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2008 Audi R8 (base trim)

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2008 Audi R8
MSRP Range:$114,200 - $118,000  |  Get Internet Pricing from a Local Dealer!
Engines: 4.2L V8
Transmissions: 6 Speed Manual; 6 Speed Semi-Automatic
Drivetrains: All Wheel Drive
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The Liason of Audi's R8 supercar with any diesel engine seems as ludicrous as an Obama/Clinton presidential ticket - until you know the backstory. Two years before Oldsmobile poisoned the diesel well, Audi and Volkswagen began studying how to properly build such engines. After thirteen years of effort, TDI (turbocharged direct injection) diesels were ready for sale. And following two decades of success with TDI diesels in Europe, Audi is finally ready to join its corporate sibling, Volkswagen, by offering TDI engines in the United States.

To give Audi's TDI the U.S. initiation party it deserves, one mid-engine R8 was spruced up with a few custom touches and loaded with a truly awesome turbo-diesel engine. Audi won Le Mans in 2006 and 2007 with a 650-hp, 5.5-liter racing V-12, but the R8 TDI concept car unveiled at this year's Detroit auto show is powered by the next installment in the line of diesels that began with a 2.5-liter V-6 in 1997. On the heels of an outstanding 4.1-liter V-8 diesel launched in 2005, this 6.0-liter V-12 is armed with two of everything: injection pumps, variable-geometry turbos developing 38 psi of boost, intercoolers, and exhaust pipes loaded with the latest catalysts, particulate filters, and urea-injection sanitizers.... Read full article

2008 Audi R8 Pricing (base trim)

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PL1 Leather Elements $2,000 Get Price
PL1 Leather Elements $2,000 Get Price
PL3 Enhanced Leather Package $5,500 Get Price
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0LM California Emissions $0 Get Price
0LM California Emissions $0 Get Price
1QE Northeast Emissions Requirements $0 Get Price

2008 Audi R8 Specifications (base trim)

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4,163 cc 4.2 liters V 8 mid engine with 84.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 12.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder
Premium unleaded fuel 91
Gasoline direct injection fuel system
23.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 19.8
Power: 313 kW , 420 HP SAE @ 8,250 rpm; 317 ft lb , 430 Nm @ 4,500 rpm

2008 Audi R8 Crash Test Data

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