In case you missed it, the Audi R8 has starred in two Iron Man movies so far. It was replaced by the Acura NSX in The Avengers, but Ingolstadt is back with a vengeance. For his third appearance on the silver screen, Tony Star is gets behind the wheel of the most advanced electric car Audi has ever tried to make.
Yes folks, the R8 e-tron starts in Iron Man 3 and helps Tony defied the Mandarin by keeping the billionaire calm after a hard day of laying down the law with repulsor rays and the uni-beam cannon.
The R8 e-tron was supposed to be canceled late last year due to the cost of the battery technology. But the fact that it has its own commercial positively proves it's coming to a street corner near you, not just in Stark International.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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