11 Apr 2024

25 x New R8s In House. Don’t You Wish Scherer Sport was in the U.S.A.

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="99704"] Remember Scherer Sport, the Audi dealer near Frankfurt that both operated a DTM team and worked with ABT Sportsline to create the XGT roadgoing R8 GT2? Turns out R8s are kind of a thing for them, and they went heavy on R8 orders as Audi closed out production on its mid-engine supercar. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="99702"] How heavy is heavy? Well, Scherer Sport posted last week on Facebook that it had secured...
8 Feb 2024

Audi R8 Production Extended

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="76982"] As Audi moves to prepare for a new range of products, the communicated plan was that the R8 would end production at the end of 2023. Now, there’s news that it has perhaps been extended just a bit. We’re seeing it reported in the press, and we’ve heard our own internal rumors. Here’s a quick rundown of what we know. Motor1 is reporting an official quote from Audi AG’s TT and R8 spokesperson Liza Kellner with an official con...
23 Nov 2023

ABT XGT Configurator Reveals Heritage Edition and Other Key Details

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="93511"] Alongside ABT Sportsline's surprise Thanksgiving morning reveal of its XGT, effectively a limited edition R8 LMS GT2 for the road, ABT launched a dedicated microsite for the car that's full of further details and photos. Within that is a full configurator showing the "standard" colors and equipment for the car. [gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="93506"] Some of the details confirmed include a great-looking Heritage Editi...
23 Nov 2023

The ABT XGT: The Road-Legal Racing Car, “The Quintessence of Our Heritage”

[gallery size="full" columns="1" link="file" ids="93469"] [Source: ABT Sportsline] Super sports cars are an exciting and highly emotional world of their own. Only racing cars can give you even more goose bumps. With the XGT, ABT Sportsline combines the two worlds into a total work of art: born as a thoroughbred GT2 vehicle, the DTM racing team and vehicle tuner created the most exclusive vehicle that has ever left the ABT factory in Kempten in a two-year, extremely complex development process. W...
13 Nov 2023

Tom Kristensen and Frank Lamberty Autographed Audi R8 Sketch Print

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="90032"] photo: Denis Podmarkov Audi Club is giving away its biggest sweepstakes prize ever this year with the winner’s choice of a 2024 Audi RS 6 Avant or 2024 e-tron GT Prestige. This is a Tom Kristensen/Frank Lamberty autographed Frank Lamberty sketch of the Le Mans concept/Mk1 R8. In the halls of the studios the Audi design team calls home, Frank Lamberty is also very much a legend. Frank’s influence has touched too many Audi models to co...
Mon, Nov 13 , 2023 Bill
10 Nov 2023

Find(s) of the Day Perfect Storm: The Black Collection Lines up on Bring a Trailer + Cars & Bids

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92920"] photos: Bring a Trailer + Cars & Bids Maybe you've seen RM Sotheby's messaging the heck out of The White Collection, an obscenely big collection of mainly white Porsches by a Houston collector that will now be sold off. And while that's all well and good, we also happened to notice a theme taking shape this week in our "Audi" search notification list from auction sites Bring A Trailer and Cars & Bids. If RM has a White Collection,...
Fri, Nov 10 , 2023 Bill
26 Oct 2023

Spied: Audi R8 LMS GT2 Street Version?

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92156"] A most interesting R8 popped up at the Nurburgring this week, setting off the rumor mill about just what it could be. Is it a test mule of a limited production swan song for the much-loved R8, or perhaps a track weapon for an uber rich German client? We’re not sure, but we’ve got some ideas about where the rumors in the press are going wrong, and some perspective on who built the car and what that could mean for well-heeled R8 enthusi...
Thu, Oct 26 , 2023 Bill
13 Oct 2023

Personal Focus: Leanne Kopras

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="91333"] words: Leanne Kopras, photos: Rob Mains, Brandon Locket Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2023 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. If someone would have told me when I was younger that owning an Audi would change my life forever, I would have laughed. I probably would have rolled on the floor laughing and pointing at them for how crazy that so...
Fri, Oct 13 , 2023 Bill
13 Sep 2023

Rumor: Audi Hatches Plan for R8 Replacement

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="90043"] renderings: 4Rings.AI Most know the Audi R8 ends production around the end of 2023, which leaves the brand of the four rings without a halo car of that caliber since the late 2000s. Now, word on the street (or rather via AutoCar Magazine in the UK) is that Audi Sport GmbH is moving forward with a successor with a mid-decade launch date expected. According to the report, the project isn’t fully signed-off upon, but it is most definitely ...
Wed, Sep 13 , 2023 Bill
9 Aug 2023

Video of the Day: Audi R8 Spyder V10 performance vs Audi RS 6 Avant performance

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88545"] video: carwow It's been awhile since we have last visited Mat Watson and carwow so let's bring them back with a bang. This time, it's Audi Sport stablemates going head to head: an Audi R8 Spyder V10 performance versus an Audi RS 6 Avant performance...the latest kid on the block. The R8's 5.2L naturally aspirated V10 has 620hp, 428lb-ft of torque, and weighs in at 3,736lbs while the RS 6's 4.0L twin turbo V8 has 630hp, 627lb-ft of to...
Wed, Aug 09 , 2023 Bill
8 Aug 2023

Audi Celebrates Motorsports Heritage and Readies for Future with R8 Taking Final Lap at Monterey Car Week

