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mbDESIGN Audi R8 5.2 liter V10

mbDesign has unveiled their latest project based on the stylish sports car – Audi R8. It comes with several nice styling features like a full wrapping in the F16 Arctic Aggressor fighter jet, a set of new wheels and improved stance.

The exclusive mbDESIGN KV1 rims are finished in dull gray with camouflage rim bed – 9J x 20” ET34 at the front with 235/30 ZR20 tires and 12J x 20” with 305/25ZR20 Dunlop Sport Maxx GT tires at the rear. While the “normal” concave version of the KV1 is used on the front axle, the “deep concave“ variation provides an impressive disposition on the rear axle with its particularly distinctive concavity. The ride height is lowered thanks to a new coilover sunspension kit. It improves not only the stance, but the handling as well.

Other highlights include a new front apron with carbon front splitter as well as side skirts and side blades from the V10 model. The rear was also completely redesigned with an original GT carbon rear wing, an original GT carbon rear panel and a custom full-carbon trunk cover.

The interior features original GT carbon fiber package and Bang&Olufsen premium sound system.
The 2009 Audi R8 V8 is powered by a 4.2 liter V8 FSI – 420HP (310 kW). 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and a top speed of 301 km/h (187 mph). The engine received a high-flow K&N motorsports air filter and an ECU re-map. There is also a new Capristo stainless steel exhaust system with electronic valve control. The result is additional 33HP (17 kW).

Source: Audi

July 25, 2014

SGA Aerodynamics Gives Audi R8 New GT Aero-Kit

SGA Aerodynamics Audi R8 XII GT has some special aero characteristics. SGA Aerodynamics subjected the R8 sportster to a clear rejuvenation treatment and has given it an body kit and great looking rims. The package in the case of this Audi is called “XII GT Aero Kit” and was developed in order to ratch up the visual appearance of the sports car. At the front we can see multi-level, angular air inlets as well as razor-sharp spoiler blade, while at the back there is a huge rear wing. The down-force values on the front axle have also been impacted.

Furthermore, thebottom line of the new angular side skirts follows precisely the edge of the front spoiler. This ensures clean alignment. The rear end has been reinforced via air outlets on the sides and a massive rear diffuser. The huge aero-wing on the rear flap lends the silhouette a breath of the R8 some GT spirit.

In addition, there is a new bumper which holds two fitting recesses for the racing exhaust system created by MAE Design. The system has one valve control that can be controlled through a radio remote control system and thus offers a sound intensity.

At last, the car was fitted with the apropriate wheels and rims which make it stand out even more. Three-part forged wheels “MAE Forged” were mounted on this Audi R8. They come in the dimnsions of 8.5 and 12 x 21 inches at the front and back, respectively. Of course, Michelin tires of the sizes 245/30 and 295/25 ZR 21 is what comes along with them.

Source: SGA Aerodynamics

June 12, 2014

Audi R8 LMX To Feature Laser High Beam Lighting As Standard

Audi R8 LMX is the limited edition version of the new R8, which is the most powerful road-going version of the super sports car ever built. It is also the first production car to adopt laser high beam lighting as standard. The LMX is based on the V10 plus model and is equipped with high-revving, mid mounted ten-cylinder engine. It also sports double wishbone suspension and Audi Space Frame aluminium body. The model is a true limited edition which will be produced in only 99 examples.

The V10 engine generates 570 hp (420 kW) and 540 Nm (400 lb-ft) of torque. The acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h is estimated at only 3.4 seconds before topping out at 198 mph. The powetrain is coupled with a compact, seven-speed S tronic transmission, which transfers the power to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system.

The latter distributes it to the racing-inspired 19-inch, 20-spoke wheels matched with tyres with 215mm front and 305mm rear widths. These conceal carbon-fibre ceramic brake discs with red anodised calipers measuring 380 mm in diameter at the front.

