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The storied Audi R8 took its final laps last week in celebration of its 15 years in the United States and as one of the premier super cars of its time. Since its launch in the U.S. in 2008, the brand halo and pinnacle of performance for Audi achieved iconic status both on and off the track, winning the World Performance Car of the Year in 2008 and in 2016 as well as proving its authenticity on the track by winning every major endurance race around the world. The R8 continues the Audi strategy of proving its race technologies on the track and bringing those technologies to the road. That same strategy will be brought to bear as the brand shifts toward electrified performance with its entry to Formula 1 in 2026.
Audi Sport GmbH will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Audi RS Q3 in 2023 with a particularly sporty version: the RS Q3 edition 10 years. And with the TT RS Coupé iconic edition, Audi is celebrating the success story of a quarter-century of the Audi TT Coupé. As a design icon and athletic sports coupé, the TT RS has shaped the brand just as much as the Audi R8 has as a super-sportscar. Since 2009, R8 has meant a 5.2 FSI ten-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, representing a core of the brand’s DNA. With up to 60% matching parts between the production model and the LMS race car, no other model from Audi Sport GmbH is closer to motorsports than the R8. It delivers top performance and is designed for maximum dynamics – and that’s exactly what it shares with the RS 3, which could not be further away in the portfolio. A compact sports car suitable for everyday use on the one hand, and a high-performance sports car on the other. Different vehicle segments, different drive concepts, but the exciting driving experience is available from the smallest Audi Sport model to the largest.
The GT3 version of the Audi R8 LMS has been making history in customer motorsport and particularly on the Nürburgring since 2009. In the first three years between 2009 and 2011 the racing car took the GT3 class victory at the 24 Hours on the Nürburgring at each outing. In 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019 it won the overall standings. This tally makes Audi the most successful GT3 manufacturer in the Green Hell in this era. To date, the series-production-based racing car has a total of 13 overall victories to its name at 24-hour races in Dubai, Spa, Zolder and on the Nürburgring. The model has performed equally well in many other race series: Since 2009, two generations of the Audi R8 LMS have won 75 overall driver titles and secured 96 other championship placings around the globe.
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