Audi R8 Le Mans Limited Edition

4 2 v8 limited edition 2d 424 bhp.

Audi r8 le mans limited edition. The r8 v8 limited edition is available to order from july with with a price starting at 93 935 otr. Audi has announced a uk only limited edition of the r8 v8 coupe to as the company puts it honour the tenth victory for audi in the le mans 24 hour race. First deliveries begin in october. The r8 won le mans five times 2000 2001 2002 2004 and 2005 and the overall season championship in the american le mans series six times in a row from 2000 to 2005.

New milton hampshire. This year s le mans 24 hours may have been six months ago but the r8 limited edition made to celebrate audi s 10th victory in the race has just arrived. Fresh serv warranty incl 4 2 2 door. The audi r8 based on the audi le mans quattro concept car designed by frank lamberty and julian hoenig first appeared at the 2003 international geneva motor show and the 2003 frankfurt international motor show the r8 road car was officially launched at the paris auto show on 30 september 2006.

The only problem is that all 100 units planned will be sold exclusively in the uk. The car was fitted with a 6 0 litre v12 engine utilising volkswagen group s long established turbocharged direct injection tdi. The audi r8 is a sports racing car prepared for the lmp900 class at le mans and in the american le mans series the car was developed by audi motorsport and joest racing and debuted in 2000 winning the 12 hours of sebring. In celebration of their 10th victory at le mans 24 hours.

As they have taken 13 of the last 16 overall wins at le mans. There was some confusion with the name which the car shares with the 24 hours of le mans winning. The special edition models will be called the audi r8 v8 limited edition and will only be offered as a hard top. The audi r8 v12 tdi later renamed the audi r8 tdi le mans was a diesel engined concept car that was first presented to the public at the 2008 north american international auto show on 13 january and then the geneva motor show in march in the same year.

New limited edition audi r8 selection 24h could be most exclusive r8 ever. Used audi r8 4 2 v8 limited edition 2d 424 bhp in swansea. But the r8 road car has also spawned a very successful.