It packs a greater punch since the 5.2 FSI engine has been dialed to 630 hp whereas Audi's swan song for its flagship sports car has "only" 612 hp. Deleting Quattro and making generous use of ...

One of the big ones was Audi’s successes with the R8 Le Mans prototype race car, which scored its first victory in 2000 and would go on to win in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005.

Even though this car weighs 3,913 lbs (1,775 kg), Audi claims it can hit 62 mph (100 kph) from a standstill in 3.2 seconds. Meanwhile, Quattro S1 has to do with just 500 horsepower and 354 lb-ft ...

Audi is working on a second generation of its R8 supercar, and that means a new version of the R8 LMS ultra race car is also due. Here is a video that depicts what’s likely to be the second ...

With the GT3 race version of the R8, Audi Sport developed a racing sports car specifically for use in customer sport with the GT3 race version. Pure "factory" entries are not planned with the R8 LMS.

Audi’s motorsport division first announced plans in August last year to launch a 500hp-plus (373kW) version of the V10-powered R8 for use in the 2009 GT3 racing series. The first of these high ...

One of the coolest-looking race cars of all time is the 1989 Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO, a widebody tube-frame monster that put out around 720 horsepower from a small turbocharged five-cylinder ...

Since Audi released an all-new R8 production car, it was only natural that the racing version got updated as well. Meet the Audi R8 LMS, a race car that already meets the new GT3 regulations to be ...

Audi hasn't published a price, but for what we assume will be a limited-quantity GT3 level full-race car, you can expect to pay handsomely over the R8's already lofty $109,000 MSRP. Audi Sport ...

Audi's new R18 e-tron quattro race car, designed to win the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour Race, has a turbodiesel, electric flywheel hybrid powertain driving all four wheels and will enjoin battle with ...