Research & Development/Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition

The 's Research & Development event was released as the 32nd R&D event as part of the Fall Out Boy Update on February 12 2018 after the 's Fall Out Boy World Tour.
There are 4 labs spanning a total of 50 tests with a 10 day time limit once the event is started.
The labs will unlock in the following schedule:
* Lab 002: 1 day later or pay 
* Lab 003: 3 days later or pay 
* Lab 004: 6 days later or pay 
==Tests==
Total Costs/Rewards:
* 
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* 62 cards from R&D Boxes
* 4x Audi R8 e-tron SE Free Upgrades
* Auto-Test:   
* Quality Checks (excluding Ultimate AI Challenges): 670
* Minimum Number of Proto Keys Used: 69
Test Count (by race mode):
* Classic: 24
* Time Attack: 9
* Ultimate AI Challenge: 6
* Gate Drift: 3
* Infected: 3
* Elimination: 2
* Flawless: 2
* Unplugged: 1
* Knockdown: 0
* Main goal as Beat time test: 9
== Tips / Warnings ==
*There are 4 free upgrades given in the R&D on Tests .003., .007., .018. and .026.. These upgrades are extremely useful if the player has difficulty acquiring tokens for the token-only upgrades.
**If the player finished in the top 2,000 of the February 14 Apex Wednesday Upgrades cup, the free Class A upgrade can be used on Top Speed Level 1.
**Before attempting Test .003., upgrade Top Speed to Level 1 and use the free upgrade awarded upon completing Test .003. on Top Speed Level 2.
**Top Speed should be upgraded to Level 3 before attempting Test .018. as this would allow the player to use the free upgrade awarded upon completion of that test on Top Speed Level 4.
**As of the 2019 Spring Update, the Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition no longer has any token-only upgrades.
*The minimum tune required to complete the event is [0500 5050], which is incidentally an optimally effective multiplayer tuning. This requires + , 6 each of and and 4 .
**As an exception, there has been a single verifiable case of success at 0500 4050.
**The 4 free upgrades from the event can also be used on Top Speed upgrades 2, 3, 4, and 5 to reduce the cost of MAX upgrades to only .
**As of the 2019 Spring Update, this tune requires , 12 each of , and , 14 and 6 .
== Quotes ==
== Promotional Video ==
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== Trivia ==
*This is the third R&D event to have the Lunar New Year-theme.
**The redesigned quality checks as Chinese lanterns would be reused in later Lunar New Year-themed R&Ds
*This event, along with that of the Pagani Huayra BC, are the only car R&Ds without any Knockdown tests.
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