PPI Razor GTR with Visible Carbon Fiber Widebody

Stuttgart, Germany-based tuners PPI Automotive Design brought their PPI Razor GTR to the Dubai Motor Show. The high-powered, lightweight car was put on display wearing the Visible Carbon Fiber Widebody package.

The package includes several glazing layers of clearcoat over the bare carbon fiber to give the car a more glossy look. Each new body panel, including bumpers, fenders, lids, sideblades, and sideskirts, on PPI's redux of the Audi R8 is made from the featherweight material. The only exception is the Polycarbonate covering over the engine. This let PPI engineers strip 250 kilograms (551 lbs) from the car.



Unique to the Visible Carbon Fiber package is the use of carbon fiber on the doors and roof. PPI will also tune the V8 up to 580 horsepower, thanks to the installation of a supercharger that adds 200hp. On the V10, customers can opt for a 60- or 80-horsepower boost, with additional "power increases available upon request."

With either the 580hp V8 or the 600hp V10, PPI claims a 0-100 km/h time of 3.7 seconds en route to a 323 km/h top speed.

German Tuner PPI Audi R8 Based Razor GTR

The Audi R8 based PPI Razor GTR has graced our pages a few times now, all in pre-production form but the German tuners have recently unveiled the production ready Razor GTR at the 2009 installment of Top Marques Monaco.

The hardcore R8 is powered by a 580hp powerplant and maximum horsepower comes from the engine at 7400 rpm, while torque maxes out at a level of 600 Nm, from 6200 rpm. Weight of the PPI Razor GTR is 1580 kg, a full 250 kg lighter than the PPI R8, and 40 kg lighter than the Audi R8 V10. These modifications get the car from standstill to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 332 km/h. All of these changes came from racing, wind tunnel development, road testing, and track testing. The number one priority was a focus on power-to-weight ratio, without diminishing the car’s performance.

The car features a custom supercharger, which works seamlessly with the stainless steel high performance exhaust and ram-charged air filter system. Everywhere else, the company used carbon fiber to achieve weight reduction, including the new front bumper and diffuser. Bigger air intakes can also be seen at the front, which also cools the brake system thanks to the channeling in the new hood. Custom sideskirts, and rear wing with adjustable flap, adds to the new look.

PPI mounted MAG9 Carbon Fiber aluminum wheels, wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires. 19-inchers are used at front, and 20-inchers at back. Within the wheels, you can catch a glimpse of the big orange six-piston brake calipers, which grab the big discs. New coils have also been designed for this car, and PPI even installed a hydraulic lift system. This allows the extremely low-riding car to be raised by 45 mm to clear speed bumps, and maneuver in parking garages.

The quality shines through inside, where PPI trimmed out the car in Onyx Nubuck leather with orange accenting. Carbon fiber is also seen all over the interior parts, even in the lightweight folding sport seats.

PPI R8 Razor GTR

PPI R8 Razor GTR will make its world debut at the Top Marques Show in Monaco next week. The Razor GTR is not the regular PPI Razor although it is also based on the Audi R8. The car was unveiled at the 2008 Essen Motor Show. Some of the alterations made on the R8 include the use of carbon fiber, aluminium and titanium in order to reduce weight and improve performance. It has a widebody appearance with aerodynamics that have been wind tunnel tested.

For the interior has been completely redesigned. It now features Onyx Nubuck leather highlighted in orange. Carbon fiber is used in the gear lever, the lightweight folding seats, centre console inserts, door trims, door sill protectors, as well as for the driver and radio console surround. The engine able to produce 580hp (427kW) engine with maximum torque of 600Nm and now the car able to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h sprint time of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 332km/h.

PPI Razor GTR Audi R8

PPI Automotive Design, a well known specialist Audi tuners has released another new model that based on the R8 during Essen Motor Show. The name of the new model is called PPI RAZOR GTR. The engine of the car is able to produce 580 hp and 600 Nm of crank-ability. All this muscle-building has actually made the GTR RAZOR lose some weight - about 250 kg off of the 1,580 kg of the production R8. 0 to 100 km/h clocks in at 3.7 seconds and speed tops out at 332 km/h.

A pair of 10jx19 MAG11 with 255/35/R20 wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires is fitted on the front while for the rear are 11.5J x 20 MAG11's on 325/25 ZR 20 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 as well. Furthermore to enhance the braking system of the car, high-performance brakes made of 6-piston callipers and extra large discs are fitted as well.

PPI Razor GTR Audi R8

A German tuner that specialist in Audi car, PPI Automotive Design has released their new sketches of the Razor GTR Audi R8. A lot of performance mods are equipped to the car. Just to name some parts here are include a specially engineered supercharger, a ram-charged sport air filter and a stainless steel high performance exhaust system and all the components are precisely adjusted to each other with the help of a new ignition map for motor electronics. With all the performance parts installed to the car, the PPI Razor GTR Audi R8 now can produces 580hp at 7400rpm and 600Nm of torque at 6200rpm. The car able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and with a top speed of 332 km/h, this thanks to the weight reduction of 250kg from 1580kg.

Back inside to the interior, PPI Razor GTR Audi R8 features highest quality Onyx Nubuck-leather with orange-colored accents and highlights, carbon fiber throughout the cockpit; hand bake lever, door sill protectors, Driver and Radio Console Surround, Door Trims, Center Console inserts, and kneepad trims, carbon fiber ultra-light folding sport seats, PPI sport steering wheel, PPI Razor GTR badging, threshold plates, and an aluminium production plaque framed by carbon fiber.

For the exterior, the car is feature a striking widebody appearance with elaborate, wind tunnel tested aerodynamics which are made of extremely light and high-strength formula 1 and aerospace-proven carbon fiber to reduce the vehicle’s weight. Besides that, a new front bumper with a front diffuser, larger air inlets, side skirts, a special rear wing with an adjustable Gurney-flap, a new full LED headlight unit, motor cover made of light high-tech polycarbonate material Makrolon, new side blades, rear fenders, rear bumper and carbon fiber rear diffuser. A set of 19 inch wheels which are 10Jx19 wrapped in 255/35 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires at the front and 11.5J x 20 with 325/25 ZR 20 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires at the rear. For the braking system, the car is fitted with a set of metallic orange-colored brake callipers which consists of enlarged 6-piston callipers, 380 x 36 mm extra large discs at the front and 356 x 32 mm discs at the rear. Then for the suspension system will be touched up by KW coil over kit that has been specially adjusted to the need of the GTR which consists of a Hydraulic Lift System that can increase ground clearance by 45 mm.