The Audi R8 is a sport car with a longitudinally mounted mid-engine, and uses Audi's trademark Quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German automaker Audi AG in 2006.

Altezza IS200

Altezza IS200 was introduced in 1998 with the AS200 (chassis code GXE10) and RS200 (chassis code SXE10) sedans, the compact vehicle was produced using a shortened front-engine, rear-wheel drive midsize platform. The 2.0 L 1G-FE inline-6 powered AS200 (TA-GXE-10, sedan) featured a 6-speed manual transmission as standard, while a 4-speed automatic was optional. The 2.0 L 3S-GE inline-4 powered RS200 (GH-SXE-10, sedan) featured a 6-speed transmission, while a 5-speed automatic was optional.