There are people at Porsche who say that Audi doesn’t care about the 911. That chasing BMW’s volumes rather than making 20,000 specialist sports cars a year is what captures Audi’s attention.
They may be right, but even so it’s uncanny how closely the specification of the new R8 Spyder, launched first in V10 form, matches that of Porsche’s 911 Turbo cabriolet. And, as with the 911, Audi thinks that those who buy its fixed-head R8 probably don’t fit the same profile as choosers of its soft-top supercar …Â Details
McLaren has unveiled the first of a range of supercars that will take its Formula One battle with Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz from the racetrack to the streets.
McLaren said the new MP4-12C, with a likely price tag of about £150,000 ($318,500) and annual production of 1000 cars starting in 2011, represents the “logical next step” for the British-based company … Details
Peugeot claimed a straightforward 1-2 finish in the Sebring 12 Hours, having taken command of the event from the start of unofficial testing. The No. 07 car of Alex Wurz, Anthony Davidson and Marc Gene took victory, just ahead of their team-mates Pedro Lamy, Sebastien Bourdais and Nicolas Minassian.
With Audi unable to gain Peugeot’s dispensation to race at Sebring in a modified version of its 2009 car that did not quite fit the 2010 rules, the French squad was the only diesel entrant and was an overwhelming pre-race favorite …Â Details
Audi is considering production of a road-going version of its R8 GT3 racing car, to rival the Porsche 911 GT3.
The V10-powered, rear-drive Audi R8 GT3 racecar won last year’s FIA European GT Championship in its debut season, and Audi has been overwhelmed with orders for racing cars this year. It is set to deliver an extra 30 cars on top of the more than two dozen it made last year. And now it is thinking about  … Details