Automotive World: Audi R8

Audi Motorsport to Launch New R8 LMS Ultra for 2012 Season

CATEGORY: Audi , Audi R8 , New Cars , Racing , Reports | Jumat, 18 November 2011

How do you replace a racing car that has scored 115 wins and 12 international and national titles in just three years? The answer is simple: you don’t. You carefully update it so that it continues to be on top of its class.

This is the challenge undertaken by the engineers of Audi's quattro GmbH who had to develop an even more competitive version of the successful R8 LMS named Ultra.

CATEGORY: Audi R8 , Ferrari 458 , Porsche , Reports | Selasa, 08 November 2011

With the presentation of the all-new 911 at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show and the launch of the next-generation Boxster and Cayman sport models set for 2012, Porsche is now considering its options for a more direct rival to the Ferrari 458 Italia.

This will not be yet another variant of the 911, but a new, mid-engined model placed between the 911 and the upcoming 918 Spyder. Porsche, with the exception of the Cayenne, uses bespoke parts, not sharing any of its components with its cousins in the VW Group.