There’s no doubt that the Audi R8 is one hell of a looking car, which makes you wonder why someone would mess around with its appearance trying to mod it as if it were a Civic. Personally, I’d might think of changing the alloy wheels, but nothing more. Anyway, ABT believes that there are many current and potential R8 buyers out there who’d disagree with us as the German tuner presented a new range of accessories for Audi’s supercar. You can check out all the details after the jump. -Continued
Press Release
The R8 from Abt - a car which is setting standards
Design milestones of sports car construction do not only come from Sant' Agata Bolognese or Maranello but also from
No doubt, even the basis model of the R8 is something special - and therefore a real challenge, emphasizes Hans-Jürgen Abt. "The fluently dynamic form of the car is unique, it looks like having a lot of power, even when standing still," admits the managing director and therewith he raises the bar for his engineers and designers.
As it is usual for Abt, the result is quite respectable and can be driven with fascination. The light and sporty high-tech material Carbon well visibly shapes the rear skirt, the side blades and the side skirts. The exciting body kit of the two-seater was developed by the motor sports professionals from
That optical features do not obviate technical sophistications but, on the contrary, lead to perfection clearly show the contours of the Abt R8. Front skirt, side skirts, and rear skirt form a unit in which the rear wing, the side blades and also the exhaust system are harmonically integrated. A special highlight is the front skirt partially made of sight carbon. It is a component of the equipment version "Extravagant".
The customer is able to provide his Abt R8 with attachment parts, at his own option with elements of sight carbon. A two tone structure is also possible by request. Another alternative ist the equipment version “Exclusive”, which offers the customer the possibility to beautify his R8 with an Abt body kit made of high-quality GRP (glass fibre reinforced plastic). Also the new BR wheel from Abt with its bi-colour paint perfectly fits the car. The front axis presents it in the size 9x20 inch, the rear axis in 11x20 inch.
Thus the R8 appears much more dynamical. With Abt suspension springs and car lowering the team from
The new Abt R8 is a car which makes hearts beat faster. It perfectly brings the magic of speed onto the road even when standing still.
