Audi Le Mans quattro

The Audi Le Mans quattro is a concept car that Audi developed for the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, to celebrate its three successive wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2000, 2001 and 2002. It was the third and last of Audi concept cars of 2003, after the Pikes Peak quattro and the Nuvolari quattro. Audi subsidiary quattro GmbH later decided to build it as a road car, called the R8 after the successful R8 LMP race car. The concept had an aluminium Audi Space Frame shared with the Lamborghini Gallardo, an outer skin of carbon fibre and aluminium, all LED headlights and an electronically controlled rear spoiler. A 5.0 litre twin turbocharged V10 gave 449 kW (610 PS) and 750 N m through a six speed automated manual gearbox to all four wheels, and Audi quoted 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 345 km/h.