How to Crash an Audi R8

10 Apr, 2007 5 Comments

First it was this Ferrari, than the Ferrari Enzo than a Bugatti Veyron, and now, Winding Road reports an Audi R8 (RS8 prototype to be precise) has crashed at Nürburgring. Its not a good year for supercars:

“With just hours to go on the last test day, the worst thing happened to the Audi test team. Just coming into the part Brünnchen at the Nürburgring, this million euro expensive Audi RS8 prototype caught fire and burned up totally. There is not much left of this super fast super car with a V10 engine.

The only thing revealing that it was the RS8 are the wheels and the mid-engine layout…

…The fire really took it all; nothing is left from the beautiful aluminium body. Just the roll bar survived the fire making the remainders of the car look like a skeleton. The fire was probably started by an oil or gasoline leak. But most important, the driver didn’t get hurt, according to our information.”

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5 Responses to “How to Crash an Audi R8”

280ZX Says:
April 11th, 2007 at 8:09 am
Just interested in the above photos and i noticed on the back window it stated “Copyright Hans G Lehmann” and on the bonnet “Winding Road” so am i to assume the (Hans) is the driver and (Winding road) is the sponsor? Bit of a bummer about the fire i thought this car being as expensive as it is would be able to put itself out…Bugger!
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Foggy Says:
April 11th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Oh the humanity!!

So can this car still be considered a Low Emmision Vehicle, I can see a lot of carbon in those photos.
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alborz Says:
April 11th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Hah yes
what a true and utter waste!
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Dumber by the minute...... Says:
April 13th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Are you for real 280?? Try the copyright on the photo’s instead. Bummer to lose such a weapon though.
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BOB Says:
July 13th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
theres nothing left holy shit what a bummer for audi i do really like the audi r8 it looks fantastic. the proto type is all gone. Do you think audi kept the car??
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