![]() ![]() Ever since then, it has been hard to imagine the development of customer racing cars and even sporty road models without him.Ģ021 Audi R8 Green Hell Exclusive look: Tioman green and matt black foil wrap Aside from his skills as a driver, he also contributed his engineering expertise. Stippler was involved right from the start during testing of the first generation of the Audi R8 LMS, which debuted in 2009. He won the 24 Hours on the Nürburgring in a GT3 racing car most recently in 2019. Two-time winner Frank Stippler in particular, who knows the “Green Hell” better than most, has close ties with the R8. Nico Müller/Frank Stippler/Dries Vanthoor/Frédéric Vervisch (CH/D/B/B), all of whom have won the race at least once, are the four Audi drivers that will take turns behind the wheel of the R8 LMS. The GT3 racing car with number 1, which is used by the Audi Sport Team Phoenix, is visually adapted to the R8 green hell with its foil wrap in dark green. The close connection between road sports car and racing car is also underscored at this year’s 24 Hours on the Nürburgring race. The R8 green hell edition model draws on the proximity to motorsport, while also paying tribute to our legendary victories on the Nürburgring.” “The R8 road sports car and the R8 LMS racing car were designed and developed jointly around half of their parts are identical. “We are synonymous with high performance – in both series production and motorsport,” says Julius Seebach, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH. As a tribute to the great success story, Audi Sport GmbH is presenting a limited special edition of the road sports car at this year’s race on the Nürburgring – the R8 green hell. The Audi R8 LMS has notched up five overall victories since 2012 in the 24 Hours on the Nürburgring – the “Green Hell” –, which is regarded as one of the world’s toughest and most popular endurance races. V10 naturally aspirated engine with 620 PS, zero to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.1 seconds.Paint finish in Tioman green, interior with Alcantara and exclusive contrasting stitching.Edition model pays tribute to the legendary victories in the “Green Hell”.The racing car has won the 24 Hours on the Nürburgring five times since 2012.The pre-facelifted Audi R8 was sold in India till 2019 at a price of Rs 3.2 crore. Seeing as the Green Hell is based on that car, there are bleak chances that it will make an India debut. The facelifted Audi R8 was initially supposed to arrive at our shores back in 2019, but has been delayed. 0-100 km/h can be achieved in 3.1 seconds. Transmission is handled by a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic along with Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system. It gets the same 5.2-litre naturally aspirated engine capable of 620 PS of power. The mechanicals of the Green Hell, however, remain unchanged from the R8 Performance variant. The car also features 20-inch rims with red accents. The doors receive transparent numbers similar to those on racing cars, matte black highlights on the sills, diffuser, rear view mirrors as well as the spoiler. ![]() It gets a matte black finish, including parts of the bonnet, the A-pillars as well as parts of the rear end. In terms of changes, the R8 Green Hell receives a special dark green paint scheme which customers can also opt out of in place of black, white or grey. The car gets mainly cosmetic updates and will be limited to just 50 units worldwide. The name, as we all know, is basically a shout out at the Nordschleife (North Loop) configuration of the track very famously called the green hell. To pay tribute to the R LMS GT car that won the Nürburgring 24 Hours five times, Audi has launched a limited special edition R8, called the Green Hell. ![]()
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