45 cars — this edition Audi R8 new generation, which will be prepared for the touring class racing GT3.
Their assembly will start on 21 September and at the end of the year will go to the first-born racing team. The cost of each car will be 359,000 euros.
The engineers were able to reduce weight by 25 kilograms compared to its predecessor, the future weight — 1225 kg. Company officials claim that they were able to achieve this at the expense of lightweight materials in the design and special paint finishes.
Under the hood of the R8 LMS — 5,2-liter naturally aspirated V10 engine capacity of 585 horsepower (previously — 540 hp), working together with a 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters.
Recall that it was in the Audi team W Racing Team was able to win in the 24-hour marathon at the «Nürburgring» this year.
