If you have ever wondered which Audi R8 generation is the fastest, CarWow has just the drag racing showdown for you. The first-generation (Type 42) was released on September 30, 2006, powered by a 4.2L V8 engine making 414 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque.
The Audi Sport RS 3 sedan isn’t a vehicle you’d expect to see racing around Nürburgring Nordschleife, but when piloted by Frank Stippler, it managed to set a new record there. That’s right, it managed to clock a time of 7:33.123 minutes, beating Jorg Weidinger in the BMW M2 who came in at 7 minutes and 38.71 seconds.
Can a Lamborghini Huracan Evo beat a tuned Audi S4 in a drag race? Mat Watson of CarWow wanted to find out so he pit both of these vehicles against each other in a quarter-mile drag race.
Mat Watson of CarWow recently got behind the wheel of Ken Block’s Audi S1 Hoonitron, the same one you saw performing stunts around the Las Vegas strip, and pit it against an Audi S1 Quattro rally car in a drag racing showdown for the ages.
Limited to 99-unts worldwide, the Audi RS E-Tron GT Ice Race Edition is exclusive to Europe and finished in silver and white to symbolize sparkling snow crystals, while the purple accents evoke images of shimmering ski goggles. It’s based on the 440 kW RS e-tron GT and customers can charge it at more than 500,000 public charging points in Europe with a single card using the Audi charging service.