R8 Final Countdown

[RXBG]

sept 30th in neckersaulm apparently. no sneak before then.

will be 2 seater!

any info? Quisha where are you?

[Leadfoot]

Where's neckersaulm?

[jmk]

Neckarsulm is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart, and part of the district Heilbronn. As of 2004, it had 27.296 inhabitants.

The rivers Neckar and Sulm join there, hence the name, which is often misunderstood or mispronounced as "Neckar's Ulm", which would mean the Neckar "version" of Ulm which is located at the Danube.

The former NSU Motorenwerke AG are located here, nowadays belonging to Audi. The quattro GmbH is located here.

[Leadfoot]

Thanks, it's understandable when quattro GmbH is based there.

[Tanner]

R8 is in California right now going through some testing I assume.

http://media.carster.com/news/081406.html

[Benman]

Originally posted by Tanner
R8 is in California right now going through some testing I assume.

http://media.carster.com/news/081406.html

Yep. Some of us took a tour of the Santa Monica Audi Design Center. Needless to say, there was some interesting stuff to see...

Ben

[roadrunner]

Originally posted by Benman
Yep. Some of us took a tour of the Santa Monica Audi Design Center. Needless to say, there was some interesting stuff to see...

Ben

Without the danger of imprisonment - could you get little moooooooore specific than that?

Greets
Seb.

[Benman]

Originally posted by roadrunner
Without the danger of imprisonment - could you get little moooooooore specific than that?

Greets
Seb.

Only some info and drawlings of upcoming products. Nothing much more than can be found here on the boards...:trash: Ironic since we all had to sign a waiver stating that Audi could take away our homes and lives if we dared devulge an ounce of what we were seeing.

Also got to see the process of start to finish of the engineering process of a concept. ZERO pics of any kinds allowed. In fact, all cell phones and cameras, purses, backbacks had to be checked in (not allowed inside). So no proof of anything we saw.

As for the R8... it is only speculation... looked like it under cover but the tour guide would not confirm or deny... others there that day may have had better luck than I (we were in groups of 10-15) as I had to leave early.

Ben

[RXBG]

[Tanner]

Leave it to people in California to track down the R8, be a pest for the test drivers, to the point the testers had a bit of fun for the camera also!

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/23/v...and-unleashed/

Sounds awesome.

[roadrunner]

Originally posted by Tanner
Leave it to people in California to track down the R8, be a pest for the test drivers, to the point the testers had a bit of fun for the camera also!

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/23/v...and-unleashed/

Sounds awesome.

I loooove the sound of the engine

[RXBG]

[Subzero]

25 days to go

[RXBG]

18 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Qisha]

Dear Friends,

to tease you a little more, some more details:

the V8 is based on the RS4 Version, this you already know. It is modified by the following facts:

-dry sump lubrication system (for better lubrication during high g-forced driving and to fit the engine more lower in the chassis -> better overall weight balance)

-straightened air intake and shorter exhaust system (will let the engine "breath" easier and give it a better throttle response, enhanced sound as well)

-Magnetic Ride is on Board (two base settings, overall stiffer base set-up compared to the TT)

-power output increased...

[Leadfoot]

Originally posted by Qisha
Dear Friends,

to tease you a little more, some more details:

the V8 is based on the RS4 Version, this you already know. It is modified by the following facts:

-dry sump lubrication system (for better lubrication during high g-forced driving and to fit the engine more lower in the chassis -> better overall weight balance)

-straightened air intake and shorter exhaust system (will let the engine "breath" easier and give it a better throttle response, enhanced sound as well)

-Magnetic Ride is on Board (two base settings, overall stiffer base set-up compared to the TT)

-power output increased...

Quisha,

It looks like all the things we thought that the R8 was to come out with is comeing true, now all that's left is the DSG gearbox.

I know that the one filmed in the US had some form of semi-auto, was it the E-gear from Lamborghini or the DSG from Audi. Do you know and if so, will be able to tell us get?

What have you heard regarding this talk of a small engine going into the R8?

[RXBG]

i am all

thank you for the information quisha. what more can you tell us? two weeks is still a long time!

can you hint at a final power or torque figure? how about a sneak preview?

[chewym]

Great stuff, thanks. Is the power increase bigger than 5 hp?