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R8 supercar is the first Audi to join 300kph club
By JENS MEINERS | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE
AutoWeek | Published 10/30/06, 8:13 am et
PARIS - Audi’s R8 will be the German premium automaker’s first car to break the 300kph barrier.
Powered by a 420hp V-8 engine, the supercar will have a top speed of 301kph. All other Audis will continue to be electronically limited to 250kph.
“It is impossible to sell a vehicle like the R8 with a speed limiter,” an Audi spokesman told Automotive News Europe.
The mid-engine R8 is targeted at the Porsche 911, which has a top speed of 285kph to 310kph, depending on the model.
Audi is breaking a voluntary agreement by German carmakers - excluding Porsche – to limit the top speed of their cars to 250kph.
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