Audi R8 GT3 wet weather testing
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | 2 Comments »Audi's awesome R8 GT3 has recently been spotted in wet weather testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Despite the presence of the small quattro badge on the front grille, GT3 racing regulations stipulate the car must be rear-wheel drive only and ...
Getrag BMW Z4 M Coupe
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Posted in Audi, BMW, Video | 1 Comment »VLN racing provides some great in-car footage for Nürburgring fans and this clip is no exception. The origin of the car's engine, however, provides a bit of a mis-matched tale. The story goes it was sourced from an old Abt ...
Audi R8 Spider unmasked!
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »NextAutos is reporting sightings of an Audi R8 Spider on roads near the Ring. The Spider—although naming has not been confirmed—is believed to be available with the existing 4.2 litre V8 engine as well as the 5.0 litre V10, as ...
Audi expects R8 V10 to trump GT-R and ZR1 lap times
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Audi, GM, Nissan | No Comments »It seems as though Audi is the first German manufacturer to set its sights on reclaiming bragging rights at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Following the much hyped times of the Nissan GT-R (7:29) and the Corvette ZR1 (7:26) Audi reckons their ...
Audi R8 laps the Nordschleife
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Video | No Comments »A hot lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 309kW V8 powered Audi R8. Who could resist that? Certainly not me. Perhaps one thing that would be better would be having the Gallardo's V10 behind you under that perfectly formed ...
Fifth Gear - Series 13, Episode 6
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Fifth Gear, Nissan, Video | 1 Comment »Episode six of the current series of Fifth Gear featured the highly anticipated Nissan GT-R and Audi RS6 (see youtube clips below). In fact, Fifth Gear claimed theirs was the world's first TV clip to review the GT-R. Jonny and ...
