Audi R8

Speculation continues as to the final nature of the diesel-hybrid Audi supercar said to arrive in 2016 or 2017. A previous report in Automobile had the halo coupe, based closely on the R18 etron quattro endurance racer, codenamed R20 and pegged to look like a Le Mans winner for the street with around 700 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque from a ...

As part of the dedicated team at Autoblog Canada, we're often lucky enough to log a few laps behind the wheel of many amazing high performance vehicles. One of the most common questions we're asked about any sports car we review is, "so, how's it sound?" Well, in order to really answer that question we decided it was time to countdown the top 5 best ...

Stick around in this business long enough as an automotive writer, and you'll be privy to some really wonderful driving moments. Great roads and amazing cars have a way of burning into one's memory banks like few other life experiences. But almost more than the visceral shove of a high-powered engine or a piece of sheetmetal that's been sculpted just so, ...

The following video is proof positive that snow and motorsports mix rather well. Yours truly attended a winter track day with Bridgestone Canadian Winter Driver Training and enjoyed a track battle - Canadian style. A few friends came along and we car-shared a Porsche 911, Audi R8 and BMW M3, chasing each other down on a snow-covered racetrack. Driving ...

During these dreary days of reduced sunlight and slushy roads, Canadians do well to counteract the winter grind with vitamin D, hot tubs and for a fortunate few... an all-wheel-drive supercar. Luckily, Audi has just unveiled their latest solution that's been specifically designed to meet high horsepower needs in nearly every season... the 2014 Audi ...

It took 24 hours to run the race, but it was the last one was stuffed with the high action as four cars were still trying to figure out how to gain victory on the track and in the pits. Along with the obligatory crashes, spins, mechanical issues and retirements had come numerous penalties, a double-digit number of full-course yellows and two hours of fog ...

We came to Daytona Beach, Florida where you can drive on the beach, gun shops outnumber doughnut shops and you can putt-putt and fish for alligators at the same place. But we're not here for any of that – we've made the trip with Audi in order to experience the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first race in the 2013 Grand-Am season and the only 24-hour race ...

We were baffled a few weeks back when the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series announced new classes that will make up their combined racing program in 2014. Gone from the list is the Le Mans Prototype class, otherwise known as LMP1. The LMP1 class has long been the top dog of endurance racing, both in Europe and North America, so ...

This hot, tire-smoking mess comes to us via the French division of Dunlop Inside Racing. Combining one of the world's best supercars, Audi's R8 with BMW's latest and greatest superbike the S1000RR is a great formula no matter what you do with it, but allowing French stunt rider, Jorian Ponomareff to get involved dials up the fun factor that much ...

Hollywood celebrities are known for driving some of the hottest and sometimes most ridiculous six-figure exotics. From Justin Bieber's chromed-out Fisker Karma to Tyga's "gold covered" Audi R8, these superstars seem to enjoy spending big bucks on their fast cars in 2012. Check out the recent video, as Vibe TV declares these as the Top 5 most expensive ...