2017 Audi R8 First Drive – All supercar, no compromises - SlashGear
There’s driving, and then there’s driving a car that thinks it’s a racer. Thing is, the Audi R8 has the credentials to back that up, born from an unmistakably noble family of champions and given the same name as a Le Mans winning sports car. For the 2017 R8, Audi turned to the same engineering team that developed the Nurburgring 24 Hours-winning R8 LMS race car, including half a shared parts bucket. Originally launched in 2007, and borrowing aluminum monocoque construction among other things from Audi’s racing stable, the R8 quickly gained a reputation for combining everyday usability with true supercar performance. Several iterations followed, including an all-electric R8 e-tron, until Audi introduced the second-generation version, which will launch in the US as a model year 2017 car, at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Exiting the parking lot required a two-point turn and, at first, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it given, at 76-inches across, how much wider than a regular car it is. Even once I’d made it out - without a scratch, I’m happy to report - the... Source: www.slashgear.com
