Just_me

Thats it. This review is officially worthless. Thanks Ree for confirming it

kovachian

I just now noticed, the R8's engine is slightly offset toward the driver side. Oh well. I'm quite confident we'll be one of the first dealers in the country to get one but sadly I'm not certified to work on it yet.

Tycoon

Haha! That's a good one!

klier, there ARE Ferraris that i like and i've said it several times! And yes, i honestly don't give a damn for F430, don't like it, think it's ugly and like the R8 thousand times more! Sorry, man...

Mr. Chigga_Chan

I'd go with the Ferrari. More power, lighter, Ferrari, looks, Ferrari, RWD, Ferrari. I can't believe that car that is heavier and has less power will be any more fun or have a handling edge over the other.

Someone just said they weren't even allowed to drive the car, so how can anyone make a judgement call saying that the R8 has a "handling" edge when its at a disadvantage.

Nice article though

ojis

In Finland BMW is the official penis enlarger or should I say penis extension. 3-series E36 coupe with a fake M-badge... Mmmm....

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Just_me

dont worry mate. I merged the thread with the other

martinbo

Regardless of how great a car the R8 supposedly is...

Isn't the R8 a little over-hyped? I mean really, to me it's quite clear, the R8 is missing a vital ingredient: charisma.

I've seen the R8 in tin, aluminium and carbon-fibre and it left me numb. A mid-engined supercar shouldn't do that. Look, don't flame me for this, I'm not anti any one of the German brands (except, ahem, Opel) but I just don't get the fuss over this R8.

Audi have never had exotica genes in their DNA and it shows vividly in the R8. It's one thing to pull off a Q-car monster like the RS4, which I might add Audi does admirably, but to pull off a convincing supercar from out of the ether? Not so easy. Somehow I think BMW realise this despite having a more exotic platform from which to build upon and that's why they're approaching the supercar theme more pragmatically.

If I had the money - I'd stretch it to an F430.

Centurion

Thanks you Martin. I thought I was the only one here at GCZ who isn't thrilled by the uber Audi sports mobile. I though the concept car was cool but the production car gives me a bland feeling. The R8 is a conpetent sports car but is a failure in the world of super cars.
It is like one of those really futuristic looking bookshelf stereos from a no name manufacuterer. The have attractive looks and offers moderate functionality and sound quality. They are hot for a couple of months until a new product hits the store.
Some how I feel like Audi has wasted billions on oof dollars on the R8 project for nothing. A midengined sports car should not just be good, it should be fantastic and the R8 has failed on that part. I really don't expect the R8 to any awards next year.