After tweaking its ECU engineers were able to up power from the standard 386 kW (518 bhp/ 525 PS) up to 412 kW (553 bhp / 560 PS). Maximum torque is now 540 Nm (398 lb-ft) at 6,500rpm. Audi’s 6-speed R Tronic sequential manual transmission is fitted. The 0 – 100 km/h sprint, when engaged through the car’s Launch Control system, takes just 3.6 seconds and the top speed is 320 km/h (199 mph).

Some exterior highlights are the matt titanium gray struts and slats in the air intakes, a matt black front grille, a carbon fibre bumper splitter, LED headlights, matte carbon side blades and a larger rear carbon diffuser. Standard 19-inch forged wheels with 8.5J x 19 up front and 11J x 19 at the rear carry 235/35 and 295/30 tyres respectively. An optional 305/30 set can be ordered.

Inside it is still a luxurious Audi that features items like Alcantara trim, satellite navigation, a B&O sound system and automatic climate control.

Source: WorldCarFans

The Armory Show – Modern (located at Pier 92 in Midtown, Manhattan) is a section dedicated to international dealers specializing in historically significant Modern and contemporary art. With one admission ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 4 – 7, 2010 will now have access not only to the newest developments in the art world, but also to the masterpieces that heralded them. We highly recommend checking this out if you’re in or near NYC!

THE ARMORY SHOW is held annually in New York City, home to more galleries, artists, critics and art institutions than any other city in the world, a mecca for serious collectors. According to a 2007 survey, 56% of our 52,000 visitors to the fair were from outside New York City, and over a third of them came from outside the United States.

New York City has designated Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., the fair’s parent company, to renovate and expand the exhibition spaces on Pier 92 and 94, opening the door to an eventual investment of over $100 million. Construction is projected to begin in late 2009 and, when completed in 2011, will establish over 100,000 square feet of new exhibition space, along with a new infrastructure of restaurant spaces, restrooms, and trucking facilities for exhibitions and events.

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The manufacturer, Vizualtech, has digitally constructed a water sports (no, we don’t mean golden showers) vessel out of the design and performance of an Audi R8. This ship, (possibly) soon to be constructed for the Dubai race establishment an dubbed R 8.8 BioCat, is 29-foot long, features gull wing doors and is said to be designed for a single bio-diesel V10 or twin V8 gas engines. With that you are looking at a top water craft speed of 110 MPH – we are not sure how many knots that is – but it sounds fast! Why is this boat being built for the Dubai water crowd? Can you think of anyone else who’d be able to afford this ship? Honestly, don’t expect to see this docked anywhere on the Jersey shore anytime soon.