RE: Audi R8 Performance: Driven
Discussion
Rumblestripe said:
So, we can't talk about it if we can't afford it? Better close the F1 board then.
Anyone notice the R8 in the Hankook tyres ad?
They used the Mk1. I assume they could have used pretty much any model they fancied so I think that's a nod to the aesthetics of the mk1 in my book.
Of course they can and do. But opinion does not outweigh facts and opinion is not of much value when it’s I’ll informed. That’s the point people are making. You are talking from the standpoint of ignorance. Doesn’t mean you can’t have a view or share it, just expect people to question you on it if it sounds daft.Anyone notice the R8 in the Hankook tyres ad?
They used the Mk1. I assume they could have used pretty much any model they fancied so I think that's a nod to the aesthetics of the mk1 in my book.
t. One is a front engined hatchback with the proportions of a hatchback. The other is a supercar. 
I have a TTS and R8RWS
You cannot compare them. The n/a V10 is stunning.
The TT is very quick but ordinary.
I requested a GT3 touring but was unsuccessful and offered a GtS. After owning a 997 and trying to find something special about the 991 I decided to widen the search for a sports car.
I looked at a 570s but the doors and 200 mile drive to get it fixed we’re off putting .
Glad to drive something so good .
You cannot compare them. The n/a V10 is stunning.
The TT is very quick but ordinary.
I requested a GT3 touring but was unsuccessful and offered a GtS. After owning a 997 and trying to find something special about the 991 I decided to widen the search for a sports car.
I looked at a 570s but the doors and 200 mile drive to get it fixed we’re off putting .
Glad to drive something so good .
Housey said:
Rumblestripe said:
So, we can't talk about it if we can't afford it? Better close the F1 board then.
Anyone notice the R8 in the Hankook tyres ad?
They used the Mk1. I assume they could have used pretty much any model they fancied so I think that's a nod to the aesthetics of the mk1 in my book.
Of course they can and do. But opinion does not outweigh facts and opinion is not of much value when it’s I’ll informed. That’s the point people are making. You are talking from the standpoint of ignorance. Doesn’t mean you can’t have a view or share it, just expect people to question you on it if it sounds daft.Anyone notice the R8 in the Hankook tyres ad?
They used the Mk1. I assume they could have used pretty much any model they fancied so I think that's a nod to the aesthetics of the mk1 in my book.
labstaR said:
I have a TTS and R8RWS
You cannot compare them. The n/a V10 is stunning.
The TT is very quick but ordinary.
I requested a GT3 touring but was unsuccessful and offered a GtS. After owning a 997 and trying to find something special about the 991 I decided to widen the search for a sports car.
I looked at a 570s but the doors and 200 mile drive to get it fixed we’re off putting .
Glad to drive something so good .
Aren't people just saying that a TTRS (RS not S) has 95% of the pace of the R8 for 33% of the price? It more or less has half the V10 engine of course You cannot compare them. The n/a V10 is stunning.
The TT is very quick but ordinary.
I requested a GT3 touring but was unsuccessful and offered a GtS. After owning a 997 and trying to find something special about the 991 I decided to widen the search for a sports car.
I looked at a 570s but the doors and 200 mile drive to get it fixed we’re off putting .
Glad to drive something so good .
For "mere mortals" the TTRS is almost there and for the "considerably richer than yow" crowd the R8 is better of course albeit not available to the vast majority of car buyers. I'd have the R8 money no object but money or lack of it is where a lot of us sit.TX.
Terminator X said:
Aren't people just saying that a TTRS (RS not S) has 95% of the pace of the R8 for 33% of the price? It more or less has half the V10 engine of course For "mere mortals" the TTRS is almost there and for the "considerably richer than yow" crowd the R8 is better of course albeit not available to the vast majority of car buyers. I'd have the R8 money no object but money or lack of it is where a lot of us sit.
TX.
I think the point was that a few posters were fixated on only pace - where the R8 and TTRS are quite close. For "mere mortals" the TTRS is almost there and for the "considerably richer than yow" crowd the R8 is better of course albeit not available to the vast majority of car buyers. I'd have the R8 money no object but money or lack of it is where a lot of us sit.TX.
There are a lot of other aspects to consider that IMHO widens that gap considerably.
By way of an example take the price out of the equation and consider a fifty grand gen1 R8 vs. similarly priced TTRS. IMHO the R8 beats the TTRS comprehensively in most areas - the engineering, the engine location, the engine capacity, the engine/exhaust noise, how the car drives, how it feels on the road, how it looks. Maybe even how people respond to it.
And going back to comparing the new R8 vs a new TTRS ... I still think for those that can afford both the R8 offers something the TTRS never can.
BTW - I love both cars, and if I ever need anything more practical a TTRS would be on my shopping list. But when I'm on my death bed the smile on my face will be the day I stood next to my new (to me) R8 and felt I'd gone to petrol heaven.
NewNameNeeded said:
By way of an example take the price out of the equation and consider a fifty grand gen1 R8 vs. similarly priced TTRS.
I think that is a great way to look at it.And indeed if I had £50k burning a hole in my pocket - it would go straight on that R8 - I wouldn't even consider the TT.
walm said:
I think that is a great way to look at it.
And indeed if I had £50k burning a hole in my pocket - it would go straight on that R8 - I wouldn't even consider the TT.
I also.think the R8 would work out the cheaper car to own in the long run (taking in to account all costs, including depreciation).And indeed if I had £50k burning a hole in my pocket - it would go straight on that R8 - I wouldn't even consider the TT.
NewNameNeeded said:
I also.think the R8 would work out the cheaper car to own in the long run (taking in to account all costs, including depreciation).
Big 2yr service at Audi came in at 760 quid on mine. Didn't need plugs tho as done inbetween so pushing 900 quid but very respectable for such a car every 2 yrs. Interim oil changes around 400 all main dealer. Panels and parts prices are however minty but it was a near 95k car new. Wings etc £2500 each, bonnet 4k if I recall, wing mirror £900, rear light lenses 1k etc etc.
Tracker and alarm needed but not seen theft reports like other Audi performance cars?
200Plus Club said:
Big 2yr service at Audi came in at 760 quid on mine. Didn't need plugs tho as done inbetween so pushing 900 quid but very respectable for such a car every 2 yrs. Interim oil changes around 400 all main dealer.
Panels and parts prices are however minty but it was a near 95k car new. Wings etc £2500 each, bonnet 4k if I recall, wing mirror £900, rear light lenses 1k etc etc.
Tracker and alarm needed but not seen theft reports like other Audi performance cars?
In a year mine has cost me 2 grand in service, new tyres, a rear brake light and MOT. Insurance wasn't that bad either. Road tax is chunky. And it likes a drink. But it's barely lost any value on what I paid for it.Panels and parts prices are however minty but it was a near 95k car new. Wings etc £2500 each, bonnet 4k if I recall, wing mirror £900, rear light lenses 1k etc etc.
Tracker and alarm needed but not seen theft reports like other Audi performance cars?
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