Audi R8 Coupé: Performance of note

THE Audi R8 Coupé has been named the 2016 World Performance Car in the World Car Awards. The award ceremony took place last week during the New York Auto Show.

With a total of four awards, the Audi R8 is the most successful model in the history of the World Car Awards.

The predecessor to the R8 had already taken home two World Performance Car awards and a World Car Design of the Year award in the prestigious competition.

Now the second generation of the high-performance sports car from Audi was able to win over the international jury of 73 leading automotive journalists.

This makes the Audi R8 a winner – on the road as well as on the racetrack.

With its distinctive design, its driving dynamics and its closeness to racing, the R8 is one of the strongest calling cards for the four rings and is the flagship car from Audi Sport.

The first generation of the R8 paved the way towards Audi becoming a premium brand and raised its aura to a new level.

The V10 mid-engine and a newly developed quattro drive offer extraordinary driving performance.

The top version, with 449kW, sprints from zero to 100km/h in just 3.2 seconds and its maximum speed is 330 km/h.

A high-revving mid-engine, consistent lightweight construction concept and extremely dynamic suspension with quattro drive in addition to fully variable torque vectoring all make the R8 Coupé a truly exceptional car.

The genetics of the Audi R8 contain the know-how acquired from numerous wins by the brand in motor racing: the sport prototypes have won the 24 hours of Le Mans 13 times since 2000, and the R8 LMS contributed seven more overall victories in 24-hour races since 2009.

Below is Audi’s history with the prestigious competition: 2005 Audi A6 World Car of the Year; 2007 Audi RS 4 World Performance Car; Audi TT World Car Design of the Year; 2008 Audi R8 World Performance Car, Audi R8 World Car Design of the Year; 2010 Audi R8 V10 World Performance Car; 2014 Audi A3 World Car of the Year; 2016 Audi R8 World Performance Car.

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