drove my R8 last night, so slooooooooooooooooooow
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I know there is always a bunch of guys reading in this forum and try to find arguments whether to buy a regular car or
an Ultima. I did quite some driving in my orange beast the last week and yesterday night we decided to have a comfortable
drive to the restaurant in the R8 with the 4,2 liter engine.
What a dissappointment, the power of the car felt now like a Vauxhall compared to a Porker and it clearly tells me that you
get used very quickly to the power the Ultima is offering and once you have experienced it has hard to go back.
Especiall in 3rd or 4th gear the torque of the Ultima is pushing hard in lower revs and when you floor the R8 you are still wondering
WHEN DOES IT START ?
an Ultima. I did quite some driving in my orange beast the last week and yesterday night we decided to have a comfortable
drive to the restaurant in the R8 with the 4,2 liter engine.
What a dissappointment, the power of the car felt now like a Vauxhall compared to a Porker and it clearly tells me that you
get used very quickly to the power the Ultima is offering and once you have experienced it has hard to go back.
Especiall in 3rd or 4th gear the torque of the Ultima is pushing hard in lower revs and when you floor the R8 you are still wondering
WHEN DOES IT START ?
Edited by spatz on Sunday 5th September 09:52
So there you are, I warned you about that in advance. Once you`ve experienced the power of an Ultima it`s impossible to find real driving pleasure in any other car again - must be a curse...
Apart from that the R8 V8 is said to be the slowest supercar ever built - how about the V10 to soothe the pain just a little?
Apart from that the R8 V8 is said to be the slowest supercar ever built - how about the V10 to soothe the pain just a little?
Good to hear Spatz!
Its not a supercar its just a fast TT, lets face it if Audi made it as quick as an Ultima without all the esp, abs, traction this traction that most of them would be in hedges now. I think major manufacturers have to build a large amount of health and safety into their products?
How does the lovely Aston compare?
Its not a supercar its just a fast TT, lets face it if Audi made it as quick as an Ultima without all the esp, abs, traction this traction that most of them would be in hedges now. I think major manufacturers have to build a large amount of health and safety into their products?
How does the lovely Aston compare?
bought the R8 when the V10 was not available and now the prices are down so i decided to kepp it.
my wife is driving the aston as a daily driver and today she had her first ultima drive.
BIG SMILE !
The Aston is definetely much closer to the ultima then to the R8,
and yes i agree the audi is made to be safe and driveable by average customers.
You can see what happens with the murcis and gallardos, they are killing a lot of people who think flooring is all you need to do......I am pretty sure if ultimas would not be built by enthusiasts who already have a history with fast cars, there would be many deadly accidents too.
my wife is driving the aston as a daily driver and today she had her first ultima drive.
BIG SMILE !
The Aston is definetely much closer to the ultima then to the R8,
and yes i agree the audi is made to be safe and driveable by average customers.
You can see what happens with the murcis and gallardos, they are killing a lot of people who think flooring is all you need to do......I am pretty sure if ultimas would not be built by enthusiasts who already have a history with fast cars, there would be many deadly accidents too.
Edited by spatz on Sunday 5th September 18:05
spatz said:
bought the R8 when the V10 was not available and now the prices are down so i decided to kepp it.
my wife is driving the aston as a daily driver and today she had her first ultima drive.
BIG SMILE !
The Aston is definetely much closer to the ultima then to the R8,
and yes i agree the audi is made to be safe and driveable by average customers.
You can see what happens with the murcis and gallardos, they are killing a lot of people who think flooring is all you need to do......I am pretty sure if ultimas would not be built by enthusiasts who already have a history with fast cars, there would be many deadly accidents too.
still a lovely car thoughmy wife is driving the aston as a daily driver and today she had her first ultima drive.
BIG SMILE !
The Aston is definetely much closer to the ultima then to the R8,
and yes i agree the audi is made to be safe and driveable by average customers.
You can see what happens with the murcis and gallardos, they are killing a lot of people who think flooring is all you need to do......I am pretty sure if ultimas would not be built by enthusiasts who already have a history with fast cars, there would be many deadly accidents too.
Edited by spatz on Sunday 5th September 18:05
Gulf LS3 said:
spatz said:
bought the R8 when the V10 was not available and now the prices are down so i decided to kepp it.
my wife is driving the aston as a daily driver and today she had her first ultima drive.
BIG SMILE !
The Aston is definetely much closer to the ultima then to the R8,
and yes i agree the audi is made to be safe and driveable by average customers.
You can see what happens with the murcis and gallardos, they are killing a lot of people who think flooring is all you need to do......I am pretty sure if ultimas would not be built by enthusiasts who already have a history with fast cars, there would be many deadly accidents too.
still a lovely car thoughmy wife is driving the aston as a daily driver and today she had her first ultima drive.
BIG SMILE !
The Aston is definetely much closer to the ultima then to the R8,
and yes i agree the audi is made to be safe and driveable by average customers.
You can see what happens with the murcis and gallardos, they are killing a lot of people who think flooring is all you need to do......I am pretty sure if ultimas would not be built by enthusiasts who already have a history with fast cars, there would be many deadly accidents too.
Edited by spatz on Sunday 5th September 18:05
Rag top looks better as it doesnt have the stripe..
Wouldnt mind one of those V10 engine sin an ultima??
Dom
Like compareing apples and oranges !!! Tell you what pick a bumpy back road and throw in some rain and see what happens !!! My money on the r8 any day of the week !!! Had chance to follow one at silverstone last week in the rain ... Bloody he'll it was quick and sounded lovely :-) no way a ultima would have kept up with him ..... Nor could I :-)
The V10 is a lot more skitish than the v8 or the 997tt. Still very safe with all the electrics trying to control physics but it is trying to catch you out all the time!
Great fun but a 997tt in the wet would walk away from you in the audi. Ultima is massively quicker in the right conditions but in the wet it is a bit of a challenge!
Great fun but a 997tt in the wet would walk away from you in the audi. Ultima is massively quicker in the right conditions but in the wet it is a bit of a challenge!
TuxMan said:
Like compareing apples and oranges !!! Tell you what pick a bumpy back road and throw in some rain and see what happens !!! My money on the r8 any day of the week !!! Had chance to follow one at silverstone last week in the rain ... Bloody he'll it was quick and sounded lovely :-) no way a ultima would have kept up with him ..... Nor could I :-)
a tuned Impreza would be quicker than both of them in those conditionsput them next to each other on dry drag strip and its bye bye R8, imagine what a four wheel drive Ultima would go like with all that esp, abs rubbish?
Hi all have to add since iv started to get used to my ultima been taking a few chums for err ?? joy rides 
and they ( and a couple are use to serious drag cars ) have all said " Iv not been any thing faster " the drag boys all comment on how the acceleration at 120 plus mark still feels as strong as between the 50 to 70 range , yep getting the impression the Ultima is well well close to being the ultimate ( yep i know that sounds corny )
and they ( and a couple are use to serious drag cars ) have all said " Iv not been any thing faster " the drag boys all comment on how the acceleration at 120 plus mark still feels as strong as between the 50 to 70 range , yep getting the impression the Ultima is well well close to being the ultimate ( yep i know that sounds corny )Gassing Station | Ultima | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff