R8 It's Official: Audi R8 GT Breaks Cover

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R8 GT Spyder sketches.
Audi R8 GT Spyder teased for Frankfurt debut

I did this rendering about a year ago:

Impressies: Audi R8 GT Spider - Autogespot

 

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SCOOP: Audi’s Über R8 GT Spyder Hits the ‘Ring

There’s a new Audi model coming to town. We’re talking about the 2012 R8 GT Spyder that will make its global premiere at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and which we caught testing in and around the Nurburgring racetrack in Germany. Even though Audi recently teased us with a set of renderings, these are some of the first real life photos of the R8 GT Spyder, which is seen here in prototype guise.

Audi’s hottest drop top model will go on the same strict diet as its tin top counterpart, the R8 GT Coupe, while also gaining a more powerful version of the Lamborghini-derived 5.2-liter V10 churning out an output of 560-horsepower.

In the coupe, Ingolstadt’s engineers were able to shave 100 kilograms (220.46 lb) dropping the car’s curb weight of to,525 kilograms (3,362.05 lb), and improving the power-to-weight ratio to 2.72 kilograms (6.00 lb) per hp. Expect to see a similar weight reduction (and by that we mean close, not more) in the convertible model. For the record, the coupe flavored R8 GT accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph).

Though absent from the prototype model seen here, the actual R8 GT Spyder will get the same aero package as it’s coupe sibling comprising of new front and rear bumpers with additional air vents.

From what we understand, Audi will follow the example of the coupe and keep production of the R8 GT Spyder limited to 333 units worldwide.






Source: SCOOP: Audi’s Über R8 GT Spyder Hits the ‘Ring - Carscoop

 

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2012 Audi R8 GT

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2012 Audi R8 GT - Motor Trend

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In the next issue of AMS: R8 GT vs. LFA

 

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In the next issue of AMS: R8 GT vs. LFA

Can't wait!!!!!!!!! When can we se this DeDe?!

 

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Audi R8 GT in Daytona Grey

 

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Audi R8 GT in Signal Green

 

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Same time as the LF-A.

 

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Camp Le Mans: A Night with Audi's New R8 GT - Feature - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver

 

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Audi R8 GT named "Sports Car of the Year 2011" [/FONT]
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· Auto Bild SportsCars names the Audi R8 GT the best sports car of the year in Essen
· Readers vote a further five Audi models into the top three of their respective categories

Essen/Ingolstadt, - The Audi R8 GT is "Sports Car of the Year 2011" in the category "Production Supercars." 2011 marks the 10th time that a jury from the Auto Bild SportsCars trade journal has awarded the prize, which was presented this evening at the Essen Motor Show. Stephan Reil, Head of Development at quattro GmbH, accepted the award, one of the most coveted in the German automotive industry, for the Audi R8 GT before some 450 invited guests. 70,976 readers of the magazine took part in this year's anniversary voting for "Sports Car of the Year 2011."
The Audi subsidiary, quattro GmbH is responsible for the development and production of the Audi high-performance sports car. Its 5.2-liter V10 engine produces 412 kW (560 hp), making it a driving machine with excellent longitudinal dynamics and lateral acceleration as well as lightning-fast, virtually instantaneous reactions. The engineers have reduced the weight of the Audi R8 GT by another 100 kg (220.46 lb) compared with the R8 5.2 FSI quattro. The car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 3.6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 320 km/h (198.84 mph). Its average ECE fuel consumption is just 13.9 liters per 100 km (16.92 US mpg).
173 cars that had previously proven their worth in more than 300 tests and road reports were nominated in 17 classes, which were further broken down into Production, Tuning and Limited Production. Besides the winner, five other Audi models were placed in the top three of their respective classes: the Q7 V12 TDI in the category "Production SUV," the RS 3 Sportback in the category "Production Compact Cars," the RS 5 in "Production Coupés," the Audi A6 Avant 3.0 TFSI quattro in "Production Station Wagons" and the R8 GT Spyder in the category "Production Convertibles."

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