If your new R8 just isn't fast enough...

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There are cars and dream cars. The latter includes Lamborghini’s Gallardo, Ferrari’s F430 or Porsche’s 911 Turbo. These cars make your heart beat faster and show the perfected magic of speed on the roads. Abt Sportsline’s R8 will also be among these outstanding super sports cars and is getting ready to overtake them in the prestige duel.


The design studies already show the first impressions of Abt’s sportiest creation – and prove that the Kempten-based tuner manages to perfect an excellent serial model like the R8 to detail and accentuate its racing genes already in the drawing. The front of the Bavarian R8 shows the marked Abt face. Together with the unique and beautiful rear with its four inclined arranged exhaust end pipes, the rear diffuser and the extravagant rear wing, the front of the Abt R8 is part of an overall concept that brings about phenomenal roadholding. The add-on parts of the super sports cars from the Allgäu-region improve downforce and ensure perfect balance of the front and rear axis. This is especially notable in speed ranges reserved for only a few cars. The sideblades which were developed especially for the Abt R8 and the Abt side skirts give the Abt R8 a new and individual design besides aerodynamical advantages. The aerodynamically efficient Abt body kit, which also includes carbon-fibre parts, is a real eye catcher but also shows the state-of-the-art Bavarian precision work. With the ingenious construction, which also includes a carbon-fibre bonnet, not only a maximum reduction in weight is achieved but it also ensures optimized weight distribution of the Abt R8 – the pure presence of the model athlete already shows this.

Technology and design milestones do not only come from Maranello or Sant’Agata-Bolognese but also from Kempten. The Abt R8 will be a gorgeous dream car with the genes of a top-class race car. This special automobile will belong to one of the fastest among the fastest; the Abt R8 will also challenge the Lamborghinis and Porsches. With regards to the anticipated performance data the Bavarians are traditionally discreet. But this data already amazes sports car fans and makes them want to spur the hot-blooded Bavarian horses. 530 HP (390 kW) are to be drawn from the 4.2 litre-V8 thanks to the Abt supercharger. Compared with the serial model which already shows impressive performance data this means an increase of 110 HP (81 kW). The brand new Abt 20-inch BR wheels stylishly transfer this power onto the asphalt. The all-wheel-drive dream car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 317 km/h. These values are synonymous with magic and this extraordinary super sports car desperately wants to be driven. By means of the Abt suspension which is adjustable in height, pressure and rebound, the performance and driving comfort of the super sports car can be adapted perfectly to the requirements of its driver.

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Really not digging the artistic impression of what it might look like, but the other improvements sound rad!

An interesting read.
 
Congratulations, you’ve made an absolute hideous car even morer hideouser!
 
I've actually never thought this was a hideous deal. I was okay with its design. This sort of "super-Audi" isn't super-expensive. It's pretty powerful for a six-figure car under $200K. I'm... you know what? I'll take Sage's point in saying that this is a rather ugly duckling. Not terrible, but not very good. Most people could probably design a better R8 in "Need for Speed: Carbon" than here. We have to remember that this is an artistic impression. My general rule of thumb is to treat artistic impressions of automobiles like concept cars. Maybe they'll make something much better than this. May never know.

Not the prettiest R8 design.
 
Why? Couldn't they take the same route Lamborghini went with the Superleggera, and do subtle, yet effective modifications? This thing went straight to the Questionable Modifications thread when I saw it... Orange rims? That hood looks, like JohnBM01 mentioned, like it was taken straight out of NFS:Carbon. Same with the rear... And the front.

The R8 is a very nice car, in my opinion. Not an Aston, but with good proportions, and without exaggerations of the "High-tech" theme it has (LED lights, etc) - but this is way too much.


Anyone reckons they'll sell the supercharger as a stand-alone kit too? I hate the looks, but I wouldn't mind the extra 110 horses...
 
I like the normal R8 more looks-wide to be honest. My only comment is is there even air in those tires or is it just rubber wrapped around the wheel?
 
I like the normal R8 more looks-wide to be honest. My only comment is is there even air in those tires or is it just rubber wrapped around the wheel?

hard to tell when they're actually drawn, Isn't it?
 
If it weren't Abt, I'd just laugh. I'm tired of CGI mock-ups, our 15-year-old 'chop members can do a better job.
 
The Edonis looks like a sad Pokemon.

LOL! So true in a weird kinda way...

And that R8... yeah, my wife says it reminds her of a Dodge Intrepid, with the shape of the back end and such... so yeah, its bad.

Wheels are just bad too... lets just put 26s on their and make it a donk...
 
I don't see what the big uproar is about. The R8 itself is a beautiful car, and if you kept the wheels all-silver and gave the car a more "normal" paint color, this Abt would look just fine.
 
They have really ruined a great looking car, but the only thing, I like on that riced R8 is the rims, and that’s it.
 
Those pictures are just photochops, the actual car isn't even out yet. I'm keeping my opinions untill it's actually on the road, how much we bet the actual car will be far off from this?
 
I'm betting those hideous wheels are fantasy. They don't even look like they'd meet strength or weight requirements.

If the hood has vents, they'll look much more serious, and functional.

Carbon trim, unfortunately, might make it, as popular as it is.

front bodywork is overdone. I'd bet ABT's is a bit further toned down.

Rear bodywork looks fairly stock, truth be told.

And what's wrong with Blaze Orange? At least you won't get shot at when driving on a forest road during Deer Season...
 
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