Audi R8 Plus 'selection 24h'
Audi cashes in on R8 racing success with roadgoing limited edition
As the name implies, there will be just 24 of these R8s produced. It's mechanically identical to an R8 V10 Plus, but then 610hp should be more than sufficient for living out your GT3 racing driver dreams.
As standard, the 24h edition will get the dynamic steering, magnetic ride and laser lighting that are optional on the regular R8. All 24 will be painted in Suzuka Grey with Mythos Black and Misano Red highlights, to make it look like a real racing car.
It also wouldn't be like a real racing car without some carbon fibre, so the special edition car has the shiny black stuff adorning the mirrors, rear wing, diffuser and sideblades. There's more inside too, plus 'R8 24h' logos and illuminated carbon sills with the serial numbers. Classy. There are also entry lights on the doors projecting the R8 logo. If you're a regular R8 customer and terribly jealous of this, Audi exclusive will soon be offering further personalisation with "a near unlimited range of lettering and logos" to illuminate the floor.
The R8 selection 24h will make its debut at - you've guessed it - the Nurburgring 24-hour in a couple of weeks. Orders are being taken from today though, at a price of 229,000 euros (£180,000). UK availability is TBC, but clearly there won't be many if we get them at all. Form an orderly queue R8 fans!
Even if I had a few million to throw on cars, the only Audi that would make my (imaginary) collection is the 80s Quattro, still my favorite Audi!
"All 24 will be painted in Suzuka Grey with Mythos Black and Misano Red highlights" - Car in pictures is white though?
To my eye the Audi TT has 90% of the looks and 90% of the performance for 30% of the price.
"All 24 will be painted in Suzuka Grey with Mythos Black and Misano Red highlights" - Car in pictures is white though?
Photos never look right and always look white, you need to see one in the flesh to appreciate it. It's such a lovely colour.
To my eye the Audi TT has 90% of the looks and 90% of the performance for 30% of the price.
I know the TTRS owners will be in to defend it and reel off Vbox figures that prove their TTRS is "better" but it isnt, its a smidge more accelerative as standard and quicker again when fiddled with but then its a different ballgame entirely, getting a package as opposed to Top Trumps, if anything the V8 R8 I drove, I expected not to like it but even though low down it did feel fairly gutless, I would take one over a TTRS every day even though you just know that every time you take it out you would be just waiting for that TTRS or Golf R in the mirror to "embarrass" you.
I love TT's as a rule and the TTRS is massively impressive but 90 percent of an R8, nah.
However, I was at Dunsfold having a look at one and a McLaren 12C pulled up next to it and parked.... the R8 (as good as it looked inside and out) just vanished. It was just no longer 'special'... and this was when it was compared to just an 'old' 12c, compared to the more recent McLaren offerings (and obviously the Ferrari/Lambo choices) £180K is one hell of a price for an R8.
That being said I am sure every one will sell with ease.
ps. Given a choice between an R8 or 911 Turbo.... R8 all day long. However if I really had the money to spend myself the R8 would not get a look in against the 'big three' no matter how many race wins it has (and McLaren would win that fight for me)
Come on !!
Several posts in and already people are saying "Its just an Audi" and "why would you have one of these over a Ferrari/Mclaren etc etc..".
There is one simple reason why anyone would be 100% correct to consider this car as at least equal and in some respects massively more desirable than, say , a McLaren 570 - A normally aspirated 610 bhp motor for gods sake !!
Some people won't care that the R8 is perhaps the last bastion of normally aspirated, hulking big high-revving motors. Well I do !
Much as I am a fan of Mclarens work - the engine on the R8 is simply a vastly more entertaining thing than any McLaren turbo lump. It just is.
If you guys can't see the value of the motor in the R8 ( and why therefore anyone could easily justify this car over any of the competition on this reason alone ) then I am sorry for you. The engine makes this car. Lets celebrate the engine !!
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