Deliveries of the new R8 LMS ultra are scheduled to begin in March of 2012, and Audi has set the selling price at 329,900 Euros ($444,705, based on current exchange rates and excluding VAT).

The chassis of the Audi R8 LMS ultra was updated in several steps. At the front 12-inch, instead of 11-inch, wheels are now used.

Consequently, the Audi R8 LMS ultra will be able to compete in the world's top racing class for GT vehicles and, in the 2012 season, fight for a world champion's title of its own for the first time.

In 2012, the Audi R8 LMS ultra will succeed the R8 LMS GT3 sports car with which R8 LMS customers have won 115 races and 12 national and international titles in the space of just three years.

The Audi R8 LMS already proved it was an excellent long-distance racer by achieving overall victories at the Bathurst (Australia) 12 Hours, the Spa 24 Hours and the Zolder 24 Hours.

The R8 LMS Ultra is the most extreme iteration of Audi's only supercar to date, featuring a bevy of body and drivetrain upgrades that make it quicker, more agile, and, unfortunately for those of ...

Following the likes of Aston Martin and Bentley, Audi has now confirmed its lineup of race cars for the 2014 Spa 24 Hours taking place this weekend. Eight examples of the Audi R8 LMS ultra race ...

Both cars are powered by the 5.2-liter V10, which in the street-going R8 comes packing 525 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque. Regulatory restrictions means those figures are considerably less in the GT3 ...

Joined by fellow Audi R8 LMS GT3 ultra pilots Mark Eddy and Marc Cini, Dean Grant and reigning 12-Hour winner Christopher Mies [D], they looked very much the benchmark team, but as Bathurst has done ...

Audi has scheduled the production of 45 LMSs between September 2015 and March 2016, but given that its predecessor, the Audi R8 LMS ultra, was built in 135 units through its life, we can expect to ...

The ultra also features an optimized cooling system. The chassis of the Audi R8 LMS ultra was updated in several steps. At the front 12-inch, instead of 11-inch, wheels are now used.

In 2012, the Audi R8 LMS ultra will succeed the successful R8 LMS GT3 sports car with which R8 LMS customers have won 115 races and 12 national and international titles in the space of just three ...