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Audi making 20 R8's a day: 1,500 have been delivered

omarrana submitted on 6/28/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:03:42 AM

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Wondering why you keep spotting the Audi R8 on the road like Ray Wert from Jalopnik? Well that’s because Audi customers have been able to take possession of the R8 since the start of June, with 1,500 units of the car already delivered to dealers and buyers.



Full-scale production of the car is already running at top speed in Neckarsulm with the maximum number of 20 R8’s being produced a day. Audi fans have been ordering the R8 since September 2006, several who did so without even test-driving it. In the German market, the entire production capacity for 2007...

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Audi making 20 R8's a day: 1,500 have been delivered

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BMW4me4ever

I thought the R8 was supposed to be a limited production car? guess not

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Posted on 6/28/2007 11:40:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

hk4site

20 cars per day X 300 days is 6000 units for the whole world that's limited production!

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Posted on 6/28/2007 2:25:56 PM | | Votes: 2   

BMW4me4ever

not really on a year basis. Limited production would be something less that 1500 per year. The BMW Z8 only built 4500 cars over a 4 year period. I was expecting the R8 to be more limited. Part of being an exotic car, is that it is exotic. 6000 for the US isnt that special.

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Posted on 6/28/2007 2:53:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

Rupert

But unlike the Z8 this will probably make some money for Audi.
6000 a year is a lot more profitable than 1000.

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Posted on 6/28/2007 3:46:52 PM | | Votes: 4   

AlexTx

That's 6000 World Wide.
Only 300 are making it to the U.S this year and 700 each year for the next 5.
That's exclusive; even more than the F430.

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Posted on 6/28/2007 4:40:04 PM | | Votes: 5   

rg12345

The other guy said 6000 for the whole world, not just US. From what I know it will be about 3000 for US. Not the same thing. Maybe not as limited as the Z8, but still limited, its not gonna be like a civic, where they sell as many as posible. They will stop at 6000. LIMITED. How many M5 out there? Cause I can barely see one every 6 months (Chicago, huge city) but is not limited, just expensive. Now think about more expensive, and limited! If I see an Audi R8 once an year I am lucky.

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Posted on 6/28/2007 4:42:36 PM | | Votes: 1   

IamEvilHomer

there will not be 600 for the US

300 this year
1000 next year
and maybe 1000 for the final year

that is 2300 for the entire usa in 3 years

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Posted on 6/28/2007 5:41:30 PM | | Votes: 3   

truecarlover

rq12 - M5's are rare in Chicago? I see them all the time here in NY. As a matter of fact I was driving in the Bronx yesterday and saw one sitting in front of body shop with it's front end smashed (the owner looked pretty sad). Now a Z8 is rare - I've only seen two or three. The most rare car to me has been the SLR Mercedes. I've seen a couple of Enzo's and Carrera GT's - but only one SLR.

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Posted on 6/30/2007 10:07:00 AM | | Votes: 1   

IamEvilHomer

600=6000

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Posted on 6/28/2007 5:42:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

IamEvilHomer

BTW the first US cars are about a month away

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Posted on 6/28/2007 5:43:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

chewy

I think the R8 will be out longer than 3 model years. Audi will have plenty of updates and stuff for the R8. A 3 year run would make no sense.

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Posted on 6/28/2007 7:40:02 PM | | Votes: 2   

IamEvilHomer

yes that is the fist 3 years of this car

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Posted on 7/1/2007 11:55:55 PM | | Votes: 1   

dwatson

This car is just spectacular. I'd buy one tomorrow if a) they were available, b)they weren't all taken, and c) if i had the money...

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Posted on 6/28/2007 8:24:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

investor27

It's going to be around for longer than 3 years. Audi already has a V10 and V12 versions in the work. They also have a diesel version in the works as well.

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Posted on 6/28/2007 8:27:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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