World public début of new Audi sports car on the Audi stand at the Mondial de l’Automobile (September 30th – October 15th)
Combines classic mid-engine configuration with advanced
all-aluminium Audi Space Frame (ASF) construction and the reassurance
of quattro permanent four-wheel-drive
Six-speed manual transmission or optional R tronic sequential
shift gearbox with ‘shift-by-wire’ technology and joystick or paddle
control
Optional Audi magnetic ride system
UK ordering opens in late 2006 – R8 with six-speed manual
transmission estimated at £77,000 , R8 with R tronic sequential-shift
gearbox estimated at £82,000.
Mid-mounted 4.2-litre V8 FSI petrol engine delivers 420PS at 7,800rpm and 430Nm from 4,500 to 6,000rpm
0-62mph in 4.6 seconds, top speed 187mph
Vorsprung durch Technik infiltrates the rarefied world of the sports
car elite this week as the new Audi R8 makes its world public début at
the 2006 Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris (September 30th to October
15th).
Scheduled to open for UK ordering in late 2006, with prices expected to
start from around £77,000. The new ultra-high performance Audi R8
combines the time-honoured hallmarks of the best of the classic sports
cars with futuristic construction, transmission and suspension
technologies, all underpinned by the steadfast reassurance of the
quattro four-wheel-drive system.
