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R8 Encore Presentation Planned for Oct 28 at Audi Forum New York City

Tags: Audi + R8 + Encore + New York + Auto Union + Type D + A8 + W12 + RS 4

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Posted by Fangio 3 years 1 month ago; via fourtitude.com/news/publi...

All good things must come to an end, and the R8’s stay in Manhattan is no exception. The inside line from Audi is that the R8 will leave its place of display at the Audi Forum New York City on Monday, October 23. The car will spend the week being used for other corporate purposes, though Audi of America has been generous enough to offer an encore presentation to Fourtitude readers planned for Saturday, October 28 from 3-5PM.

Whether or not the R8 comes back for one last day before being spirited off to Germany is up to Audi enthusiasts...

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2007/2008 Audi R8

Tags: Audi + R8 + RS4 + Le Mans + Quattro + Lamborghini + Gallardo + Volkswagen

Fangio
Posted by Fangio 3 years 3 months ago

Audi's goal is to become every bit as racy and blue-blooded as its German competitors, and the company is about to take a big step forward in that pursuit.

The R8 is expected to have the same 425 horsepower V8 engine as the Audi RS4, but weight just 3500 lbs, compared to the RS4’s 4200 lbs. Those figures should be good for a 0-60 mph time in the low-4.0 second range. It is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform. Everything from the aluminum space frame to the all-wheel-drive system is from the Lamborghini (Audi owns Lambo).

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