Audi has become the latest automaker to jump on the
bandwagon of offering a GT4-spec race car and on the New York Auto
Show, has unveiled the R8 LMS GT4.
The new racer is directly derived from a road-going
R8 V10 Coupe and includes more than 60 per cent of the same components. It will
be constructed at the same Böllinger Höfe production facility as the road car
and follows on from the German marque unveiling the RS3 LMS for the TCR
category last year.
Audi Sport is spearheading development of the model
throughout the 2017 racing year and will debut the vehicle at the Nurburgring
24 Hours from May 25 to 28. Power from the naturally-aspirated V10 engine will
sit at approximately 495 hp and production of customer-ordered examples will
commence in the second half of the year.
