For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a racing sports car specifically developed for customer use in the form of the powerful 500 hp plus GT3 version of the Audi R8 which will be available from autumn 2009. The logistics and factory space required for the AUDI AG customer programme will be created over the next few months in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm and Györ.
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The Austrian tuner got it´s hands on a previous-generation Audi S3 and converted the drivetrain from all- to rear-wheel drive. The entire drivetrain has been transfered to the back of the vehicle, to enable fabulous drifting with an extrem fun factor. Results of this massive conversion – a nearly ideal weight distribution of 50 to 50 percent between front and rear. Adding to the fun is the 2.7 liter V6 twin-turbo engine from an Audi RS4, powered up to 550 hp.
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When the engineers and designers with ABT Sportsline intend to tune an SUV, you can be sure that the result will be an extraordinary vehicle. That has been the case with the Touareg, AS7 and Tiguan - and that will be continued with the new ABT Q5. The elegant crossover vehicle is by concept a premium model in the category of compact SUVs, but “such a wonderful car always spurs us to create something really special,” says Hans-Jürgen Abt. The managing director of ABT Sportsline emphasizes that it is about “blending our philosophy with the character of the car.” With the ABT Q5, this worked perfectly: The Allgäu SUV is fast, beefy, sleek, extravagant, extremely versatile - and therefore evokes five wows.
