The new R8 will be built at the Audi facility in Neckarsulm, Germany. A total of 15 cars will be built per day, each element of the production process being controlled and subjected to intense scrutiny by small teams of specialists.

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Design

The Audi R8 is inspired by the 2003 Le Mans Quattro Concept. It is 4.43-metre long, 1.90-metre wide and 1.25-metre high. Audi engineers have achieved a 44 percent front / 56 percent rear weight distribution for optimum handling balance.

Engine

This classic configuration, combined with advanced Audi Space Frame (ASF) construction mating lightweight aluminum paneling to an aluminum space frame, provides the very best operating conditions for the futuristic chassis, which itself contains a high proportion of aluminum components.

Suspensions

The sophisticated dampers fitted as part of the optional Audi magnetic ride system swap conventional damper fluid for a magnetorheological fluid containing minute magnetic particles that can be influenced by an electromagnetic field. The system constantly monitors road conditions and driving style and reacts accordingly.