The light emitted by laser beams is blue. This has inspired an Audi exclusive Ara Blue, crystal effect customized paint finish for the new R8 LMX. Other exterior paint finishes include Daytona Grey matt or Mythos Black metallic paint finishes.

The car is also marked out by a large, fixed rear spoiler for increased downforce on the rear axle. The additional utilization of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) for the front spoiler lip, side flics, engine compartment cover, exterior mirror housings, sideblades, rear wing and diffuser is also present. Titanium grey color has been used for the singleframe grille and front air intakes and the outlet grille at the rear. As a contrast, the sports exhaust system includes high-gloss black tailpipes.

Inside, the bucket seats are upholstered in Fine Nappa leather and finished with Sepang Blue diamond stitching and backrest covers in Ara Blue. Sepang Blue diamond stitching also adds contrast in the Alcantara headlining and black Fine Nappa leather door trim panels. The same color is also sewn into the edges of the parking brake lever, centre tunnel console, steering wheel and instrument cowl.

Audi R8 LMX also features matt carbon covers for the centre tunnel console and parking brake lever. Illuminated aluminium inlays bearing the limited-edition number are integrated into the CFRP door sill trims. Fine Nappa leather is used for the S tronic sector lever and the knee pads, while the floor mats have black piping and Sepang Blue stitching.

What is more important here however is that this Audi model is equipped as a standard with company’s revolutionary laser high beam lighting. A laser spot for the high beams increases the illumination range substantially, which is ideal for a supercar like the R8 LMX.

Furthermore, this combination of LED and laser high beams will be used for the first time on the new Audi R18 e tron quattro at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race will start on 14th of June. To go into details, in the new laser high beams, one laser module per headlight generates a cone of light with twice the range of the all-LED headlight.

Each module comprises of four high-power laser diodes, which generate a blue laser beam with a wavelength of 450 nanometers. Then, a phosphor converter transforms this into roadworthy white light. In addition, a laser spot that is active at speeds of 37 mph and above, supplements the LED high beam in the R8 LMX. At last, an intelligent camera-based sensor system detects other road users and actively adjusts the light pattern to avoid dazzle.

Source: Audi

May 10, 2014

CRP Racing Team Competes With Audi R8 LMS ultra

Audi R8 LMS ultra was shown in the beginning of the month, when it participated in the qualification race for the 42nd running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Now, Audi customer-racing continues to add new teams with the announcement that CRP Racing is joining the fold. The team competed in the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) at the Long Beach race.

Behind the steering wheel was James Sofronas who defended his title in the GT class. He also welcomed the talented GMG newcomer Andrew Palmer, to the GT category.

As a matter of fact, the number of Audi R8 LMS customer race teams continues to grow in Pirelli World Challenge. The reason for this is the attractiveness of the global GT3 specification. In addition, there is an emphasis of supporting the teams by the Audi of America customer-racing program.

CRP Racing has received great support from Audi and this is one of the key reasons for the team to switch to the R8 LMS ultra. The team made its Audi R8 LMS ultra debut in Long Beach this weekend with Mike Skeen behind the wheel.

Audi R8 LMS ultra comes with carbon fiber reinforced plastic doors, high-energy absorbing new crash foams, new PS1 safety seat and updated transmission. It delivers up to 570 horsepower (419 kW) and higher torque at lower engine speeds. It also sports larger engine oil cooler and transmission fluid cooler, enlarged air vents and optimized brake cooling at the front wheels.

Source: Audi

April 14, 2014

Audi R8 LMS ultra Gets Ready For Nurburgring

Audi R8 LMS ultra participated in the 42nd running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours. It is the first time, when several teams challenged each other in a qualification race this weekend. All of them: Le Mans winners, GT World Champions, a stratosphere jumper and strong customer teams have relied on the Audi R8 LMS ultra. The 24-hour race has 190 participants from around the world. The so called ‘Green Hell’ of the Nürburgring Nordschleife begins on June 21 and 22.

