The Audi R8 is a German sports car that was first presented to the general public in 2006 at the Paris Motor Show. Serial production lasted from 2006 to 2015 and was carried out in the city of Neckarsulm in Germany. The designers of the car were Frank Lamberty and Walter de’Silva.
The R8 was manufactured by Audi’s subsidiary Audi-Sport GmbH or, more commonly, Quattro GmbH. The name of the car refers to the racing car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times. The Audi R8 also refers in some way to the styling and some design solutions of the Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car, which was presented in 2003.
The R8 could be powered by two different engines from 2010: an 8-cylinder with 430 HP and a 10-cylinder with 560 HP, which could work with a manual or semi-automatic gearbox. The Audi R8 also uses many technological innovations, such as full LED headlights and magnetic shock absorbers in vehicles with a V10 engine. The car uses a fully aluminum body. In 2010, the Spyder model went on sale, with a roadster body. The Audi R8 with a V10 engine and the GT version can accelerate to 320 km/h, and its acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is 3.6 seconds.
