Is an R8 a Supercar?

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Moving house to Cheshire in next few months, after that I have about 5-6 months of SOLID work and then I am looking to treat myself to a Supercar.

Having looked around an R8 seems best for the reliability/fun swing. £45k seems to buy a good, 6 speed manual R8 V8, and £65k seems to buy a good, 6 speed manual R8 V10. I would prefer automatic but R-Tronic doesn't have the best rep and S-Tronics are £100k min.

But my question is, are they a supercar? They seem compared to M3's a lot especially the v8 one... I don't see why.

Until v10 was introduced (because of owners wanting faster one?) the R8 V8 was the only model in the R8 range, unlike an E9* M3 where you can buy a 320d version of the same car. Therefore does this make an R8 a supercar?

Also some people seem to think the V8 is just a performance coupe and the V10 is a supercar.... do these people just categorise cars buy HP and not by other things such as where the engine sits in the car, its price, etc?

I can't help but think it an ideal way to ease you into the Supercar experience, drive it a few years, upgrade to a Hurucan etc?

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911Thrasher said:

not in my books...it's an Audi nothing more

So the most sports-inspired Audi is "an Audi nothing more"? :P

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OK so riddle me this.

R8 built in its own factory, with same underpinnings, engine, gearbox as a Gallardo is not a supercar.

Gallardo built in shared factory, with same underpinning, engine, gearbox as an R8 V10 is a Supercar.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

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swerni said:

It's so the OP can tell his friends he has a super car if he buys one.

Despite the fact we all know it isn't

Actually it is because I want to join the SCD club when I do move, which requires you own a "supercar" (hence its name) to partake.

There is also a downside if it is - I hate attention. I like to be Mr Anon.... how else do you get away with picking your nose whilst driving... Hence why I could never own an Aventador for example.