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Audi introduced its new $130,000 R8 sports car to the United States Wednesday with a drive down Manhattan’s Park Avenue and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg riding shotgun. The Audi R8 is the most successful sportscar of the present day. In the past three years, the Audi works team has achieved three victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour race plus three titles and 25 victories in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with the R8. The Audi R8, developed by Audi Sport under the direction of Wolfgang Appel (vehicle) and Ulrich Baretzky (engine) has set a new benchmark in the area of sport prototypes.

The Audi R8 is the most successful sportscar of the present day. In the past three years, the Audi works team has achieved three victories at the Le Mans 24
Hour race plus three titles and 25 victories in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with the R8. The Audi R8, developed by Audi Sport under the direction of
Wolfgang Appel (vehicle) and Ulrich Baretzky (engine) has set a new benchmark in the area of sport prototypes.

The R8 does borrow some of its engineering, from the Lamborghini Gallardo, however. The R8 is an all-wheel-drive car powered by a 420-horsepower Audi V-8 mounted behind its two seats. Its engine is designed to rev high - up to 8,250 rpm, Audi says - and offers a zero-to-sixty time of 4.6 seconds with a top speed of 185 miles per hour.

The R8 will be a direct competitor to cars like the Porsche 911 Turbo, a $120,000 all-wheel drive sports car powered by a 480-horsepower 6-cylinder engine.

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