Audi R8 V10 PLUS 2016

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Just bought one. Never owned a car in yellow but this one in Vegas Yellow looks great. Whisper it quietly but I sold a Porsche GT4 to buy it. Great car on the track but I want a really fast road car and the GT4 did not feel that fast until you were in the upper reaches of the rev band. Only had a couple of short drives at the moment but I can confirm it is genuine supercar fast and the car exudes quality. Very pleased.

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Porsche911R said:

keep us updated was thinking about doing the same in 2017

Will do.
GT4 great car as motoring press have said but if you are used to 500bhp plus you do miss the grunt. Not so with the R8 oh no!

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aspirated said:

how much profit did you make on the porsche

Mine was a lefthand drive. Ordered from Porsche Antibes France drove 6000 km and sold it a year later for same money I paid for the car. Quite alot of GT4 available in europe mine was keenly priced.

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Palmball said:

Ahh, not many of us Gen-2 owners on here....seems to be derided by the PH massive for some reason?

Love mine, had it since January and sold an AMG GT before it. Frankly, I'm typically more of a AMG man but just didn't gel with the GT. The R8 though is something else, and quite alarming how much faster and better it is in almost every way given the similar purchase prices. As I said above, I'm bemused by the lukewarm reception it's had because as a road-focussed (super?)car to use everyday, I can't think of a lot else that compares. It really is a cut-price Lambo with better technology and build quality.....it's almost a bargain

So much so, I'm considering swapping my black one for a yellow one (there's a good offer on the table). Just wondering if I've got big enough balls to drive round in a yellow car everyday. Could you post some pictures of yours?

In the meantime, some snaps of my black one....



Have not taken any photos yet but will publish when I have. Did not know the car had a lukewarm reception. I love the look of the car not as OTT as the Huracan so I felt OK with Vegas Yellow. Probably a slow burner, once people actually start driving them instead of basing their opinions on the motoring press they will realise what a great road car it is. Stick shift and motorsport clutch is OK for the track but is a pain stuck in traffic on a wet Friday night during rush hour

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Pics as promised

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Palmball does your car automatically switch between driving modes? For example if you select comfort it may change to the auto option in the driving mode menu or possibly dynamic. I asked my dealer and they did not seem to sure other than venturing possibly the car will switch according to how you are driving.

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Palmball said:

By itself? No, it stays in whatever driving mode I put it in until I change it to something else.

Thanks Palmball will speak to the dealer.

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Palmball said:

By itself? No, it stays in whatever driving mode I put it in until I change it to something else.

Thanks Palmball will speak to the dealer.

OK I realised that when you press the driving mode button the computer knows you wish to change out of the current mode so does not display it. What it does do is move to another mode for you to select that or you can scroll through to the one you want.

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Snap!