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Audi Sport GmbH Introduces its First Self Titled Album

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Audi Sport is celebrating itself with the new and very exclusive Audi Sport edition Audi R8 coupe. The autonymic car is designed to celebrate the R8’s many motorsport victories in 2016, and comes following Audi Sport’s recent strong entry into the American market.

“In 2016, we had the most successful year in the history of Audi Sport customer racing, our customer sport department,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Audi Sport CEO. “With the R8 LMS we brought home 24 titles, scored 85 race victories and tallied up over 100 other podium finishes.”

Only 200 Audi Sport edition R8s will be produced. The most noticeable feature on this R8 is the red sideblade, styled to look like Audi Sport’s red trapezoid, and the red mirrors.

The sideblade will only be available in red, regardless of which paint color you chose, be it floret silver, mythos black, or ibis white.

Inside, meanwhile, the steering wheel will also come with a red stripe at 12 o’clock, like on race cars. The seats match the exterior, with black panels and red bolsters. An aluminum insert also indicates the car’s rarity, with a “1/200” engraving.

The Audi Sport edition R8 is available in both V10 and V10 Plus trims, each producing the same amount of power as their non-autonymic counterparts.

Order books open in May, so start saving your nickels.

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