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The Audi R8 Thread
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"The Audi R8 V10 sells for R3 089 000 and comes backed by a 1-year/unlimited km warranty and 5-years/100 000 km maintenance plan."
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/audi-r8-v10-plus-2016-review/42748/
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/audi-r8-v10-plus-2016-review/42748/
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White in Audi Braamfontein showroom. Sadly, I have to drive past it every day on my way to work.
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RS3 Sedan (Saloon) for you buddy 
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RS3 Sedan (Saloon) for you buddy
Hahahaha, you fail. Pics blocked at work.
(Maybe for the better )
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Relax, you KNOW I will go look when I get home. 
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Audi has quietly killed off the R8 e-tron - report - CARmag.co.za
Remember the Audi R8 e-tron? Well, according to a new report, the German automaker has quietly axed the all-electric supercar from its line-up in Europe.
Why? Well, an anonymous Audi representative talking to Car and Driver blamed exceedingly slow sales for the decision.
Indeed, the source told the US publication that “fewer than 100” production units were made, adding that “we could have built more than we did”.
Interestingly, the build-to-order Audi R8 e-tron was only ever available in Europe, with its price-tag reportedly in the region of €1-million (that’s a whopping R15,7-million). Car and Driver furthermore adds that the vehicle didn’t ever appear in the Ingolstadt automaker’s online configurator.
The production version of the rear-wheel drive R8 e-tron was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015, and featured a pair of electric motors on the rear axle and a 92 kWh lithium-ion battery pack under the floor. Peak outputs sat at 340 kW and 920 N.m, which was enough for a 3,9-second dash to 100 km/h along with a claimed range of about 450 km.
On the other hand, the range-topping V10 Plus model – with its 5,2-litre, naturally aspirated, ten-cylinder petrol engine – makes 449 kW and 560 N.m, blasting to three figures in just 3,2 seconds. All for a fraction of the price of the R8 e-tron.
Then, of course, there’s the Tesla factor…
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/audi-has-quietly-killed-off-the-r8-e-tron-report/
Remember the Audi R8 e-tron? Well, according to a new report, the German automaker has quietly axed the all-electric supercar from its line-up in Europe.
Why? Well, an anonymous Audi representative talking to Car and Driver blamed exceedingly slow sales for the decision.
Indeed, the source told the US publication that “fewer than 100” production units were made, adding that “we could have built more than we did”.
Interestingly, the build-to-order Audi R8 e-tron was only ever available in Europe, with its price-tag reportedly in the region of €1-million (that’s a whopping R15,7-million). Car and Driver furthermore adds that the vehicle didn’t ever appear in the Ingolstadt automaker’s online configurator.
The production version of the rear-wheel drive R8 e-tron was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015, and featured a pair of electric motors on the rear axle and a 92 kWh lithium-ion battery pack under the floor. Peak outputs sat at 340 kW and 920 N.m, which was enough for a 3,9-second dash to 100 km/h along with a claimed range of about 450 km.
On the other hand, the range-topping V10 Plus model – with its 5,2-litre, naturally aspirated, ten-cylinder petrol engine – makes 449 kW and 560 N.m, blasting to three figures in just 3,2 seconds. All for a fraction of the price of the R8 e-tron.
Then, of course, there’s the Tesla factor…
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/audi-has-quietly-killed-off-the-r8-e-tron-report/
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Audi has ceased production of the pure-electric R8 e-tron, just 19 months after the 456bhp two seater was first revealed at the 2015 Geneva motor show.
The victim of a streamlining of Audi’s electric car operations, the R8 e-tron was conceived to act as a showcase for the German car maker’s battery technology and electrical system know-how prior to the arrival of a range of more practical EVs, including a production version of its e-tron quattro concept due in 2018.
With two electric motors producing a combined 456bhp and 679 lb ft, the rear-wheel-drive coupé has a claimed 0-62mph time of just 3.9sec.
A 92kWh lithium ion battery mounted within the centre tunnel and in what would be the engine bay in the 532bhp 5.2-litre V10-powered R8 provides it with a claimed range of more than 280 miles.
Audi won’t be drawn on how many R8 e-trons have been produced, although low demand meant it was only built to order on a special line at Audi’s Neckarsulm plant in Germany.
Earlier incarnations of the R8 e-tron based on the first-generation R8 were only developed to concept stage and weren't offered for sale to the public.
Audi intends using the engineering and manufacturing capacity freed up by the ceasing of R8 e-tron production to focus attention more heavily on other electric car projects in a program chairman Rupert Stadler says will see it offer three new electric cars, including an SUV, saloon and hatchback, by 2020.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/audi-r8-e-tron-ceases-production
The victim of a streamlining of Audi’s electric car operations, the R8 e-tron was conceived to act as a showcase for the German car maker’s battery technology and electrical system know-how prior to the arrival of a range of more practical EVs, including a production version of its e-tron quattro concept due in 2018.
With two electric motors producing a combined 456bhp and 679 lb ft, the rear-wheel-drive coupé has a claimed 0-62mph time of just 3.9sec.
A 92kWh lithium ion battery mounted within the centre tunnel and in what would be the engine bay in the 532bhp 5.2-litre V10-powered R8 provides it with a claimed range of more than 280 miles.
Audi won’t be drawn on how many R8 e-trons have been produced, although low demand meant it was only built to order on a special line at Audi’s Neckarsulm plant in Germany.
Earlier incarnations of the R8 e-tron based on the first-generation R8 were only developed to concept stage and weren't offered for sale to the public.
Audi intends using the engineering and manufacturing capacity freed up by the ceasing of R8 e-tron production to focus attention more heavily on other electric car projects in a program chairman Rupert Stadler says will see it offer three new electric cars, including an SUV, saloon and hatchback, by 2020.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/audi-r8-e-tron-ceases-production
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