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The Audi R8 Panther is very black, a bit red and 100% rear-wheel-drive

The Audi R8 Panther is very black, a bit red and 100% rear-wheel-drive


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The rear-wheel-drive Audi R8 has been resurrected as a regular-production model for the 2021 model year and to celebrate the model's arrival, Audi is producing a limited-edition variant called Panther developed exclusively for the United States.

Named after the animal, not after Ford's long-lived body-on-frame architecture, the Panther is offered only as a coupe. It wears Panther Black paint (it has a crystal effect that resembles a starlit sky), carbon fiber mirror caps, black emblems all around, and black 20-inch wheels with red accents. Summer performance tires come standard. If this specification sounds familiar, it's probably because the RS 5 wore it first -- and it looked great doing it.

Stepping inside the Panther reveals black leather upholstery with red contrast stitching on the dashboard and on the door panels, a pair of sport seats wrapped in red leather, and Alcantara on the headliner. Navigation and a Bang & Olufsen sound system with 13 speakers are among the highlights from the standard equipment list.