Audi R8#R8 LMS (GT3) 2

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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. There was some confusion with the name, which the car shares with the 24 Hours of Le Mans winning R8 Le Mans Prototype (LMP). Initial models included the R8 4.2 FSI coupé (with a V8 engine) and R8 5.2 FSI coupé (with a V10 engine). Convertible models, called the Spyder by the manufacturer, were introduced in 2008, followed by the high-performance GT model introduced in 2011. The Motorsport variants of the R8 were also subsequently introduced from 2008 onwards. An all-electric version called the e-Tron started development but would only reach production stage when the second generation model would be introduced.

6-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx described the R8 as "the best handling road car today".{{cite web|url=http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/audi-r8-ein-supersportler-entsteht-teil-i-735229.html|title=Audi R8: Ein Supersportler entsteht - Teil I|author=Gerd Kebschull|date=3 December 2006|work=auto motor und sport}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fourtitude.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/1952|title=First Spy Photos of Pre-Production R8 Sportscar}}fourtitude.com/news/Audi_News_1/pilot-project-in-audi-r8-assembly-in-neckarsulm-silverliners-set-the-pace/

The car received a facelift in 2012 and a new model called the V10 Plus was now added to the range. Production of the Type 42 ended in August 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.audi-mediaservices.com/publish/ms/content/en/public/pressemitteilungen/2012/07/25/still_more_acuity.standard.gid-oeffentlichkeit.html |title=Still more acuity for the super sports car |publisher=Audi-mediaservices.com |date=2012-07-25 |access-date=2013-05-09 |archive-date=2013-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801020947/https://www.audi-mediaservices.com/publish/ms/content/en/public/pressemitteilungen/2012/07/25/still_more_acuity.standard.gid-oeffentlichkeit.html |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web|author= Drew Phillips |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/audi-reveals-refreshed-2013-r8-lineup-w-video/ |title=Audi reveals refreshed 2013 R8 lineup |publisher=Autoblog.com |access-date=2013-05-09}}

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{{main|Audi R8 (Type 4S)}}

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The second generation of the R8 (model code: Type 4S) was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and is based on the Modular Sports System platform shared with the Lamborghini Huracán. The development of the Type 4S commenced in late 2013 and was completed in late 2014 (2015 model year in Europe, 2017 model year in the US). Initial models included the all-electric e-Tron and the V10 5.2 FSI along with the V10 plus. Unlike its predecessor, there was no manual transmission available and the entry-level V8 trim was also dropped.{{cite web|url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/watch-a-next-gen-audi-r8-prototype-lap-the-nurburgring-w-video/|title=Watch A Next-Gen Audi R8 Prototype Lap The Nurbürgring (W/Video)|date=2014-03-27|first=Christian|last=Seabaugh|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=Motor Trend}}{{cite web|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15108385/2016-audi-r8-prototype-poked-and-prodded-review/|title=2016 Audi R8: We Ride in and Detail the Next Four-Ringed Supercar|date=2015-02-19|first=Jens|last=Meiners|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=Car and Driver}} In 2016, the convertible (Spyder) variant was added to the line up which was initially available in the base V10 trim. In mid-2017, the high performance V10 plus Spyder was added to the range. A rear-wheel-drive model called the R8 RWS was introduced.

In 2018 (2020 model year in the US), the R8 received a mid-cycle refresh with mechanical and exterior changes. The newer and more aggressive design language carried over from famous Audi models of the past and its appearance is slightly more angular up front. The refreshed model had substantial performance improvements over its predecessor.{{cite news|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/273325/2019-audi-r8-see-changes/|title=2019 Audi R8: See The Changes Side-By-Side|date=2018-10-24|first=Christopher|last=Smith|publisher=Motor1}} The base R8 gets a power boost from 532 hp to 562 hp, while the V10 Plus was renamed V10 Performance Quattro and the engine saw a power increase by {{convert|10|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, now up to 612 hp.{{Cite web|date=November 18, 2019|title=2020 Audi R8 Price, Reviews, and Pictures {{!}} Edmunds|url=https://www.edmunds.com/audi/r8/|website=Edmunds.com}} [https://www.audi.de/de/brand/de/neuwagen/r8/r8-gt.html 2023 R8 GT] is last R8 with 620hp limited to 333 units.

