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MTM Audi R8 in Porsche GT3 RS Green

The power crazy tuners from Motoren Technik Mayer (MTM) have released their latest upgrade - the MTM Audi R8. The ...

MTM Audi R8 in Porsche GT3 RS Green

Posted on 09 April 2009 by Scott

The power crazy tuners from Motoren Technik Mayer (MTM) have released their latest upgrade – the MTM Audi R8. The MTM Audi R8, apart from the Porsche GT3 green paintjob, is powered by a 4.2-litre engine that has been tuned to output 418kW and 580Nm of torque. The standard Audi R8 develops 313kW and 430Nm. The extra grunt of the MTM Audi R8 comes thanks to the tuners compressor technology and an upgraded ECU.

The green paint alone is enough to make the MTM Audi R8 unique, but the tuner has also add an extensive aerodynamics package which includes carbon fibrer front splitter, new side skirts and a green varnished carbon fiber rear diffuser. The MTM Audi R8 also comes with 20″ Bimoto light alloy wheels and re-engineered side-blades.

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MTM Press Release (Click to expand)

Customers who want to avoid that their neighbors suddenly shows up with the same car, are now given a guarantee by MTM that this will certainly not happen. The new program MTM individual meets all customer wishes and creates a unique automobile. Therefore, MTM allows an individualization of the car, as far as the ideas of the customer reach. Nothing can top this exclusivity.
Motoren Technik Mayer (MTM) now shows what the individualization program offers. Following customer requirements, the automobile manufacturer from the Upper Bavarian town Wettstetten has modified the Audi R8 to such an extent that a unique sports machine has been created and there is no second car like that.

The most striking novelty of the middle-engine super sports car with the aluminum body is the garish green paint. “Porsche 2D8“ is the exact name of this brash color which became famous on the Porsche GT3. With this work, MTM confirms its love for details. As apart from the large-scale MTM Audi R8 in green paint of the aluminum body, the internationally successful car refiner also painted areas in the engine compartment and has left further accents all over the car. Therefore, not only the coloring is unique, but also the manufacture.

On all four black brake callipers and on the black fuel cap, there is a green “R8” nameplate. The ultra-light MTM Bimoto light alloy wheels measuring 9×20 and 11×20 inches in glossy black, show the green nameplate “MTM forged” on one spoke per wheel and therefore refer to the high-quality forged technology of the rim. In the interior, the exciting car color repeats at the seams of the suede MTM steering wheel and the “Quattro” nameplate on the glove department flap. Also, the “R8” logo on the gear-shift shines in green.

But the striking color does not reduce MTM´s own stylishness. Therefore, Motoren Technik Mayer sticks to the characteristic two-color paint which is typical for the Audi R8. Behind the doors an area m

easuring 12 inches and painted in glossy black renders a contrast and gives the car a distinctive R8-appearance.

MTM-Compressor confers the V8-engine with 560 hp and MTM would not be MTM when they settled with a new paint. Therefore, they also offer a significant performance enhancement. The especially developed compressor technology which made MTM famous all over the world, propels the performance of the V8-engine with 4.2 liters cubic capacity from 420 hp (313 kW) by a third up to breathtaking 560 hp (418 kW). Also the maximum torque increases by 34 percent from 430 to 580 Newton meters. MTM also offers this enormous power improvement for the Audi R8 with the V10-engine. By exchanging the motor electronics, the performance of the latter then increases from 520 hp (388 kW) to 560 hp (418 kW) as well.

The right sound is rendered by the new exhaust system with valve control which leads into four black ceramic-coated end pipes. Re-engineered side-blades which direct the airflow from behind the doors right into the middle engine provide the necessary air supply.

In order to transfer the newly gained power on the road, an extensive a

erodynamics package renders the necessary downthrust. At the front, the splitter made of carbon fiber which is painted green on the top and matt black on the bottom thrusts the automobile on the tarmac. The side skirts and the rear diffuser, both also entirely made of green varnished carbon fiber hold the rear axle of this 4WD automobile on the road. Therefore, the MTM R8 achieves top speeds on the race track. In order to avoid hitting the ground on road bumps or garage exits, MTM added its Lift-up-System. This optionally elevates the front- or rear axle by 40 millimeters and enables the driver to master all everyday chicanes.

With the Audi R8 makeover, the world-wide renowned automobile manufacturer confirms that there are no limits to individual cars from MTM. This leads to exclusive automobiles in the highest production quality, precisely designed according to the wishes of the customer.