Just like in 2013, five Audi teams, will be putting a total of eight Audi R8 LMS ultra cars on the grid of the classic ‘marathon’ in the Eifel. The qualification race for the official racing was happening this weekend. The track was long 25.378-kilometres, where the teams did some testing.

They have used this opportunity for testing without the pressure of a championship. As a matter of fact, many of the teams that ware going to be running in the 24-hour race were using this event with its free practice and two qualifying sessions plus the six-hour race to prepare for the main event.

Audi line-up for the 24-hour race consists of high-caliber drivers. To be more precise, in the competition we will see four former Le Mans winners – Frank Biela, Marcel Fässler, Stéphane Ortelli and Marco Werner. They have a total of eleven victories in the classic French ‘marathon’ and are to drive the Audi R8 LMS ultra.

Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock, who are former GT1 World Champions, plus the current FIA GT Champion Laurens Vanthoor and the three-time Porsche Supercup Champion René Rast complete the line-up. At the race we will also see the current Audi DTM driver Nico Müller and the former DTM driver Rahel Frey.

An extreme athlete will be also present – his name is Felix Baumgartner and he is famous for his stratosphere jump. He has found his new challenge, opting for the Audi R8 LMS ultra of the Audi race experience and will be making his debut on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Source: Audi

April 7, 2014

Regula Tuning’s R8 V10 Spyder Is All Show and No Go

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We are sorry, but has the world ran out of wheels? This is the third time in the last five days that we encounter the flamboyant Oxigin-Oxrock 8,5 x 20s along with the accompanying spinning covers. At the very least, this time they don’t seem to ruin the overall vista of the car in question. No, everything else does.

What you see here is the newest (post-facelift) Audi R8 V10 Spyder that’s been tricked out by Regula Tuning. This is not their first time when they’ve butchered an R8. Don’t get us wrong, it doesn’t look that bad. Over the top and vulgar with those scarlet red accents for sure, but still kind of cool-looking. The biggest problem we have with it, however, is the pretence that it is something that it is clearly not. Besides the carbon-fiber bodykit (consisting of a front and rear apron and side skirts) and the wheels, there don’t seem to be any other features that differentiate it from the stock R8. You still get the same 525 hp Lambo-sourced V10 and the standard suspension setup.

Nobody’s trying to dispute the Audi’s original performance here, but one has to be able to walk the talk, right? If you look like a Nürbergring thoroughbred on track days, you need to be able to leave your opponents trailing behind, not just intimidate them with a virtually non-existent ground clearance and paper-thin tires. Out on the streets, on the other hand, you’ll need to do countless recalculations of your route on the satnav since you obviously won’t be able to clear the speed hump that’s spanning before you.

Amazingly, though, the most striking thing about the Regula R8 is the price – $9,400. Worth it?

Source: Regula Tuning

December 2, 2013

AC Schnitzer ACS4 BMW 2.8i Coupe Police Concept [VIDEO]

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VDAT (from German: Verban Der Automobil Tuner) stands for the “Association of German Vehicle Tuners”, and the Essen Motor Show is where all of the members have a get together and show off their ambitious, and sometimes even mad, projects. Annually, however, they take the opportunity to work together on a concept vehicle as part of a campaign called “Tune it! Safe!” What that mutual effort aims to show, is that one can still make insanely cool and fast vehicles and be responsible all the while. So nothing like the R8 from yesterday then. For the fourth consequent year, the subject vehicle was a police car (a BMW 428i Coupé, to be precise). Baddies, beware!

It would appear that most of the credit for this year’s concept goes to AC Schnitzer. In fact, it is called the ACS4 2.8i Coupé which really means that most of the work was done by them. What they did was to add a little more oomph to the standard 2.8i engine, fiddle with the suspension, install some spoilers, and throw in a couple of accessories for the inside. The only other companies mentioned are the ones that provided the Foliatec (responsible for the police décor) and Hella (RTK 7 signalling system). Hankook, on the other hand, are said to be the chief sponsors behind the project. That’s why the AC Schnitzer Type VIII Lighweight Forged Wheels get to wear two pairs of Hankook Ventus S1evo tires in sizes 245/30 R21

With the AC Shnizer performance upgrade, the BMW now boasts a power value of 294 hp (up a sensible notch from 245 hp). As a result, the top speed is now limited to 155 mph; and 0 to 62 is done in 5,7 seconds. The based-in-Aachen guys claim that now the CO2 value per HP sees an improvement over the standard setup.

