Audi steps up the pace with an even more extreme 550 hp R8 GT

Through an engine upgrade to 560 hp, and the use of even more intensively weight optimized alternatives to many body and mechanical components, the 100 kg lighter Audi R8 GT is able to deliver even more breathtaking pace and handling poise.
The R8 GT benefits from the considerable expertise gained in paring back the weight and maximizing the performance potential of the R8 LMS GT3.
Thanks to its largely hand built aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF) body, weighing only 210 kilograms, and the lightweight aluminum panels joined to it with exceptional precision, the 'standard' R8 is already a flyweight by class standards, but by closely scrutinizing every element of the car Audi engineers have managed to whittle away a further 100kg, taking the kerb weight to 1,525 kg.

Collectively the detail changes reduce the kerb weight of the R8 from 1,625 kg to 1,525 kg, and are combined with a 35 hp boost to the output of the V10 FSI engine, taking it to 550 hp and securing an exceptional power-to-weight ratio of 360 hp per ton. 
With its distinctive red coloured cylinder head covers, the direct injection V10 gasoline engine in the R8 GT delivers its 398 lb/ft or torque peak at 6,500 rpm but can continue to rev purposefully through to 8,700 rpm.
As a result, the super car can catapult from a standing start to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, from rest to 124 mph in 10.8 seconds and, where conditions permit, on to 199 mph, the highest top speed ever posted by a road-going Audi.