The idea that the engine of a new car arrives in your hands with zero kilometers covered is as real as that Santa Claus exists — small tests are carried out, and even moving the car to transport it, they always add a few ( very few) kilometers.
However, Audi takes that level of testing to another level with the R8 . As Autocar reports, when an Audi R8 leaves the assembly line in Neckarsulm, Germany, it undergoes a road test — that's right, on public roads.
And it's not 5 km or 10 km, but a total of 40 km that the technicians of the German brand drive around at the wheel of each new unit of the German super sports car (some people have good professions…).
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Before the tests, the most fragile parts of each Audi R8 are covered to prevent any flying stones from damaging the cars, but bad weather is no reason to cancel the tests. No other Audi model is subjected to this type of test, with the brand claiming that this is the only way to ensure there are no manufacturing defects before delivering the car to its end customer.
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