The Audi R8 GT.
Just in time for swimsuit season, Audi has trimmed excess pounds and added extra muscle to its midengine R8 sports car. The 2011 Audi R8 GT is now 210 pounds lighter than the current R8 5.2 TSI. The GT also has 35 additional horsepower, for an even 560, that came from fine-tuning the naturally aspirated V-10 engine mounted behind the passenger compartment.
Officially revealed earlier this week in Monte Carlo (where else?), the R8 GT is meant to appeal to well-heeled owners who enjoying exercising their high performance road car on a racetrack. Audi has not revealed the sticker price for the American-spec R8 GT, though Edmunds Inside Line estimated that the price could surpass $300,000 in some European markets. In the United States, a base R8 coupe starts at $114,200.
So what do you get for the wildest version of the R8? For starters, rarity. Audi plans on building only 333 examples at its Quattro GmbH facility, the German automaker’s über-performance center in Neckarsulm, Germany.
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