Am I mad considering an old r8

[Dblue]

isaldiri said:

hondansx said:

the V10 was disappointingly quiet and i think you have to appreciate it is quite a soft car and, together with that big engine, means it can not be hustled. Absolutely left it for dead down the lanes; which would frustrate me as the Audi owner as a i reckon a modern hot hatch would be all over one too.

Come again? The v10 cannot be hustled?! It is one of the best modern engines around imo and just begs to be revved as the engine really truly comes alive at 6k rpm. Dblue has it spot on above imo, the v10 is a great car and head and shoulders above any non gt Porsche even if overall the gt3 is the better drivers car.

If you left a v10 for dead on a country road in a 7gt3 it is simply because the r8 driver wasn't properly on it as the R8 is superbly damped and the mag ride suspension deals with a poorly surfaced road far better than the pasm one. And a modern hot hatch would really give any far more expensive car a hard time if the driver was up for it.

isaldiri is spot on here. All about the driver if you left him for dead.The R8 is a spectacularly able car when driven with intent, very fast, beautifully damped and controlled. And lets be clear here the V10 is a force of nature. Free revving,razor sharp throttle response, bundles of torque and when allowed (i.e. lamborghini levels or after market exhaust) to be heard properly sounds fantastic.

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Currently own an R8 10, having owned a 997 CS a few years ago.

For me, the R8 is such a more compelling ownership experience, absolutely love the v10, and is better is many ways to the 997, although that's not to say the 997 was not good.

R8 is a very difficult car for me to replace.,...to the point that Ive had it a year and cant think of any car Id rather have at this price point.