Video: GT3-spec Audi R8 LMS

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Audi introduced the GT3-spec R8 at this year’s Essen Motor Show and in addition to previous images has also released the first video of the R8 LMS.

R8 LMS will be available from autumn 2009. Because the GT3 regulations prohibit the use of four-wheel drive the Audi R8 comes with the typical GT rear-wheel drive. R8 LMS has over 500 hp and all this power is sent to the rear wheels via a newly developed six-speed sequential sports gearbox.

The suspension uses almost exclusively components from the production line. A comprehensive list of safety equipment guarantees the highest-level of passive safety. A modified front end and a large rear-wing generate the required downforce for the race track.