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28/08/2008 05:30. The Audi R8 GT3, which has been codenamed ‘R16’ by Audi Sport, has been engineered from four-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive to conform to GT3 racing regulations.

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Other mechanical adjustments include a newly developed six-speed sequential sports gearbox to channel the car’s 500bhp – up from the standard R8’s 420bhp.

Audi has left the R8’s suspension almost completely standard with the other major changes coming with the race car’s cosmetics.

To increase downforce, the Audi R8 has been fitted with a massive spoiler, while the new alloys are house within a set of flared wheel arches to go alongside the German car’s aggressive new bodykit.

While no interior shots have been released, the exterior images suggest show a roll... // Auto Trader UK