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Audi R8 GT; Autoblog
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Stonewall458 May 1 2010, 01:39 PM Post #1
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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. So the R8 GT's lightened chassis benefits from a power boost to boot.

The R8 GT swaps out 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 as well to 198.8 mph.

Only 333 examples of the R8 GT will be built and the price in Germany is €193,000. 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/
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-gt-0/
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Would want if not for giant plastic piece on door.
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me thinks you will enjoy this video TC.

watch the whole thing, its worth it. =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7cYWHX-vt8&playnext_from=TL&videos=OMRhNl6HM1Q
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How long before it appears in Forza 3?

I'd say next DLC.
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well my dad said that he's not getting a GT, as only 35X are going to be released in America
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Do I want? Does a bear shit in the woods? Everyone probably knows that I love that car
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i would want one too, but my dad says that its a lot more than the regular R8. so he'll have to settle with a plain old R8
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OH DARN, the plain old R8. poor guy, i feel so bad for him.

wait... =P
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Not for me. I'd rather spend that kind of money on American Muscle: 1970 Boss 302, 1970 Torino Cobra Jet, something that will go up in value in my lifetime.
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im not so sure about that. the collector car market has really taken a beating over the last 5 years. who knows where it will be 15 years from now when there is no oil to runs these old beasts.

i wouldnt be surprised if they made pre 1970 cars illegal soon with all the tree huggin hippies out there...haha.
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And I live in the Tree Hugging Hippie Capital of the US.
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i dont know about that, when was the last time u were in San Francisco...hahha.

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i dont know about that, when was the last time u were in San Francisco...hahha.

San Francisco is racially and culturally mixed, Eugene is not, just working class and hippies.
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whats the population of eugene?
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