I think Audi should have followed the Porsche route, and release the heavy hitter first, then flood the market with the smaller engined vehicles after the reputation has been established.
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2008 BMW X5, 4.8i Sport (Our Family Hauler)
2006 Ford GT, Heffner Pulley, Heffner Tune, Accufab Exhaust, Ford Racing SSK, Halon Fire Suppression, Crow 6 Point Harnesses, Setrab Transaxle Cooler
2006 Dinan Mini Cooper S, Dinan Valved Koni Shocks, Eibach Springs, Dinan 3 Piece Forged Wheels, Dinan 15% reduction Supercharger pulley Kit, Dinan CAI, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Stage V Software, Alta Intercooler, LSD, Sport Package
2001 M5, Carbon Black Metallic, LOTS of mods, gone but fondly remembered
Dyno 395.5 rwhp
2004 BMW K12S, Nurburgring Test Ride Event, 1 of 4 USA Test Riders selected
BMWs Sold: 1987 535is, 1997 M3 Sedan, 2000 K1200RS, 2000 R1200C, 1997 328i Sedan, 2004 R1100S BMW Boxer Cup Replika #3/300, 01 M5
As long as you're not looking for a visually impressive engine bay...
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2008 BMW X5, 4.8i Sport (Our Family Hauler)
2006 Ford GT, Heffner Pulley, Heffner Tune, Accufab Exhaust, Ford Racing SSK, Halon Fire Suppression, Crow 6 Point Harnesses, Setrab Transaxle Cooler
2006 Dinan Mini Cooper S, Dinan Valved Koni Shocks, Eibach Springs, Dinan 3 Piece Forged Wheels, Dinan 15% reduction Supercharger pulley Kit, Dinan CAI, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Stage V Software, Alta Intercooler, LSD, Sport Package
2001 M5, Carbon Black Metallic, LOTS of mods, gone but fondly remembered
Dyno 395.5 rwhp
2004 BMW K12S, Nurburgring Test Ride Event, 1 of 4 USA Test Riders selected
BMWs Sold: 1987 535is, 1997 M3 Sedan, 2000 K1200RS, 2000 R1200C, 1997 328i Sedan, 2004 R1100S BMW Boxer Cup Replika #3/300, 01 M5
Watch this auction, then decide. A friend recently picked up his r8 and absolutely loves it. The car performs but I hate the look....something between a blown up TT or a scaled down Veyron,,,ech! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB..._promot_widget
Are you sure gustav? i've seen some pretty good numbers for the R8... i woudn't say a C2S would humiliate it... Did you race the R8 in the Supercar Shootout?
Yes, you should definately buy it, waiting time is over 2 years (at least in Europe) and sellers get money back + profit of 10-20%.. Even the youtube.com-link someone provided said the R8 is better than the Carrera 4S with power-kit, which was featured in their test, so as a Porsche-person I cant see what you would dislike with this car, handling, interiour, comfort is better than 911's, heck it even took the GT3 and won the "Britain 2007 car shootout" which was shown in another thread..
The R8 is one of a few cars that seems to be a decent buy even from a economical point of view... !
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Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.2q |S-line|Quartzgrau Met. '07
hi,well I have just bought one having had the following cars the last 18 months...997s,M6,997turbo.
Firstly it is as fast as the carrera S with power kit in a straight line ,but nowhere near the m6 or 997 turbo.
Secondly ..if you want arguably the sweetest handling car on the road..then this is the car for you,despite its relative lack of straight line performance this car has won every UK magazine best drivers car and has set lap records for a road car in both EVO and Autocar in both wet and dry.It is a seriously good bit of kit.
I drove pretty much every car £80,000-£120000 and the choice came down to a gallardo and this,the residual value,running costs and everyday useability of the R8 swayed my mind .
Sure in a drag race there are faster cars,but if you value a bit of driver skill and an overall balance in a car (0-60 in 4.2,0-100 in about 10 seconds is not exactly slow is it) then the r8 is superb.
As Autocar said...if Porsche had made this car it would be considered a triumph,an m6 (I adored mine,btw so don't take this as a criticism,would not see which way an r8 was going on anything remotely twisty and a 997 turbo would only stay in touch if driven by a racing driver) you are able to fully exploit the power in the r8 more of the time.It also sounds wonderful and has the best interior and grabs so much attention .
The v10 version is going to be amazing..although sometimes more is not always better.
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