RE: Audi R8: The owners' view.
Discussion
Great article Dan!, R-Tronic automated manual v S-Tronic DCT v Manual transmission will no doubt be debated long and hard as ever.
They all have there pros/cons, ultimately it's all down to user preference, IMO cars (all, not just "performance") are about feel within the environment in which they are used.. and thats where we all differ thankfully :-)
Looks like this under the skin....
They all have there pros/cons, ultimately it's all down to user preference, IMO cars (all, not just "performance") are about feel within the environment in which they are used.. and thats where we all differ thankfully :-)
Looks like this under the skin....
Dan Trent said:
Dagnut said:
Am I the only one who could care less and wants to hear more about the TT V10?
If Nigel is up for it this can be arranged. Leave it with us!Cheers,
Dan
Spot on.Dan Trent said:
toppstuff said:
So why did'nt PH let them drive the car? Like I said the article is a waste of time.
Heard you the first time!It would have been nice to let everyone have a go but the practicalities of getting everyone covered on a press car is a little more complex than it would be for a dealer demo and the intention was to just get a group of owners together for an informal chat to see who's buying them, who's running them and how. To be honest, that was the main inspiration for getting everyone together, the fact we had the facelift car in on test provided the excuse. We all know - or think we do - who buys 911s, M cars, AMGs and the rest but the R8 is a bit of an unknown quantity. And the big thing was to hear about what they're actually like to live with, day in, day out. We can tell you about the new car's features and what it's like to drive but it's down to the owners to talk about what it's actually like to run one and we wanted to hear fellow PHers' views. Sorry if that wasn't interesting for you.
Comments taken on board though and perhaps next time we do something like this we could arrange to do so at a dealership and there would be the facility and infrastructure for people to go out and drive the car. But we wanted a relaxed atmosphere where a bunch of enthusiasts and owners could just share their experiences - it'd have been a very different vibe were we in a dealership.
Anyway, that's my tuppence worth. And if any owners out there have had a test drive in an S Tronic car and want to share their impressions then the floor is yours!
Cheers,
Dan
WOW!! I think I've found the next car I want to buy..!!
Take a stock V8 R8, bolt on the Heffner TT conversion - 625bhp!!!! (Visit the Heffner website, it's great!)
Given the price of 4 years old R8's this must be cracking VFM - wonder how much the conversion is..???
V10 just a little beyond my means right now..
Take a stock V8 R8, bolt on the Heffner TT conversion - 625bhp!!!! (Visit the Heffner website, it's great!)
Given the price of 4 years old R8's this must be cracking VFM - wonder how much the conversion is..???
V10 just a little beyond my means right now..
Nudenutnige said:
I went to Sarasota on Hols, stopped by at Heffner Performance and tested a car.... expensive trip!
Shipped the kit over and QSTuning in Haywards Heath are now the official installer in the UK.
As far as I am aware it is the only one running in Europe currently.
Do you mind me asking how much power it is running? Doesn't the R-tronic limit how much power you can have? I read that the manual gearbox from the Gallardo can handle up to 1000hp give or take ...which is pretty amazing...not knocking the r-tronic just genuinely interestedShipped the kit over and QSTuning in Haywards Heath are now the official installer in the UK.
As far as I am aware it is the only one running in Europe currently.
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