2010 Audi R8 LMS2010 Audi R8 LMS
Price |
€298,000 |
Production |
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Engine |
5.2 liter V10 |
Weight |
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Aspiration |
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Torque |
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HP |
500 hp |
HP/Weight |
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HP/Liter |
96.2 hp per liter |
1/4 mile |
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0-62 mph |
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Top Speed |
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(from Audi Press Release) Green light for evolution version of the Audi R8 LMS
Ingolstadt, March 8,
2010 – With the delivery of the first customer cars, Audi AG'S GT3
customer sport program has reached the next phase. By mid-April, 20
Audi R8 LMS vehicles will have been handed over to the teams that
are planning to run the GT3 race sports car in various national and
international racing series and in the two 24-hour races at the
Nürburging and at Spa-Francorchamps in the 2010 season.
After its successful 2009 debut year in which Audi Sport partners
clinched three champions titles and 23 victories in 76 racing
commitments the Audi R8 LMS will now be handed over to customers for
its second season, as planned. Last week United Autosport from Great
Britain was the first team to receive its two R8 LMS cars.
To offer customer teams a perfect a race car as possible, Audi Sport
is making use of the opportunity offered by the GT3 regulations and
will obtain FIA homologation of an evolution-version of the R8 LMS
which features numerous technical improvements compared with last
year's model. The previous vehicles will be brought up to the
current level by an update kit and teams can thus continue to run
them.
"During our evolution project we primarily focused on service life
and maintenance-friendliness,” explains Head of Audi Motorsport Dr.
Wolfgang Ullrich. "All the experience we gathered last season with
the help of our partners has been fed into the evolution-version.
We're convinced that we're handing over a reliable and easy to
handle vehicle to our customers that embodies the high quality
standards of the Audi brand.”
Certain details of the chassis and suspension have been revised. The
capacity of the engine's cooling system has been improved even
further so that the R8 LMS can also be used in extreme ambient
temperatures without any problems. The complex electronics as well
as the exhaust system have been optimized for use in racing. The
newly developed six-speed racing transmission is particularly
maintenance-friendly. It allows wearing parts to be inspected
through an opening in the housing. The transmission does not have to
be dismantled for this purpose.
Over the past few months the evolution-version of the Audi R8 LMS
was extensively tested on various race tracks and rigs and its
durability proved in several endurance tests.
The final version of the Audi R8 LMS is available at a price of
298,000 euros plus VAT. The annual production for 2010 is already
sold out. The delivery of vehicles for the 2011 season will start at
the end of this year.