The ABT XGT - The ultimate R8 race car
Super sports cars are an exciting and highly emotional world of their own. Only racing cars can give you even more goose bumps. The limited to 99 units ABT XGT is a thoroughbred Audi R8 LMS GT2 vehicle that the DTM racing team and renowned vehicle tuner created as the most exclusive vehicle that has ever left the ABT factory in Kempten. With its 640 hp 5.2-liter-V10 and 7-speed-S-tronic with rear wheel drive and a curb weight of 3086 lbs, the racing machine is aimed at sporty drivers and motorsport enthusiasts. While in some European countries the car was even homologated for road-use, the US at least can enjoy the entertaining nature of the XGT on racetracks across the country. Together with long-term ABT partner Chicago Performance the XGT is available in the US for racetrack use, limited to ten units for North America, focusing on all drivers that love a rewarding and especially rare race car.
As a traditional racing team, ABT Sportsline has contested more than 300 races in the German Touring Car Masters ("DTM") since the year 2000, achieved dozens of individual victories and over 250 podium finishes and is currently the most successful active DTM team. The best prerequisites for an ambitious project like the XGT. But it is more than just a project:
