2012 Audi R8, the World's Fastest-growing Luxury Sedan

When you look at this title, you must think I am a foolish person. How Audi R8 can be the world’s fastest-growing luxury sedan. If it is, what about Lamborghini Gallardo or Porsche 911 Turbo can be? Well, if you keep reading, you will find the anwser.

At first the Audi R8 seemed completely different, simply a stretched, German-size version of the Gallardo with a luxury kind of spin. After all, Audi is the world's fastest-growing luxury brand right now, while Lamborghini is extreme and exclusive, caring about very select customers that wouldn't be interested in Audi.

Moreover, the 2012 Audi A6 has won the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award in the Institute's latest round of testing.

To qualify, a car must earn the highest rating of "excellent" in the institute’s wheel, front, seat, rollover, and rear tests, and also be fitted with electronic stability control as standard, the latter being mandated by federal regulators as of September 1 of this year.

The test rates how well the spare place would hold up in a rollover crash. Autos with a strength-to-weight ratio of 4 or higher earn a good rating. By comparison, the current federal standard is 1.5 times weight. Research has shown that occupants of vehicles with strong roofs are much less likely to sustain serious injuries in rollover crashes.

Side assesses are depended on performance in a crash test in which the side of a car is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph--the barrier representing the front end of a pickup or SUV.

Finally, rear crash protection is rated using a test that simulates a collision in which a stationary vehicle is struck in the rear at 20 mph.

It's more interesting to see where the Audi engineers found the excess weight in the R8. They eliminated 18 pounds by using lighter carpets, and the new seats are 66 pounds lighter. The bumpers and engine cover are now in carbon fiber, which shaves off 33 pounds, while removing the acoustic insulation around the V10 saves another 44 pounds. Other weight-saving measures include a magnesium subframe for the engine, lighter brakes, a lightweight exhaust system and a polycarbonate rear window. Oh, let's not forget the forged-aluminum 19-inch wheels and the carbon-fiber rear wing.

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