AUDI R8 - EVOLUTION (2003_2020) Audi R8 History

2003 Audi Le Mans Quattro Concept The Audi Le Mans Quattro is a concept car for presentation at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show in order to celebrate Audi's three successive wins at the 24 Hour of Le Mans in 2000, 2001, and 2002. The concept is powered by a 5.0-liter twin-turbocharged TFSI V10 engine that delivers 620 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. The car takes 3.7 seconds to reach 62 mph from a stop and a top speed of 214 mph, 345 kmh. 2006 Audi R8 V8 The 2006 Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car, the R8 V8 road car, was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on September 30, 2006. The car is powered by a 4.2-liter FSI V8 engine that delivers 420 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque, sent to all four wheels through 6-speed automatic transmission. 2008 Audi R8 V10 On December 9, Audi introduced the 5.2-liter V10 FSI petrol engine on the successful R8 Exotic model. The car's performance has been upped, with the powerhouse developing 525 horsepower and 391 pound-feet of torque. That enables the R8 V10 to achieve 0-62 mph in just 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 196 mph, 315 kmh. 2008 Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Concept The Audi R8 TDI Le Mans was a diesel-engine concept car that was first presented to the public at the 2008 North American International Auto Show. The car was fitted with a 6-liter V12 engine. This engine produces 500 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, sent to all four wheels through a 6-speed manual transmission. The R8 TDI Le Mans can accelerate from 0-62 mph in 4.2 seconds and can reach a top speed of over 186 mph, 300 kmh. 2009 Audi R8 e-tron Concept The all-electric Audi R8 e-tron concept car was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Audi e-tron is an electric version of the Audi R8 with a slightly smaller body, four electric motors rated at 313 horsepower and 3319 pound-feet of torque. The concept accelerates from 0-62 mph in just 4.8 seconds, reaches a top speed of 124 mph, 200 kmh, and a range of about 248 km on full lithium-ion power. 2011 Audi R8 GT Spider Unveiled at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, the R8 GT Spider is the convertible version of the R8 GT and only 333 units were produced. Under the hood is a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine that produces 560 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. The car accelerates from 0-62 mph in just 3.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of 198 mph, 319 kmh. 2012 Audi R8 V10 Plus The Audi R8 received a facelift in 2012 and a new model called the V10 Plus. The 5.2-liter V10 FSI Plus engine developed 550 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque sent to all four wheels through a 7-speed S-Tronic automatic transmission. The car accelerates from 0-62 mph in just 3.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 197 mph, 317 kmh. 2015 Audi R8 The second generation of the R8 was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and is based on the modular sports system platform shared with the Lamborghini Huracan. The R8 was available with the choice of two V10 engines that offered 550 horsepower and 610 horsepower respectively. The standard transmission was a 7-speed S-Tronic. 2017 Audi R8 RWS Unveiled at the 2017 International Motor Show Germany, the R8 RWS is the rear-wheel drive variant of the Audi R8, limited to 999 units. The car also weighs 50 kg less than the all-wheel drive one and its chassis is specially tuned to allow controlled drifts if the driver chooses Dynamic mode in the standard Audi Drive Select, and also sets the ESC to Sport. 2018 Audi R8 Coupe The R8 received a mid-cycle facelift in October 2018. Both versions of the naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 have been improved, with the regular R8 V10 Coupe now delivering 570 horsepower instead of 540, and the R8 V10 Coupe Performance offering 620 horsepower instead of the puny 610 horsepower of its predecessor. Performance figures include a 0-62 mph acceleration time of 3.4 seconds for the base model and 3.1 seconds for the V10 Performance Quattro model. The top speed for the V10 Performance Quattro is 206 mph or 332 kmh. 2019 Audi R8 LMS G2 The Audi R8 LMS G2 has been revealed at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed as the German automaker's most powerful customer racing car. This naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 needs all the air it can get. It's tuned to generate 640 hp and 405 lb-ft of torque, figures that make it the most powerful evolution of the R8's engine, and the most potent customer racing car Audi has ever produced. 2020 Audi R8 GreenHell The GreenHell moniker comes from the nickname of Germany's Nürburgring racetrack, but the car isn't just a tribute to the track. Audi has won the Nürburgring 24-hour race five times since 2012 with its R8 LMS race cars, and the GreenHell edition is a commemoration of that success. Power comes from Audi's naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine, which makes 611 hp. Audi says the car can sprint from 0 to 62 mph in 3.1 seconds and a top speed of 205.7 mph 331 kilometers an hour