Limited-Edition Audi R8 Competition Is the Fastest, Most-Powerful Audi Ever Built

Do you find the “regular” Audi R8 just a bit too pedestrian? Looking for something with a little extra oomph and exclusivity? Audi just unveiled the answer for you: The R8 Competition, a 570-hp tribute to Audi’s R8 LMS race cars—and it’s the fastest, most-powerful, and most-limited version of the four-ring supercar you can buy in the U.S.

The R8 Competition packs a serious punch, with the 570-horse total representing a 20-hp boost from the V-10 Plus model. That power breathes through a sport exhaust with gloss-black tailpipes and hurtles the aluminum screamer to 60 in a claimed 3.2 seconds on its way to a 199-mph top speed. (Audi’s acceleration estimate likely is a tenth or two slow; we achieved 3.2 to 60 from the V-10 Plus.) The Competition comes with carbon-ceramic brakes but is available only with the seven-speed paddle-shift S tronic transmission. On the aesthetic side, the special edition uses matte-black carbon fiber for the mirror caps, front and rear aero pieces, side blades, and rear diffuser.