Because the torque is also up to 420 Nm, the ACS4 needs something to tame the additional grunt and put it to use. This is where the AC Schnitzer racing suspension comes in place. It ha has adjustable bump and rebound settings and lowers the whole of the car with around 25 mm. Hopefully, the officers of the law will still be able to clear a speed hump withouth wasting the AC Schnitzer front splitter. There’s also a spoiler at the roof and at the back.

Inside aluminum seems to be the predominant theme – “Black Line” (still aluminum) handbrake handle and gear knob plus aluminum pedals and foot rest. There’s also a new key holder and velour floor mats – fascinating.

So, there you have it. Responsible. sensible, cool and safe in just about every sense of the word.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7zrsNWSvr0&feature=youtu.be

Source: AC Schnitzer

November 29, 2013

xXx Performance Juice the Audi R8 4.2 FSI Quattro

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The ridiculous Oxigin 14 Oxrock rims with their silly spinning wraps strike again! This time the victim is an xXx-Performance Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro. A shame, actually, since at a glance this mod sounds pretty appealing. Well, the livery/sponsorship too is a bit over the top.

The program is aimed at those R8 owners who look at the V10 version and go green with envy. Now they too can enjoy even greater surges of power because xXx-Performance have teeamed up with Chiptrick for this one, and they have managed to squeeze every drop of power from its “inferior” V8 FSI engine. Though, squeeze may not be the right term. Afterall, they’ve added a twin turbo system made up of two Garret turbines and a custom-made intercooler. Consider also the new high-pressure fuel pump, the more efficient injection nozzles, and the custom-built exhaust system with cross x-pipe plus flaps. It’s the embodiment of the sound and the fury. Vehicles with the sequential R-tronic 6-gear manual transmission are moreover upgraded with a special transmission software that is adapted to the new situations.

By now you might be wondering to what all of this equates. There are three stages of power boost:

Stage 1: 590 hp; 660 Nm of torque

Stage 2: 640 hp; 675 Nm of torque

Stage 3: 707 hp; 809 Nm of torque

With Stage 3, you can get from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds. The top speed would be limited to 194 mph. One other drawback, though: quite worryingly, there don’t seem to be any changes made to the chassis. Just some stupid wing attachments that mimic the V10 counterpart. Bottom line is, were we to have a go in it, ending up in a ditch would be inevitable.

Source: xXx Performance

November 28, 2013

B&B Boosts Audi R8 V10 Plus

The tuning experts of B&B Automobiltechnik have lately devoted their selves to the development of an upgrade for the top model of the current R8 series. This Audi model was introduced to the market in the past year and features a powerful V10 engine.

Speaking about the unit, it can produce the exhilarating 550 horsepower (405 kW) and 540 Nm (399 lb-ft) of torque. Nonetheless, this wasn’t enough for the tunes and they have raised the standards via a three-stage performance boost.

First, the performance and torque was boosted to 595 hp (438 kW) and 560 Nm (413 lb-ft) in the “small” Stage One. The Second Stage gives the R8 610 hp (449 kW) 570 Nm (421 lb-ft). At last, the final upgrade Stage Three is called “BB R8 M20/3” and boosts the V8 up to 628 hp (462 kW) and 585 Nm (432 lb-ft). All this power is transferred onto the road via the 7-gear S-tronic double clutch transmission.

Other modifications that unfold this power were also done, for instance on the ignition and injection system as well as the intake channels and air ducts. In addition, also installed were the B&B’s racing exhaust system made of stainless steel and B&B carbon special air filters.

