Audi has said it would soon bring its latest sports car ‘R8’ to India. The Audi R8 is based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car and shares vital parts with the popular Lamborghini Gallardo. To make this R8 best sports car ever made, Audi has put in its best engineering practices to produce this car. Every R8 undergoes CT scan a first for a production car. R8 is Audi’s lethal weapon to beat porsche 911 and many international enthusiast have acknowleged it. Audi R8 has won performance car of the year and Design of the year in world car awards. The Audi R8 is equipped with a 4.2 L FSI V8 engine developing 420 PS and 430 N·m of max torque, the same engine used in the B7 Audi RS4. The transmission is either a manual gearbox with metal gate, or a “R-tronic” gearbox (single-clutch semi-automatic sequential manual). V8 powerplant gets it to 100kph in 4.6 seconds and on to a top whack of 300kph. The interior of the Audi R8 offers the racing feel at a luxurious level. Its design is of no less sporty elegance than the shape of the body. The Audi R8 combines its superior performance not only with a surprising degree of day-to-day practicality, but also with exclusive equipment and a wide variety of customized interior options. To know more about Audi R8 visit http://microsites.audi.com/audir8/html/index.php.
As india becomes for Audi’s important market the compnay will sell its R8 to show its technological proweness to Indian customers. “The Audi R8 is the epitome of Vorsprung durch Technik – it embodies everything it stands for – advancement through technology,” explains Benoit Tiers, Managing Director Audi India. “It also symbolises progressive design, our pursuit of perfection and unrivalled handling built from Audi’s motor sport history.” About launching the Audi R8 in the Indian market, Benoit Tiers said: “India is an important market for Audi, and there has been a tremendous interest in the Audi R8 up to pre-orders by our exclusive customers in India, so it was inevitable that we launch the Audi R8 here.” R8 would be available at the company’s seven exclusive dealerships in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore.Though company has not said anything on the pricing of R8 for the Indian market. We expec the pricing the to be in the range of Rs1 – Rs1.25 crores. Audi has already started pre-bookings for the R8.