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Audi R8

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Manufacturer
Audi ( Audi Sport GmbH )
Production
June 2006 – March 2024, (44,430 Units)
Model years
2007–2024
Class
Sports car ( S )
Body style
2-door coupé , 2-door convertible (spyder)
Layout
Longitudinal mid-engine , rear-wheel-drive / all-wheel-drive

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www.audi.de/r8
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2015 Audi R8 Coupé 5.2 FSI quattro (19409896583).jpg
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Audi R8
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R8
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The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 2006. Production ended in the first quarter of 2024.

The car is exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by Audi AG's private subsidiary company manufacturing high performance automotive parts, Audi Sport GmbH (formerly quattro GmbH), and was inspired by the Lamborghini Gallardo albeit the second generation is built using the Huracán platform. The fundamental construction of the R8 is based on the Audi Space Frame, and uses an aluminium monocoque which is built using space frame principles. The car is built by Audi Sport GmbH in a newly renovated factory at Audi's 'aluminium site' at Neckarsulm in Germany. At the time it was introduced in 2006, the R8 became the first production car with full-LED headlamps.

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