Of course, these upgrades can only lead to better on-road performance. The four-wheel racer accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds and beats the magical 10-seconds sonic barrier in 9.6 seconds in the 0-200 km/h sprint. The top speed is 328 km/h.

B&B racing chassis that is adjustable from 20 to 40 millimeter was combined with light alloy wheel rims of size 9×20 on the front axis and 11×20 inches on the rear. The latter were matched with rubber rollers of the dimension 235/30R20 and 305/25R20 in front and rear, respectively.

Source: B&B Automobiltechnik

November 21, 2013

Audi R8 LMS To Compete At ROLEX 24 At Daytona

At the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Audi Sport will join forces with Paul Miller Racing. The race team will contest with an Audi R8 LMS. Paul Miller will campaign the 2014 inaugural season in the GTD-Class starting with a test at Sebring on 16th of November.

A driver from the team will be also Bryce Miller, who is Paul Miller’s son and a former GT race winner in both ALMS and GRAND-AM competition. He will partner for the season with another driver which is expected to be named in the near future. An Audi factory driver will attend the first test in Sebring in order to get ready for the season opening ROLEX 24 at Daytona.

More importantly, the vehicle because of which a lot of success is expected is the Audi R8 LMS race car. The model shares more than fifty of its parts with the Audi R8 street car. For example such elements are the naturally aspirated V10 5.2 liter engine and the Audi Space Frame as well as a variety of other components.

As a matter of fact, the R8 has won all of the major 24 hour races around the world, including the 2013 ROLEX 24 at Daytona. This fact proves that the street car can be confident in its race-tested performance and durability. Another great advantage for the race teams is the first service interval at 12,000 miles under race conditions translate into considerably lower operating costs.

Source: Audi

November 14, 2013

2015 Audi R8 [render]

Here is another interesting render picture of the upcoming 2015 Audi R8. The image is created by Lutz Valdeig, who imagined the model in a nice cherry red paint exterior scheme with contrasting aluminum details.The manufacturer has confirmed the launch of the 2nd generation R8, but didn’t release any further information or pictures, that’s why there are a lot of speculations and pictures of it. Nanuk Concept was introduced at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and we expect that a lot of elements will be shared in the new Audi R8. However, Lutz distances its version from the Nanuk concept. The car will feature a lightweight technology, so it should drop its weight below 1,500 kg (3,300 lbs).The expected engine range will include a 4.2 liter V8 and a 5.2 liter V10 with additional 25HP, Start/Stop and cylinder deactivation technology, which will improve the fuel consumption up to 10 %.

November 6, 2013

New Photoshoot For 2013 Prior-Design Audi R8 PD GT850

Prior Design Audi R8 GT850 Widebody is a transformation which we already know very well. However, the specialists at the tuning company have just released some new stunning images of the car which a worth ones attention.

As seen on the images, the Audi R8 has masterful presence due to the V10 engine that lies under its hood. This means that Prior Design Audi R8 GT850 offers exceptional performance. The 5.2 litre engine can generate up to 525 hp (386 kW) and 530 Nm (391 lb-ft) of torque. This on the other hand results only in excellent acceleration time for the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h, which is 4.1 seconds.

Having all these facts in mind, the professionals at Prior-Design have created for this Audi, the PD GT850 Widebody Aerodynamic-Kit. To be more precise, the kit consists of the following: PD GT850 front bumper, PD GT850 front lip spoiler (for PD GT850 front bumper), PD GT850 side skirts, PD GT850 rear bumper, PD GT850 rear diffusor, PD GT850 front fenders, PD GT850 rear widenings, PD GT850 front bonnet and PD GT850 rear trunk spoiler.

All of the elements utilized here are made from quality Dura-Flex FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) material which has excellent surface finish and provides enough flexibility. In addition, the parts are all made with excellent fitment with no modifications or changes needed.

Source: Prior-Design

September 13, 2013

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