The Audi R8 e-tron (2015) was an all-electric version of the second-generation R8. Unlike the earlier 2010 prototype based on the first-generation R8, it actually entered production, but only on a small scale, with less than 100 units sold. It featured a 92-kWh battery.

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To produce the R8 at Audi Sport GmbH, 70 workers fit 5,000 different parts by hand. The factory at Neckarsulm, redeveloped at a cost of €28 million, usually produces between eight and fifteen cars a day, up to a maximum daily output of 29 cars. Ninety-five lasers inspect the entire car in five seconds to ensure that over 220 measurements are within 0.1 millimetres of the programmed plans.{{cite web|url=http://microsites.audi.co.uk/r8launch/?#|title=Audi UK R8 microsite|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211234805/http://microsites.audi.co.uk/r8launch/|archive-date=2008-02-11}}

• In Asia, the R8 is available in India, Israel, Japan, Taiwan, Bahrain, Kuwait, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and has been available in China, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia since 2008.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
• European statistics include sales from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.{{Cite news|url=http://carsalesbase.com/european-car-sales-data/audi/audi-r8/|title=Audi R8 European sales figures|work=carsalesbase.com|access-date=2017-12-23|language=en-US}}

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The R8 became the personal vehicle for Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) throughout six films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Type 42 models were used in the Iron Man Trilogy with a V8 in Iron Man,{{cite web |last=Florer |first=John |date=16 December 2023 |title=Audi R8 "Barn Find" Gets a New Life After Sitting for 5 Years |url=https://audispeed.com/audi-r8-barn-find-gets-a-new-life-after-sitting-for-5-years/ |publisher=AudiSpeed}} a V10 Spyder in Iron Man 2,{{cite web|url=https://bestmoviecars.com/2010-iron-man-2-2010-audi-r8-spyder/|title=Iron Man 2 uses 2010 Audi R8 Spyder|date=7 June 2017 |publisher=bestmoviecars}} and an e-tron prototype in Iron Man 3.{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175367-audi-suits-up-for-return-in-iron-man-3|title=Audi Suits Up for Return in Iron Man 3|work=SuperHeroHype|date=6 March 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/12/iron-man-approves-of-the-2014-audi-r8/|title=Iron Man approves of the 2014 Audi R8|work=Autoblog}} Type 4S models appeared in later Marvel Studios movies with 2016 V10 Plus models in Avengers: Age of Ultron{{cite web|url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1097818_addition-of-new-r8-in-avengers-age-of-ultron-will-be-done-with-cgi-video|title=Age of Ultron includes CGI Audi R8|date=15 April 2015 |publisher=bestmoviecars}} and Captain America: Civil War{{cite web|url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/2017-audi-r8-star-marvels-captain-america-civil-war-film/|title=Audi R8 stars in Captain America: Civil War|date=18 April 2016 |publisher=bestmoviecars}} and a Spyder model in Spider-Man: Homecoming.{{cite web|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20170620/RETAIL03/170629980/audi-to-star-in-new-spider-man-movie|title=Audi features vehicles in Spider-Man|date=20 June 2017 |publisher=Automotive News}}

• Lamborghini Huracán (built on same platform)
• Audi Le Mans quattro
• Audi S and RS models
• Lamborghini Gallardo (built on same platform)

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• [https://www.audi.com/en/experience-audi/audi-sport/r-rs-serial-models/r8.html Official Audi R8 website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324170337/https://www.audi.com/en/experience-audi/audi-sport/r-rs-serial-models/r8.html |date=2019-03-24 }}

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