Think the Acura NSX of the 1990s, the Audi R8 of the 2000s—and the BMW i8 of the 2010s. For all its sporting pedigree, BMW has a funny history with actual purpose-built sports cars. Since the ...

and the R8 is a bold statement that might make someone shopping a 911 think twice. Audi's bite of the forbidden fruit has apparently opened the door enough for BMW to consider a proper two-seat ...

But despite qualifying on pole and running the whole race on the same set of brake pads and discs, the Audi R8 LMS couldn’t match the BMW for overall race pace. It was the AF Corse Ferrari 458 ...