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Written by Greg Potts
GT Racing is set for a bit of a shakeup in 2020 with the introduction of a GT2 class. However, nothing is as simple as it should be in the world of motorsport, so GT2 cars will fill the current gap between GT3 and GT4. Anyone else getting the feeling they should have gone with a different name? Anyway, the wonderful-looking R8 racer that you see above (and can see in the flesh at the Goodwood Festival of Speed) is Audi"s customer car for the new regulations the R8 LMS GT2. Just to confuse things even more though, its naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 puts out 640bhp that"s 140bhp more than is allowed in the supposedly quicker GT3 class. We need a lie down. Thanks to weight/gearbox/aero trickery, Audi says that although the new car will have a higher top speed, its GT3 will still be quicker around a full lap of a circuit. They also note that GT3 has become alarmingly expensive and professional, whereas this car will cater for the gentleman (or woman) racer" or perhaps for somebody who just wants a really rather special track day toy.
Date written: 5 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16232
GT Racing is set for a bit of a shakeup in 2020 with the introduction of a GT2 class. However, nothing is as simple as it should be in the world of motorsport, so GT2 cars will fill the current gap between GT3 and GT4. Anyone else getting the feeling they should have gone with a different name? Anyway, the wonderful-looking R8 racer that you see above (and can see in the flesh at the Goodwood Festival of Speed) is Audi"s customer car for the new regulations the R8 LMS GT2. Just to confuse things even more though, its naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 puts out 640bhp that"s 140bhp more than is allowed in the supposedly quicker GT3 class. We need a lie down. Thanks to weight/gearbox/aero trickery, Audi says that although the new car will have a higher top speed, its GT3 will still be quicker around a full lap of a circuit. They also note that GT3 has become alarmingly expensive and professional, whereas this car will cater for the gentleman (or woman) racer" or perhaps for somebody who just wants a really rather special track day toy.
Date written: 5 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16232
