Audi R8

Audi's forthcoming supercar will be priced just above its main target, the Porsche 911.

The R8 goes on sale in summer 2007 and is likely to cost around £80,000 in Britain.

This will be Audi's first foray into the supercar market, and the newcomer will look very much like the Le Mans concept car pictured here.

Underneath, it borrows hardware from sister company Lamborghini's Gallardo and uses Audi's proven expertise in lightweight aluminium construction.