R8 sports car on display

The award-winning Audi R8 will be featuring at the charity event Paqpaqli għall-Istrina tomorrow at the Valletta Waterfront between 10 a.m. and 5p.m.

Continental Cars Ltd said the vehicle is on display for a limited period of time at its new Audi Showroom in Testaferrata Street, Ta' Xbiex.

The R8 racing car has five wins to its name in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the car makers say it is the most successful model ever to have competed on the legendary circuit at Le Mans.

In a total of 79 starts at venues all over the world, the R8 emerged victorious in 62 of them.

The Audi R8 has also achieved a double victory at the 2008 World Performance Car of the Year Awards, winning both the World Performance Car and the World Car Design of the Year awards. It represents the only true sports car that was ever made by a German car manufacturer, its makers say.