Here’s a peak at the Ferrari 458 Italia sports car at the Bologna Motor Show, 02 December 2010. The show was scaled down last years but it is back in 2010 (December 2-3 for the press, December 4-12 for the public) with an edition enriched by 47 product previews, including six world and five European firsts – and Ferrari were once again amongst the stars of the show!
German TV veiwers had at least one reason to be cheerful recently when they were treated to three of the fatherlands finest supercars - the Audi R8 GT, Porsche 911 997 GT2 RS and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG taking each other on piston-to-piston.
German TV programma GRIP released this video of a comparison between the Audi R8 GT, Porsche 911 GT2 and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG which has now thankfully landed up in our greasy driving-glove covered mitts via YouTube.
Posted by creative | Posted in Audi | Posted on 12-10-2010-05-2008
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With news of some of the most expensive models made by luxury car makers being sold out, Audi is hoping for the same result as it announced the price for its most expensive model yet.
The 2011 Audi R8 GT supercar is due early next year and comes with starting price tag of $198,000! It’s a light weight version of the Audi R8 coupe (weighing just 3,362 pounds) and boasts of 560 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque, reaching from 0-62 mph in just 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 199 mph. The Audi R8 GT will be restricted to only 333 examples – each car being individually numbered and feature a badge with its production number on the shift lever knob and a choice of four body colors: Samoa Orange metallic, Suzuka Gray metallic, Ice Silver metallic and Phantom Black pearl effect.
The 2010 Paris Motor Show has again not failed to deliver some stunning supercar debuts from the likes of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Jaguar and Lotus.
Among the highlights for us was the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – a supercar Lamborghini claim is capable of accelerating from 0-100 KM per hour in just 2.5 seconds.
Lotus showed of a surprising five new models, as the British car manufacturer looks to shed its image as a niche company and go more mainstream, targeting the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin with a series of high-performance cars. Read the rest of this entry »
The Paris motor show 2010 is now in full swing and we’re already hearing great things about some of the exhibits. As you would expect there is no shortage of Supercars on display, with some interesting concept cars debuting there too. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by creative | Posted in Audi, Supercar News | Posted on 22-09-2010-05-2008
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Audio just released the latest photos of the R8 GT, a pared-down version of the Audi supercar. Just 33 are to be produced, and the £142,585 car is destined to be the fastest Audi ever, boasting a 199mph top speed.
Audi have taken expertise gained from its R8 LMS GT3 racecar in developing the GT, meaning but savings on weight. The switch to bucket seats saves 31.5kg alone, plus 4kg of un-sprung mass from the (standard ceramic) brake discs. The GT is only available with Audi’s R tronic gearbox, which normally sends 85 per cent of power to the rear wheels and helps the car along to 62mph in 3.6sec. The order books are now open, with Audi expecting the first deliveries to take place by spring next year.
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