audi's OTHER r8

[el flexo]

why call this r8 (le mans) aswell? i thought i was gonna be called the q9!
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2051115.003

 

[Dave A]

Because the name links it to the LeMans race car, thats why they've called it that though I thought it was going to be the R9 for some reason.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Yeah I'm sure they called it the R9 in Evo

The 'Q' series is for Audi's up and coming SUV range.

 

[Vonie]

Yeah I'm sure they called it the R9 in Evo

I have that one. Pretty sweet.

R9 sounds better anyway. With the 414hp 4.2L V8. It'll be a beast.

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)

I really think that Audi R8 looks fantastic! 👍

Here is another car to add to the big 2007 hit list. 👍

 

[Kylehnat]

That's sacrelige. The true R8 is one of the best racecars of all time. Since it is retiring, its name should be as well.

 

[Omnis]

They should've called it the F8. Advertising heaven:

"The newest model in Audi performance. It's your destiny. It's your F8."

 

[THE ED3]

I just dont like this car. Its ugly. At the very least they need to mold those odd looking air vents into the car and paint them the same color. I'd also work on the size of the front grills.

http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2051115.003/2051115.003.1M.jpg

come on audi...

 

[Wolfe]

They should make the I, Robot version of the car instead....

Not sure how those "ball wheels" would work, though...

(edit: the one time I don't use imageshack, the link breaks... )

 

[THE ED3]

your link doesnt work.

http://www.audiworld.com/news/04/070604c/header.jpg

and i'll tell you how it would work...




magic...

 

[DQuaN]

The shape really reminds me of the Veyron.

 

[jammyozzy]

and i'll tell you how it would work...

Magnetism

 

[Layla's Keeper]

I'm not sure that Volkswagen AG has their heads screwed on straight with this one.

They've JUST got Lamborghini to turn a profit and Lambo is still on a tight leash (the Gallardo has set the new mark for highest-produced Lamborghini ever at 2000 units, eclipsing the decade old Diablo's mark).

Why, when your supercar manufacturer isn't on stable footing and it's clear that the supercar/exotic market is losing steam, do you threaten the bottom line of your freshly profitable manufacturer?

Honestly, I smell another Phaeton.

 

[ExigeEvan]

I'm not sure that Volkswagen AG has their heads screwed on straight with this one.

They've JUST got Lamborghini to turn a profit and Lambo is still on a tight leash (the Gallardo has set the new mark for highest-produced Lamborghini ever at 2000 units, eclipsing the decade old Diablo's mark).

Why, when your supercar manufacturer isn't on stable footing and it's clear that the supercar/exotic market is losing steam, do you threaten the bottom line of your freshly profitable manufacturer?

Honestly, I smell another Phaeton.

Well it shouldn't.

The R8/9 is yet another car purely designed to rival the Porsche 911. It won't be anywhere near the Gallardo price range.

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

Well it shouldn't.

The R8/9 is yet another car purely designed to rival the Porsche 911.

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)

So let me get this straight of whats going on with taking down Porsche 911s...Is like every manufacture is trying to take down the 911? All these performance flagship cars always seems to be targeting the 911.

 

[ExigeEvan]

So let me get this straight of whats going on with taking down Porsche 911s...Is like every manufacture is trying to take down the 911? All these performance flagship cars always seems to be targeting the 911.

The Porsche 911 sells very well. As most of you can tell. So yeah, alot of people are trying to rival it.

The BMW 6 series has tried, the AM V8 is trying.

 

[Emohawk]

your link doesnt work.

http://www.audiworld.com/news/04/070604c/header.jpg

and i'll tell you how it would work...




magic...

Between the ball and the car would be four cylindrical rollers powered by electric motors. Varying thrust to each horizontally opposed pair of rotors would allow the ball to spin in any direction you wanted. It'd be hell to controll all four though.

 

[Mr. Boy]

Why are they naming the Le Mans Quattro after the legendary R8? That doesn't make any sense.

 

[el flexo]

i'm too sure on that one, hey mclaren's angel, what's with the moewin on every thing you post?

 

[Pebb]

They should make the I, Robot version of the car instead....

Not sure how those "ball wheels" would work, though...

(edit: the one time I don't use imageshack, the link breaks... )

That was not a R8 you know it was a different model.

 

[el flexo]

i don't like the wheels on that, coz u can't have 20'' alloy rims on em!

 

[Token_Warrior]

The car in question has had about 4 different names over the past few months. As for it being called the R8 I wouldnt mind as it will be payinh hommage to the legendary lemans vehicle.

 

[vtec_guy]

I really like the look of this car on the whole. But if I had to pick something wrong with it, I think id say the look of the front end has aged a lot since the design was first thought up. It's too curvy and round and lacks character in my opinion. But on the whole I think its a pretty nice car, theyve kept the essence of an audi in its looks.

 

[el flexo]

i heard it being called the r9,the q9 and the r8