The V10 mid-engine and a newly developed quattro drive ensure breathtaking driving performance, especially in the top-of-the-range version with 610hp.
Going 0-100km/h takes just 3.2 seconds and it has a top speed of 330km/h.
"Motorsport is in Audi's genes, it has always been a permanent feature of our brand's character," said Prof Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at Audi.
"With the new Audi R8, our engineers are bringing accumulated racing expertise from the race track onto the road. No other model of ours evokes more dynamic emotion.
"The new R8 V10 plus is therefore the most powerful and fastest series-production Audi of all time."
The all-new Audi R8 will launch in Ireland in quarter four, 2015 and pricing will be unveiled in the coming months.
