Intro as we all know is on Paris Show in September.
Base version with 4.2L 420hp dry sump engine will be faster then 997S with X51 in straight line acceleration and on the Hockenheim or Nordschleife... And this car will cost 95.000Euro in Germany(with full equipment, Ceramic brakes standard maybe!!). More powerfull version will have 5.2L V10 with 520hp because from MY2008 Gallardo will have DI engine with 550hp!
This info is directly from Audi's internal R8 preproduction presentation. BTW, I saw few pics of exterior and interior and it will be the best build car in its class. Interior specially is awsome. Two gear boxes, manual and sequential(option), Bang and Olufsen sound system(in will be the best sound system in sportscar so far!) and adaptive suspension(but, costumer can order his car with on of the three settings:normal-mainly for road use only, mixed-for very fast road and track driving and sport-mainly for track driving,usable for road use also.
First delivery-end of April 2007...