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88476"] source: Audi of America The Audi R8 will take its final lap around the storied Laguna Seca raceway during the annual Monterey Car Week Audi enthusiasts invited to see final model year R8 and full Audi e-tron model line at Legends of the Autobahn Concours Brand will continue motorsports legacy with 2026 Formula 1 entry Audi of America says farewell to the Audi R8 at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion hosted at Laguna Seca during this...
Tue, Aug 08 , 2023 Bill
26 Jun 2023

Unfair Advantage Podcast: Amie Palo, Drag Racer and R8 Record Holder, Talks Racing and Being a Woman and a Mom in Motorsport

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87123"] Continuing in our women takeover series, Leanne Kopras catches up with Amie Palo to talk about her pursuit of drag-racing a forced induction R8, her move to upgrade to an R8 LMS GT4-based Build, plus being a woman and a mom in motorsport. Check out our feature about Amie in our Q3_2023 issue of quattro Magazine out in July 2023. Watch it below, or find it on these Podcast Channels. Apple | Spotify | Google&nbs...
19 Jun 2023

Audi R8 on Hagerty Bull Market List

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="87010"] When it comes to valuation of older vehicles, classic car insurer Hagerty is one of the best sources. In as much, their annual “Bull Market List” of classic cars to watch tends to identify trends worth watching for enthusiasts seeking to enjoy a car that won’t break the bank. For 2023, that list includes the 2008-2015 Audi R8 (Mk1). While we’d challenge the term “classic” being applied to the first-generation R8, there’s no doubt it’...
23 May 2023

Audi R8: A Sports Car Icon Is Born

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="86459"] “There had never been a concept like this in the brand’s history; there were no role models.” -- Frank Lamberty, exterior designer of the first Audi R8 [source: Audi AG] A super sports car from Audi? The Audi Avus quattro and Audi quattro Spyder concept cars presented in 1991 already gave a first impression of this idea. When the vision finally became reality 15 years later, both customers and fans of the brand were thrilled: In 2006, t...
6 Feb 2023

Find of the Day: 2010 Audi R8 V8 6-Speed

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82735"] words: Bill, photos: David Loppert via Bring A Trailer The Mk1 R8 V8 - such a statement when it burst upon the scene and has endeared itself to many. While some lived a comfortable life of a garage queen, only taken out on weekends, others were driven. Meet Igor; he belongs in the latter group. He and his Audi Club owner made a drive to the 2018 Audi Club National Event in Tacoma, WA in the company of other Audi Club members (The Conga L...
Mon, Feb 06 , 2023 Bill
3 Feb 2023

Find of the Day: 2017 1,400HP Twin Turbo Audi R8 V10 plus

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82655"] words: Bill, photos: Kyle Loftis For most of us, an R8 V10 plus is good enough but for others? Well, Kyle isn't like most of us. Not content with the stock 610hp, he went slightly overboard...with twin turbos and 1,400hp. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82659"] So many extra options on this 1400hp twin turbo build: BILLET intake manifold, BILLET gear set, Motec with all the goodies! (Launch control, rollin...
Fri, Feb 03 , 2023 Bill
1 Nov 2022

Video of the Day: Audi R8 RWD Versus Audi R8 quattro…on a Ski Slope

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="78666"] words: Bill, photo: carwow So this is different...we've had plenty of Videos of the Day with Mat Watson from carwow and our favorite cars but we've never seen anything like this. Mat takes an R8 RWD coupe and pits it against an R8 Spyder AWD on an indoor ski slope. At first, both R8s are equipped with summer tires and you can just imagine the results. However, they soon switch to winter tires and mayhem ensues. Ultimately, this rath...
Tue, Nov 01 , 2022 Bill
15 Sep 2022

Video of the Day: Audi R8 V10 performance vs Audi RS Q e-tron Dakar

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="76237"] words: Bill, photo: carwow We featured the Audi RS Q e-tron Dakar against the Audi RS e-tron GT before in a battle of electrics but now it's electric/hybrid versus gasoline. The RS Q e-tron Dakar has 340hp but at a literal flip of a switch, it goes up to 680. The R8 has 620hp but is much lighter at 3400lbs versus 4850lbs for the Dakar. So who will win? Find out below. [embed]https://youtu.be/nes85rlHJFI[/embed]
Thu, Sep 15 , 2022 Bill
26 Aug 2022

Video of the Day: 620hp Audi R8 V10 Performance vs Tuned 550hp Audi RS 3 vs Tuned 710hp Audi RS Q8

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="75417"] words: Bill, photo: carwow Here's Mat Watson and carwow with another Audi vs Audi...vs Audi drag race. The RS 3 and RS Q8 have been tuned to 550hp and 710hp respectively while the R8 V10 performance is stock at 620hp. So how will the Audi Sport siblings do against each other? Find out below. [embed]https://youtu.be/uohjBy_GXl0[/embed]
Fri, Aug 26 , 2022 Bill
9 Aug 2022

Concept Corner: Audi Le Mans quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="74828"] source: Audi AG Editor's note: Occasionally, we feature a concept vehicle on the site. Most don't make it into production but this one did..the Audi Le Mans quattro concept became the Audi we now know as the R8. Originally published on November 19, 2003 Ready to run in only eleven months Top-secret task for a small Audi team Combining motor racing, luxury, high-tech and design The Audi Le Mans quattro is the first car of its kind: a ...
Tue, Aug 09 , 2022 Bill