{"id":813393,"date":"2024-02-12T01:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T01:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=813393"},"modified":"2024-03-23T17:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:38:09","slug":"audi-r8-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/audi\/audi-r8-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi R8 (2006 &#8211; 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Audi R8<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2006 &#8211; 2024<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif\">The Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car (designed by Frank Lamberty and Julian Hoenig) first appeared at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show and the 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. By the time the car was introduced at the 2006 Paris Auto Show it was already guaranteed to be a sales success. What surprised most of the world was the fact that Audi actually created an amazing supercar in every respect. Highlights include a lightweight aluminum space frame, Quattro four-wheel drive and a 420 bhp V8 and a chassis that was sublime to drive. It was a civilized, easy to drive, bloody quick supercar that was a home run from the Audi team. Since then the Audi R8 has continued to develop additional variants and several generations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-69166\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Overview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-27233\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Model &amp; Variant List<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-38340\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Models In-Depth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-81353\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Image Gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-80739\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">More Updates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Audi-quatro-sport-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Audi R8 Models &amp; Derivatives<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car (designed by Frank Lamberty and Julian Hoenig) first appeared at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show and the 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. By the time the car was introduced at the 2006 Paris Auto Show it was already guaranteed to be a sales success. What surprised most of the world was the fact that Audi actually created an amazing supercar in every respect. Highlights include a lightweight aluminum space frame, Quattro four-wheel drive and a 420 bhp V8 and a chassis that was sublime to drive. It was a civilized, easy to drive, bloody quick supercar that was a home run from the Audi team. Since then the Audi R8 has continued to develop additional variants and several generations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audi R8 2006 &#8211; 2024 The Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car (designed by Frank Lamberty and Julian Hoenig) first appeared at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show and the 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. By the time the car was introduced at the 2006 Paris Auto Show it was already guaranteed to be a sales success. 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