After combining the names and genes of five Le Mans champions, Audi created an excellent sports car-Audi R8. Three years after the launch of the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car, its brand-new version will be launched as an Audi R8 mid-engine sports car. It is a wonderful work of Audi brand and the pinnacle of Audi sports car. It has a 420 horsepower V8 FSI engine, durable quattro four-wheel drive and an all-aluminum body frame structure based on kinematics. Audi R8 can be booked from September 28th, 2006, and the first order can be obtained from the first half of 2007.

As Audi's first mid-engine sports car, R8 combines the body color design and professional brand technology obtained by Audi from many racing champions. These specialties make Audi's slogan of "technology leads progress" a leader on the track and on the road.

The car's distinctive body proportion is determined by the engine position behind the driver's seat, which is a typical racing design. The most powerful proof of this design-as the originator of Audi R8 orthodoxy-is the Auto Union Type C Grand Prix. On R8, because the layout of the car completely follows the principle of gravity proportion, 44% is located in the front of the car and 56% is located in the rear, so the mid-engine can make the car achieve good driving performance.