# NEWS: Audi R8 Sports Car Green-Lighted for Production **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 23, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928 "2005-11-23T13:09:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/1 "2005-11-23T13:09:05Z")
![http://www.speedtv.com/_assets/library/img/large/88554_lmq.jpg](http://www.speedtv.com/_assets/library/img/large/88554_lmq.jpg) **Ingolstadt, Germany – 11/16/2005 New 2007 R8 will be based on the '03 Le Mans Quattro concept car. (Audi photo)** **Audi R8 Sports Car Green-Lighted for Production Written by: Cassio Cortes** It’s official: Audi will build the much-anticipated R8 sports car, bearing the namesake of its all-conquering Le Mans-winning roadster and based on the architecture of the Le Mans Quattro concept unveiled two years ago at the Frankfurt auto show. R8 production is expected to begin in Neckarsulm, Germany late next year, with the car’s official marker launch scheduled for the second quarter of 2007. Over $30m will be invested in the new car’s production line. “Through the R8 we are looking to build on our successes in motorsport and carry them over to series production. This model represents Audi’s very own interpretation of sportiness,” stated Audi chairman Martin Winterkorn. It remains too early to speculate on pricing, but the aluminum-intensive R8 has been tipped to be Audi’s answer to the Porsche 911, meaning entry prices should start in the $60-$70k range. The German brand already competes in the above-$100k sports car stratum with its Lamborghini subsidiary, which battles Ferrari and Aston Martin in that segment. And while the Le Mans concept used a Lamborghini-sourced V10 engine mounted amidships, Audi’s corporate 4.2-liter V8 is the new machine’s likeliest power plant, putting its power to the ground through Audi’s de rigueur Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Source: [SpeedTV.com](http://SpeedTV.com) ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/2 "2005-11-23T13:12:00Z")
wow. ---
**Author:** ![Xman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Xman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/3 "2005-11-23T13:20:00Z")
WTLW RX3 you need to get quicker sources… I won’t tell you about the 420hp V8 RS5… ooops I said too much!! :mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/4 "2005-11-23T13:22:07Z")
It’s a pretty hot car, saw it in Detroit 2 years ago. Too bad it’s not getting the Lambo motor though. Anyway, :tup: to Audi producing something that doesn’t look like a rounded box on top of another, larger rounded box… ---
**Author:** ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/5 "2005-11-23T13:27:38Z")
it reminds me of a futuristic version of the TT :ugh: ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/6 "2005-11-23T13:59:22Z")
psh. all the VW/AUDI biters will think it’s fast and it will wind up costing 90,000 instead of 60-70. And it will be high 13’s but the interior will be nice, tee hee. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/7 "2005-11-23T14:28:22Z")
I really hope it doesnt turn out as small and gay as the stupid TT ---
**Author:** ![IwannaZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iwannaz/32/7273_2.png) [@IwannaZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IwannaZ)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/8 "2005-11-23T16:02:01Z")
I like it. It will prob be way over priced though. ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/9 "2005-11-23T16:02:59Z")
> [@IwannaZ](#): > > I like it. It will prob be way over priced though. truf. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/10 "2005-11-23T16:41:14Z")
> [@IwannaZ](#): > > I like it. It will prob be way over priced though. That’s every Audi as far as I’ve noticed. I mean, yeah they’re nice cars, but you’re paynig a lot extra for something…something I still haven’t noticed in them still… ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/11 "2005-11-23T16:50:50Z")
> [@newman](#): > > psh. > all the VW/AUDI biters will think it’s fast and it will wind up costing 90,000 instead of 60-70. And it will be high 13’s > > but the interior will be nice, tee hee. hahahah… I think it looks hot!! ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/12 "2005-11-24T07:39:13Z")
It’d be hot if they used a different engine choice (preferably with two angry snails), and the damn white stripe just kills the design for me. Give me one in all black and make it NOT overpriced and ill be interested. Oh yeah, this is supposed to be called the R9, the R8 is their LMP car. ---
**Author:** ![Xman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Xman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xman)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/13 "2005-11-24T08:56:01Z")
people were calling it the R9 unofficially earlier this year. It’s been officially changed to R8 since the LMP car has been retired. The bottom of this article has a note explaining this [http://paultan.org/archives/2005/08/05/audi-r9-supercar/](http://paultan.org/archives/2005/08/05/audi-r9-supercar/) Target price is still $60-70K as above R9 is the name still being tossed about as the LMP car. Damn journalists are getting everyone confused with their speculation. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/14 "2005-11-24T08:59:44Z")
> [@Xman](#): > > R9 is the name still being tossed about as the LMP car. Damn journalists are getting everyone confused with their speculation. The link you posted though, while it has a current date still has it listed with the TT V10, which isnt happening. I dunno, I’ll wait for the official word from Audi, I have Car magazine next to me which is calling it the R9. So we’ll have to see. Really, when it comes to Audi though… Let me know when they go back to Rally. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/15 "2007-01-26T05:06:45Z")
I just thought I would add a link. Check out the video too. [http://www.audiusa.com/audi/us/en2/new\_cars/R8.html](http://www.audiusa.com/audi/us/en2/new_cars/R8.html) ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/16 "2007-01-26T05:15:23Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > It’d be hot if they used a different engine choice (preferably with two angry snails), and the damn white stripe just kills the design for me. Give me one in all black and make it NOT overpriced and ill be interested. Oh yeah, this is supposed to be called the R9, the R8 is their LMP car. You can get the stripe in body color as well as cf and the brushed aluminum. It is getting good reviews so far and apparently on a track it is a blast to throw around. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/17 "2007-01-26T05:21:09Z")
no diesel, no care. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/18 "2007-01-26T05:56:22Z")
Damn its pretty hot ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/19 "2007-01-26T06:02:09Z")
Those wheels are sexy as hell. I like this car - all black is evil. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928/20 "2007-01-26T08:11:11Z")
those headlights are outragious, good looking car [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/news-audi-r8-sports-car-green-lighted-for-production/4928.md?page=2)