Dr Yellowbird: Νοεμβρίου 2010

GPS-topspeeds:

330 km/h - Ferrari 458 Italia (factory's claim: 326 km/h)
330 km/h - Porsche 911 GT2 RS (f.c.: 330 km/h)
326 km/h - Bentley Continental Supersports (f.c.: 329 km/h)
326 km/h - Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera (f.c.: 325 km/h)
323 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (f.c.: 317 km/h)
313 km/h - BMW Alpina B5 Biturbo (f.c.: 307 km/h)

0-300 km/h times:

31,3 s - Porsche 911 GT2 RS
34,0 s - Ferrari 458 Italia
35,7 s - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
41,8 s - Bentley Continental Supersports
55,9 s - BMW Alpina B5 Biturbo
Not tested - Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera (broken rear-diff...)

Handling-track Nardo (2,8 km):

1.11,5 min - GT2 RS
1.12,9 min - 458 Italia
1.13,9 min - SLS AMG
1.17,9 min - B5 Biturbo
1.18,8 min - Continental Supersports
Not tested - Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera (broken rear-diff.)

BMW Alpina B5 Biturbo-Vmax.: 312,6 km/h
-0-100 km/h in 4,76 s
-0-200 km/h in 15,23 s
-0-300 km/h in 55,94 s

Bentley Continental Supersports-Vmax.: 326,1 km/h
-0-100 km/h in 3,91 s
-0-200 km/h in 13,24 s
-0-300 km/h in 41,83 s

Ferrari 458 Italia-Vmax.: 330,49 km/h
-0-100 km/h in 3,40 s
-0-200 km/h in 10,39 s
-0-300 km/h in 34,03 s

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG-Vmax.: 323,1 km/h
-0-100 km/h in 3,99 s
-0-200 km/h in 11,54 s
-0-300 km/h in 35,74 s

Porsche 911 GT2 RS-Vmax.: 330,0 km/h
-0-100 km/h in 3,56 s
-0-200 km/h in 10,37 s
-0-300 km/h in 31,25 s

Sport Auto Supertest - Audi R8 GT

Nürburgring-Nordschleife (20,6 km): 7.34,3 min - Direct steering, perfect balance in corners, great traction, powerful brakes. 10/10.
Hockenheimring-short course (2,6 km): 1.09,6 min - The front tyres starts to give up traction after some laps, the car's tend to go understeered. The car's stable, even when the hard-R-tronic shifts up or down. 10/10.
Acceleration/braking (0-200-0 km/h): 16,8 s - The Launch Control is not perfect, it makes too much wheelspin. The result is 3,9 seconds 0-100 km/h. 200 km/h comes in 12,0 seconds, that's 1 second faster than a stock R8 with R-tronic. The brakes are good for deceleration numbers up to 1,35 g! 9/10.
Aerodynamic: 0,35 Cw - Pretty good downforce figures, even at 200 km/h. 8 kg at the front, 24 kg at the rear axle. 10/10.
Maximum cornering force: 1,40 g - thanks to the Pirelli P Zero Corsa R02 tyres. 10/10.
36 m slalom: 141 km/h - Again: great steering and traction. The GT is 5 km/h faster than a 458 Italia. 10/10.
110 m evasive test (ISO): 157 km/h - Nearly as fast as a GT2 RS (159 km/h). 10/10.
Wet handling: 1.37,7 min - the Corsa tyres are optimized for dry track. Traction is limited in the wet. 2/10.
Final score:
71/80 points (89%)

Η Audi παρουσίασε το 2011 R8 GT στο Monte Carlo. Ο 5.2lt V10 κινητήρας αποκτά άμεσο ψεκασμό και η ιπποδύναμη ανεβαίνει στα 560 hp . Θα κατασκευαστούν μόνο 333 τέτοια μοντέλα .