alowed?)

2+2=5