Audi R8: 15 orders worth over 100,000 euros

Two months before its official launch on the market, and without the car being on display in showrooms, Porsche Romania, the official importer of the Audi brand, has already taken 15 orders for the new Audi R8. The model is available in two versions, one with manual transmission, for a price of 105,891 euros, and one with R-Tronic sequential transmission worth 113,307 euros. The Audi R8 was officially presented at the Paris Auto Show last autumn and was developed around the LeMans concept presented in Frankfurt in 2003. The model is assembled in Germany. Audi invested 28 million euros in the Neckarsulm plant in order to meet new quality standards. While the assembling of an Audi A6 needs 1.5 minutes, the R8 needs 44 minutes. Currently, Porsche Romania is planning to build in Bucharest, a showroom dedicated to the Bentley and Lamborghini brands.