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Rumors say that Audi R8 V10 is the fastest production car around Nurburgring

Old Jul 28, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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The German Magazine Auto motor & Sport is saying that the new 535hp Audi R8 v10 has beaten the ZR-1 on the ring, AMS is a very reliable magazine and would not make this up if it there was no truth in it. I´ve also heard that Porsche is coming with a faster GT2 model with 600hp just to be number 1 on the list again. This is getting out of hand, this times that the cars run now is så f-ing fast! But i love it!
This can never get out of hand. Maybe in 50 years, when production cars can do under a 5 minute ‘Ring lap – then maybe, just maybe they’ll be fast enough. I’d trade in any daily driver for a bicycle before I ever want to see these cars disappear.

Nothing but pure rumors so far though. I hope it turns out to be true for both the R8 V10 & the GT2. The R8 V10 will probably need a form of DSG to reach those times. I would like to see Lexus enter the fray with their LF-A before people start giving up on it as well. Whatever happened to it and it’s supposed 7:24 time?

Just the fact that this rumor started made my whole frickin’ day. As long as manufacturers engineer such works of art, I’ll reserve a little hope for the human race…
 
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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The LF-A time was not a street car, it was a race car built to test in an endurance race. Of course it does share a lot of parts with the street car, but that time will never likely be released as official by toyota because it was not a street car.
 
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Sounds like it's time to put my deposit on the R8 v10.

I haven't driven the v8 model yet,...I'm 6'5, and worried if I'll fit.....any tall guys drive the R8 yet?
 
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HA HA HA! I love every notion that getting on the waiting list for any of these futue super-beasts will satisfy anyone's need to be the fastest, baddest m-fer there is. By the time the car arrives, there will be another future-beast beating the time of the prized waiting list car. I had a deposit on a DBS, about to pick colors when the first spy pick of the DBS convertible surfaced. I called my dealer and bought my Vantage Roadster from their showroom floor with a discount. I'm sure when a time frame for the DBS Convertible comes to pass a newer, faster, badder Aston will be in research.
 
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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This car is going to be a monster!!!

I wonder how much over list it will bring?
 
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Originally Posted by heavychevy
The LF-A time was not a street car, it was a race car built to test in an endurance race. Of course it does share a lot of parts with the street car, but that time will never likely be released as official by toyota because it was not a street car.

the 7:24 was reported by bystanders long before that race prepped LF-A showed up.




 

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by porschegsm
This car is going to be a monster!!
I wonder how much over list it will bring?
$0 if you order it from a dealer. I don't know anyone who ordered from a dealer and waited that didn't get the V8 for MSRP. If you wake up Monday morning and decide you want one Tuesday, well then you might have to fork over a pretty premium.
 
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Are you saying that is the race prepped or non race prepped version?



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the 7:24 was reported by bystanders long before that race prepped LF-A showed up.




 
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:16 AM
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Originally Posted by heavychevy
Are you saying that is the race prepped or non race prepped version?

^^ race prepped version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkWJs6gqYWw



stock will look like this:

 
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Originally Posted by ◡ KUZU◕7◕
^^ race prepped version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkWJs6gqYWw



stock will look like this:

^^^
Oh hell no... I can see the "race" version looking like this, but production? Looks like they riced it out with the latest aero mods from the fast & furious speed shop down the road.

You can't tell me with today's tech, billions of dollars, and teams of design & engineers, they couldn't come closer to having the production car look much closer to the concept. Time will tell I suppose...
 

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