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From 2020, a new racing class will be born. Called GT2, it will take place in Europe and North America as a bridge between the GT3 and GT4 series. With its debut a short time away, carmakers have begun creating their own machines for this new class. And this week it was Audi’s turn.
The brand with the four rings and its racing division has been making customer racing cars for a while now. At the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, Audi unveiled the fourth model in the lineup, the R8 LMS GT2 - the other three special racing cars for customers Audi is selling are meant for the TCR, GT3 and GT4 classes.
Packing R8’s V10 engine forced into developing 640 hp, this car is the most powerful Audi has ever made for customer racing teams. And the order books are already open, for a price starting at €338,000 and with deliveries expected to begin in December.
Audi bets it will make quite some money with the R8 LMS GT2, as it sees the car to be the perfect choice for classic races, but also for track days and racing events at various locations across the globe.
“This sports car with its emotive high-performance V10 engine marks the top end of our customer racing program. The legendary event at Goodwood is the ideal venue for unveiling such a fascinating sports car,” said in a statement Oliver Hoffmann, Audi Sport CEO.
GT2 is not a new name in the racing world. This designation was used before until it was dropped and replaced with the current GTE.
In its new incarnation, a reaction to the ongoing development of the GT3, as the Stephane Ratel Organisation said when it announced the series, GT2 is dedicated to cars with up to 700 bhp and high longitudinal dynamics, but also to amateur drivers.
Packing R8’s V10 engine forced into developing 640 hp, this car is the most powerful Audi has ever made for customer racing teams. And the order books are already open, for a price starting at €338,000 and with deliveries expected to begin in December.
Audi bets it will make quite some money with the R8 LMS GT2, as it sees the car to be the perfect choice for classic races, but also for track days and racing events at various locations across the globe.
“This sports car with its emotive high-performance V10 engine marks the top end of our customer racing program. The legendary event at Goodwood is the ideal venue for unveiling such a fascinating sports car,” said in a statement Oliver Hoffmann, Audi Sport CEO.
GT2 is not a new name in the racing world. This designation was used before until it was dropped and replaced with the current GTE.
In its new incarnation, a reaction to the ongoing development of the GT3, as the Stephane Ratel Organisation said when it announced the series, GT2 is dedicated to cars with up to 700 bhp and high longitudinal dynamics, but also to amateur drivers.
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