Less Weight, More Power: Limited-Edition R8 GT

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I THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO GET MY IRON MAN ON, I WAS WAITIN ON THE CONVERT BUT I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED.

Decrease the weight, and increase the power. It’s the same notion that has made such supercars as the Ferrari 430 Scuderia and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera better performers than their progenitors. And now Audi’s applied the same formula to its R8.

To make the R8 GT, Audi has fitted thinner glass (replacing that giant rear window over the engine bay with a plastic one) and replaced many of the aluminum body panels with carbon fiber, shedding 220 lbs off the curb weight. Meanwhile, the German automaker has increased output from the 5.2-liter V10 from 525 horsepower to 560. Mated to the R-Tronic semi-automatic transmission, the R8 GT runs from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and tops out just shy of 200 miles per hour.

Audi will only make 333 examples of the R8 GT, selling for €193,000 ($256,000) apiece.

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  1. I wanna ride passenger..SPEED turns me on!!

  2. Yea jd go on and get that, get your tony starks on shout out to ghostface..LOL put it on LTL so so def

  3. @ JD
    I LOVE THIS CAR…I WANT IT AS WELL!!!

  4. Yo JD it’s hard as hell my boy has one it’s fast as hell. But Yo check out the new Lexus http://www.lexus.com/LFA/.

  5. yea jd i think u should go an get that, fuck all dat luxury shit naaa mean, u know u need some speed an shit nnaa mean, u dont need all dat sit back n relax shit naa mean, u need some go out der n get it shit naaa mean,

  6. Yo JD it’s hard my boy has one I like it it’s cross of a lambo or something like that. But yo Lexus has something coming out too check it out it’s hard too fast too.www.lexus.com/LFA/

  7. Need For Speed is the best game that i have ever played.;.*

  8. i play Need For Speed all night long, this game is really cool and very addictive.-,;

  9. I like the cars on Need For Speed, they are great car models like the Mitsubishi Evo;:*

  10. would you believe that i played Need For Speed almost 24 hours a day for about a week, this is a very addictive game~-,

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