We brought you a selection of sneak peak photos of the ABT R8 GTR yesterday, but today the embargo has lifted and we can reveal all. The ABT team has taken their DTM Championship knowledge and applied it to the R8, creating a light-weight and ultra-powerful “GTR” version that is actually street legal.
The car weighs 220 lbs less than the standard R8 thanks to a copious amount of carbon fiber, for most of the body components and even for things like the interior door panels. A new set of light weight forged aluminum wheels also helps, as does a new ceramic brake system. It even gets a plexiglass engine cover. The interior is also light-weight and race-prepped with a custom roll bar, carbon fiber steering wheel, Recaro racing seats and almost every surface has been coated in Alcantara.
The 5.2-liter engine has been tuned from 525-hp to 620-hp (although ABT doesn’t really clarify how). ABT claims a new 0-62 mph time of just 3.2 seconds.
GALLERY: ABT R8 GTR
Official release after the jump:
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