Audi R8 was designed by the German automaker Audi AG, and was first introduced to the auto market in 2006. The car is loosely based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform, however with a few more designs and implements that were supplied by private company that is owned by Audi, called GmbH. 
One of the neatest aspects about the construction of the R8 is that is takes around 70 workers who put together the 5,000 parts by hand that make up the Audi R8, which could explain the how price of the vehicle since it does take so much man power and hours to build.
Audi R8 comes in two models, the standard coupe, which was the first released, on the R8 Spyder, which is a convertible version of the couple which was released a few years after the first version. Each version is available throughout the world auto markets, and are very popular with sports enthusiasts, who follow racing. The Audi R8 is
actually a concept that was first used as a race car, which means that performance wise, the Audi R8 is going to give you the most bang for your buck, and perhaps be one of the best performing vehicles on the street that is legal.
The Audi R8 when first released was the first car that professionals gave the unique honor of being able to compete and win with Porsche, which was a huge honor for the car. While other professionals stated that the Audi R8 was the best car that Audi has ever produced, stating that Audi used all of their knowledge of racing to the best of their ability when they designed and built the Audi R8. Those who have test driven the car, often comment on the handling of the vehicle, as well as the car being able to be driven in the real world.