One year earlier the Audi R8 LMS won the 24 Hour Nürburgring on its launching. To commemorate that victory and a tally of 323 wins since the year of 2009, the brand is launching the R8 “choice 24h” special edition.
In the Le Mans 24 Hours alone, Audi has built up 13 total wins in the past 15 years. The very first 5 of these were concluded by the R8 sports prototype while the GT3 racing automobile Audi R8 LMS, that made its competition debut in 2009, has collected over 300 wins, consisting of general wins in 24-hour races on the Nürburgring, at Spa-Francorchamps and Zolder, and in Dubai.
Basing on the Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus, the special edition car’s 5.2-liter V10 mid-engine makes 610 bhp and goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, and it can hit a top speed of 330 km/h. That makes it both the fastest and most effective production Audi ever. A newly established quattro drive disperses power equitably between both cars while the suspension, aerodynamics as well as the Audi virtual cockpit are all motorsport-inspired.
Made in parallel with the GT3 racing design R8 LMS, the second generation R8 took advantage of from close cooperation in between racing engineers, motorsport experts and designers. The mix of aluminum and carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) in the Audi Space Frame lead to a dry weight of below 1.5 tonnes.
The “selection 24h” special edition likewise includes dynamic steering, adaptive damper control system, Audi magnetic ride and also Audi laser lighting. It likewise gets a tricolour paint finish consisting of Suzuka gray as the standard color, with mythos black and Misano red highlights.
The front spoiler, the outside mirror housings, the engine compartment cover, the rear wing and the diffuser are created from gloss-finish carbon fiber. The same can be noted for the sideblades with matt-finish “R8 24h” logo design.
The tailpipes of the sport exhaust unit show black trims and the 20-inch created aluminum wheels in 10-spoke Y design are painted gloss anthracite black. Looking inside, the limited-edition design provides full-leather upholstery and cut in the color rotor gray, with Alcantara headlining.
The air vents and the extended inlays concerning the surround of the Audi virtual cockpit are made from gloss-finish CFRP. The latter likewise bear the matt-finish “R8 24h” logo. The lit up door sill trims are also made of gloss-finish carbon.
Audi will be producing just 24 units of the vehicle. Each of them will display the identification numbers 1 to 24 signifying their status as limited edition vehicles. As a special feature of the restricted edition, the entry lights on the doors project the Audi R8 logo onto the road surface.
The Audi R8 “selection 24h” can be viewed by public for the very first time at the AUDI AG presentation location in the paddock at the 24 Hours Nürburgring.
