You sure you want a Audi R8 V10

Before:
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After:

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The Audi R8 is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo.

With just hours to go on the last test day, the worst thing happened to the Audi test team working on the prototype for the V-10 version of Audi’s R8 supercar.

Just coming into the Brünnchen part of the Nürburgring, this million euro Audi RS8 prototype caught fire and burned up. There’s not much left of this super-fast super car with a V-10 engine. The only thing revealing that it was the RS8 are the wheels and the mid-engine layout. Just the roll bar survived the fire, leaving a skeleton of remains.

The fire was probably started by an oil or gasoline leak. But most important, the driver didn’t get hurt, according to our information.

Audi still is planning the 500-hp, V-10 version of the R8 for a 2009 model year launch.

holy hell…the cage isnt OE is it??

seems like there’s a lot less car in the aftermath. jeezum crowe. I’m glad they hosed it down with milk though.

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holy hell…the cage isnt OE is it??

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nope, its a test mule

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seems like there’s a lot less car in the aftermath. jeezum crowe. I’m glad they hosed it down with milk though.

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yea… CF doesnt tend to stick around in gasloine fires…

Weight reduction…

Germany even has better fire extinguishing equipment than us. We just use water, they seem to use some white fluid?

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Germany even has better fire extinguishing equipment than us. We just use water, they seem to use some white fluid?

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r u serious?

anyway. thats one hell of a way to write off a depreciating asset :snky:

Water onto motor oil fire = more fire.

i’d still rock it … 500+hp ball of fire ftw :tup: