The German tuning company Eisenmann have released this styling kit for the Audi R8 called the Spark Eight. Made from carbon fiber and Kevlar materials, this design has been under construction the past year, but is now available after successful testing. Included in the Spark 8 aero kit is a new spoiler grille with fins, brake cooling chambers, new front splitter, redesigned rear spoiler grille, and rear diffuser. However, Eisenmann has long been a superior performance exhaust specialist, so you know this R8 received only the best. Under the diffuser is a new flap controlled, stainless steel exhaust system with a centrally positioned tailpipe similar to the Lamborghini.
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PPI Audi R8 RAZOR GTR-10
The Audi-exclusive tuning specialists at PPI Automotive Design GmbH have announced the plans to create 10 units of the Audi R8 RAZOR GTR-10. This car carries a V10 engine, with only the front hood, front bumper, and rear diffuser being the same aftermarket parts featured on the previous Audi R8 RAZOR GTR. Although the front fenders, front spoiler, side skirts, rear funder, rear spoiler, rear engine lid, and bumper might look similar in this project, they are all modified slightly. Under the hood, the PPI tuners refined the V10 powerplant with a roof mounted ram air-intake system, vented liftgate glass, a high performance exhaust system, and a reprogrammed ECU for the ignition map. It results in a serious power increase to 601 bhp at 7,400 rpm, and a max torque of 565 Nm at 6,400 rpm. For a comparison, the stock Audi R8 V10 produces 518 brake horsepower (bhp) from the factory.
Sport Wheels Audi R8 Spyder
The tuning company Sport Wheels has just released their version of the Audi R8 Spyder. From the factory, the standard Audi R8 is fitted with a 5.2 FSI quattro engine producing 525 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque. Most people believe that this amount of power is plenty, and no further tuning should be necessary. However, the tuners at Sport Wheels are not typical like us, and took this Audi R8 to the next level. Apart from the engine tuning, the cars styling wasn’t drastically affected besides a new set of wheels.
Gold Wrapped Audi R8
Here is an Audi R8 wrapped in gold car wrap, and we have seen plenty of these wraps making their way onto modified cars lately. The Nissan GT-R wrapped in chrome, white, and matte black was a hit previously, but now it seems like we have people wrapping cars in anything they can find. So what’s hotter than your typical matte white or black car wrap? Well, some owners would probably consider the rich color of gold like this owner did, when this Audi R8 was seen in Moscow, Russia. But, they aren’t the first. Some gold cars already out there include the gold Ferrari Enzo, a gold Bugatti Veyron, and a gold Hamann Ferrari 599 GTB. Just don’t mistake this car wrap for real gold, since one gold Porsche was stolen in Moscow because the thieves probably thought it was worth much more.
SR Auto Group Audi R8 Valkyrie
The SR Auto Group was all about a dark themed Audi R8 when it came to this tuning project. The tuners started off with wrapping the car with matte black car wrap, then added a series of carbon fiber aero parts from PPI. After the body work was completed, they smoked out the front, side, and rear tail lamps for added stealth appeal. It wouldn’t be complete without a black set of wheels, so a new set of 20-inch Advance One ADV alloy rims wrapped in high performance tires round out the Audi R8 package. These ADV1 wheels are finished with a matte black face and a gloss black lip for a stunning look.
Renm Audi R8 Enigma
Renm Performance recently released a new styling and performance upgrade package for the Audi R8 Enigma. Featuring the Audi R8 V10, Renm Performance received the 2010 World Performance Car Award and released their upgrade package the same year. To get into the exterior visual upgrades, Renm’s performance fitted tuning their Audi R8 Enigma with various carbon fiber elements along with seamless integration. Also included in their upgrade package is a set of lightweight carbon fiber forged wheels, and a carbon front lip with optional rear diffuser. As for the interior, Renm Performance added carbon fiber with an alcantara steering wheel, and various carbon fiber accessory accents for an extremely sporty finish.
MTM Audi R8
The German tuners from Motoren Technik Mayer have dressed up and supercharged the MTM Audi R8 GT3-2. MTM’s 420 hp V8 dropped the Quattro four wheel drive system, making the rear axle responsible for the power improvements. The tuning firm supercharged the 4.2-liter V8 to produce 560 hp at 7,750 rpm and 580 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. Featuring a limited slip differential, the power is sent via a bespoke rear wheel drive system. The MTM specialists claim that this is only street legal Audi R8 with the rear wheel drive system.
ABT Audi A8 and Audi R8 GTR
ABT Sportsline released a new line of styling kits this past week, the two we have here are for the Audi A8 and Audi R8 GTR cars. Starting with the new GTR-version for the Audi R8, the V10 supercar received a lot of lightweight aerodynamic parts to enhance its appearance. With a new front bonnet, front and rear aprons, and carbon fiber adjustable rear wing, the aggressive R8 GTR looks like it could take on the notorious Nissan GTR. The windows were even replaced with Makrolon pieces, a super strong, lightweight material that is better than the factory parts. ABT’s tuning firm swapped the original door panels with carbon fiber ones, and all these feather-like additions made the Audi R8 GTR 100 kg lighter than the stock model.
Switzer Audi R8
Here we have some new products available for the Audi R8 from the tuning company Switzer Performance. The new packages enhance the performance figures for both the V8 and V10 versions; each individually priced. For the 4.2-liter V8 Audi R8, the guys at Switzer were able to increase the output to 440 hp with some simple ECU tuning. The tuning costs $1,995 and is compatible with the stock components, such as the intake and exhaust. For those with the more powerful engine, Switzer Performance offers several parts to gain some impressive numbers.
Cargraphic Audi R8
A new tuning kit from Cargraphic has been released for the Audi R8 that enhanced the exterior appearance significantly. The package consists of a new airlift suspension system and carbon fiber aerodynamic body parts. Lowering the front of the Audi R8 up to 72 mm in 15 seconds, the aftermarket airlift system doesn’t alter the performance of the stock pieces. Featuring air bellows and a separate compressor, the airlift suspension system isn’t considered the same as the typical air suspension. If traveling at speeds above 50 km/h, the new airlift system will automatically lower the vehicle.
Senner Audi R8
Senner Tuning has released the latest performance and styling package for the Audi R8 4.2-liter V8 FSI called the Super Sport Concept. Contributing to the horsepower increases are new sport air filters, aftermarket exhaust system, and ECU tuning by Senner that bring its figures to 458 hp and 470 Nm of torque. The concept from Senner Tuning, which is located by Mainz, Germany was driven on a mile long strip to test the performance and reliability. Styling the exterior of Audi R8 was also of importance, so the car received several aesthetic parts along with a suspension kit.
PPI Automotive Audi R8 Razor GTR
German car tuning specialists PPI Automotive have released their PPI RAZOR GTR version of the Audi R8, and it will premiere at the Top Marques Monaco 2009. A year ago, PPI introduced their R8 RAZOR edition at the Essen Motor Show which had great success. The new GTR model has all the features the R8 RAZOR did, however PPI aimed at tweaking the R8 to get extra performance gains for the GTR version. Some of the new parts they added were a re-engineered supercharger, a ram-charged intake filtering system, and a stainless steel high performance exhaust. The power numbers for this Audi R8 tops out at 580hp at 4,700rpm, and 600Nm of torque at 6,200rpm, which is exceptional for only weighing 1,580kg.