For all who are interested in the S8 check out this link;

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cf.../1/audi/1.html

In my opinion, the S8 is a real beauty.

 

**** who cares about the s6 and and s8 when they are comin out with the r8 i mean seriously check this out
Audi R8 - what’s under the hood?
Posted Nov 16, 2005, 7:00 AM ET by Stuart Waterman
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Prompted by a tip by Luca over at eurocarblog, we did a little research into the R8’s powerplant.

According to Audi, the Le Mans quattro unveiled in 2003 at the Frankfurt auto show was driven by a 5-liter, twin-turbo V10, with four valves per cylinder and continuously variable valve timing. Like the racing R8, the engine features a direct fuel injection system (FSI). As built for the Le Mans quattro, the 610 bhp engine powered the concept car to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds. Luca reports Auto Motor und Sport as citing identical numbers for the R8, so it seems that the production engine will be essentially unchanged from the concept car’s.

The normally aspirated version of the V10 powers the Audi S8 and the Lamborghini Gallardo. The S8’s FSI V10 (pictured above) delivers 450 hp, while the 2006 Gallardo version cranks out 520 hp.

[Thanks, Luca!]


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Tuesday, November 15, 2005


Audi R8 - from the track to the street!
Posted Nov 15, 2005, 5:00 PM ET by Stuart Waterman
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Well, sort of. Audi announced Tuesday that the production version of the stunning Le Mans quattro concept car (pictured) will be called the Audi R8, after the all-conquering Le Mans prototype racecar.

The new R8 will be built at Audi’s Neckarslum plant under the direction of its subsidiary quattro GmbH. The factory houses Audi’s Aluminum Centre, and specializes in lightweight design technologies. Production is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2006, with market availability in early 2007.

[Source: Audi]



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I'm almost positive it's a V-10 but not sure about it being the same as the Gallardo.

 

10 litre, quad-turbo, W-12 with a propa 7-speed manual, Quattro (NO tip, NO paddles)... DAMNIT!!!

With something above 700hp/800tq

And put it in the A3, so I can smoke teh tires down to teh belts

 

That would be an insane car

 

http://www.audizine.com/news/view.asp?linkid=347

Lamborghini motor. Sooooo sexy.

 

After seeing the s6 at the auto show i almost wet myself... its a v10 5.2L monster like the bmw m6

Audi is bringing back their crazy amazing s-series , pushing the rs series to a new limit, and blowing us away witht he r8

its ******* awesome

 

r u serious?!?! that sux