The Audi R8 at a glance

Audi R8 4.2 FSI:

Engine: displacement 4,163 cc, power output 309 kW (420 bhp) at 7,800 rpm, maximum torque 430 Nm between 4,500 and 6,000 rpm. Performance and consumption: 0 – 100 km/h in 4.6 s, top speed 301 km/h, consumption (combined) 13.6 litres of Super Plus fuel per 100 km.

Sheehy Motors brings you the Audi R8. Audi is entering the most challenging segment of the car market with its R8 mid-engine sports car – and immediately taking up a position among the leaders: equipped with the expertise that Audi has gathered from its involvement in motor sport and from building sporty premium-class cars, the R8 is the embodiment of superlative road behaviour, pioneering technology and fascinating design. The 420 bhp V8 FSI engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive and the aluminium space-frame body endow the R8 with outstanding qualities to challenge for leadership of this segment, as do its excellent everyday suitability and the characteristic Audi standards of perfection in quality and finish. The basic price is EUR 104,400, and deliveries will commence in the second quarter of 2007.

Following on from rally success with the revolutionary Audi quattro and the triumphs of its touring car, Audi has added another chapter to the history of motor sport with the R8 racing car: with five wins to its name in the Le Mans 24 Hours, the R8 is the most successful model ever to have competed on the legendary circuit at Le Mans. In a total of 79 starts at venues all over the world, this exceptional athlete has emerged victorious on a total of 62 occasions.