[rawr]

Pretty much the epitome of sex on wheels


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Audi dropped a very pleasant surprise on us this afternoon with the long-awaited announcement of the R8 GT.

The Audi R8 V10 was already one of our favorite sports cars in the world (sans the R-Tronic transmission) so how could you make it better? In the immortal words of Colin Chapman, "add lightness." But in a modern sports car required to meet rigorous safety standards, you can only go so far short of a complete redesign. Hence, the R8 GT's lightened chassis benefits from a power boost to boot.

The R8 GT swaps in a thinner glass windshield and polycarbonate rear windows and replaces many aluminum body panels with carbon fiber. By going over every part of the R8, Audi's engineers have carved a total of 220 pounds off the standard R8's curb weight.

The 5.2-liter V10 has been bumped from 525 horsepower to 560, topping its cousin, the Lamborghini Gallardo. The GT is only available with the aforementioned R-Tronic hydraulically actuated semi-automatic, and when pushed to its limit, the R8 GT is claimed to accelerate to 62 miles per hour in just 3.6 seconds and on to 124 mph in 10.6 seconds. The terminal velocity has been increased to 198.8 mph.

Only 333 examples of the R8 GT will be built and the price in Germany is €193,000 ($256,000 USD). No mention is made of U.S. availability, but we'd be surprised if Audi doesn't apportion a few for Stateside consumption. Full details in the press release after the break.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/01/breaking-audi-r8-gt-goes-on-a-diet-and-gets-more-power/

[tonyvu]

good god that that thing is fucking orgasmic to look at..... love the wing

[!Aznboi128]

Wow... Love the rear end that thing's amazing
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[ryugeeh]

omg pure sex! those brakes are sick!!

[twitchyzero]

it'll be like 400k+ if it ever comes to canada

[hal0g0dv2]

loving the spoiler

[crazyazn]

now this is how an R8 should look

[hotong]

damn so nice

[asian_XL]

gay...later they will have Audi R8 GTR, then R8 RS, maybe RS8 or RS8-R.
just like the Lambo

[HonestTea]

Love it!

[flagella]

you can fit a cat into those exhaust tips. yea this one is a sexy beast.

[gilly]

omg so beautiful

[ilvtofu]

Rear looks great, would've liked to see some more aggressive wheels
still though cars proportions aren't appealing to me from the side

[StylinRed]

god that cars soooo hot

[XtC-604]

458 italia for me

[hk20000]

is that factory semi-gloss white?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

not bad except not feeling the audi's gay slanted air vents

[bloodmack]

gay...later they will have Audi R8 GTR, then R8 RS, maybe RS8 or RS8-R.
just like the Lambo

Ya, great fucking way to milk a good car.

[J-Kilo]

*DROOLS* love it

[124Y]

Holy fuck that thing is hot! :eek:

[Benz_05TSX]

Wow... so we expect N signs on these soon??

[tofu1413]

hmm.. superleggera or this...? hmm..

[exhil]

frickkk...beautiful..

[ae101]

how many ppl will drive it like tony spark????

[josel_atr]

daymn. thats my dream car.

[Kim Jong Un]

I don't know I'm not feeling the spoiler, but the rest is perfect.
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[maxx]

i would never buy one, but good looking car.

[6insomnia9]

Audi is really out doing it self.

[Snip3r]

celica wing :D!

[jtanner_]

Definitely sex on wheels..