Launched at the 2008 Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland, the R8 TDI Le Mans paired Audi's 6.0-liter V12 TDI of the European market Q7 with the sportscar chassis of the R8 Mk1.
Launched at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the R8 V12 TDI Le Mans paired Audi's 6.0-liter V12 TDI of the European market Q7 with the sportscar chassis of the R8 Mk1 as a measure to show a road car that could authentically pay tribute to Audi's Le Mans dominant R10 TDI with its own V12.
An index of all Audi models from the post-war era spanning from the brand's post-war rebirth until the shift to the modern alphanumeric naming convention.
Audi returned to the DTM for 1991 with a slightly updated V8 quattro Evo. Hans Joachim Stuck would lead the squad with the #1 car, though a young upstart new to the Audi brand if not the series was Frank Biela.
Having had quattro deemed an "unfair advantage" and thus outlawed in Trans-Am in 1988 and IMSA GTO racing in 1989 for its on-track dominance, Audi Sport turned to the German DTM series.
Developed initially as an entry-level product for the Audi brand, Volkswagen also moved to produce their own version as the Polo, and as a notchback coupe called Derby.
