Audi's new baby R4 supercar

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CHT
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Audi's new baby R4 supercar

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Audi’s £25k mid-engined R4 is destined for production in 2014/15, after chairman Rupert Stadler decided to press ahead with a plan to share platforms with new entry-level Porsche and Volkswagen two-seaters.

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http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-c ... 4-supercar

flyboy2160
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Re: Audi's new baby R4 supercar

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this article is dated 2011. car is cancelled/on hold.

j2004p
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Re: Audi's new baby R4 supercar

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Plus it's an autocar/express 'this is what we think it will look like' render i.e. wouldn't have looked anything like that anyway :D

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Re: Audi's new baby R4 supercar

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At the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Audi technical chief Wolfgang Durheimer confirmed that, along with the Le Mans-inspired hypercar, Audi could still offer a Boxster-sized sports car. This statement puts the R4 back in the cards, after being up and down for quite some time.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/a ... 53674.html