There’s no doubt Audi ’s R8 has supercar looks, and now it looks like it might be developing a supercar wait list to match. It’s not unheard of to wait a couple years for a Ferrari , but luckily the R8 is nowhere near that point right now. Nevertheless, a new sales report from Audi says the car “is sold out for months to come.”
If demand remains strong for the car — which had a prominent placement in last weekend’s blockbuster Iron Man movie — then it’s fair to assume the backlog will continue to grow.
According to Chairman Rupert Stadler, the R8 isn’t the only Audi with strong demand. The top executive said the Q7 SUV has displaced the A4 as Audi’s most popular model in the United States.
What’s more, Stadler said he expects to see Audi’s overall sales surpass one million units this year globally. Last month, the automaker sold 86,700 vehicles, and sales could increase even more into the second half of 2008. In 2007, Audi sold 964,000 vehicles worldwide.
