RE: Audi R8 V10 Performance meets R8 V8
Discussion
pride23s said:
Ive owned two first the v8 manual then the v10 manual, I loved both versions, but I am sorry to say I just hate the look of the newest version.
Its lost its purist appeal for me and I am sad to say I wont be buying this version. Its going to be 458 italia next..sorry Audi please stop.
Nice car, very impressive lurking...Its lost its purist appeal for me and I am sad to say I wont be buying this version. Its going to be 458 italia next..sorry Audi please stop.
Edited by pride23s on Sunday 31st March 20:40
Edited by pride23s on Sunday 31st March 20:41
Not owning one, actually IS one my regrets. I would love one of the last manual V10's.
I have no excuses, I just couldn't get past the thought of £50k sitting in the garage Monday to Friday.
I kind-off justified it last time, by agreeing to a house extension, but that's all paid for now.
jakesmith said:
I’ve just spent about £2k buying audio gear to do a diy installation as the Audi RNSE nav unit is garbage. And the B&O is poor. Will bring it up to date nicely. 9” Alpine touch screen, Apple CarPlay with Google Maps, Deezer, Spotify integration, Bluetooth. Hertz D5 amp with 4x 100w driving 3 way components in the doors and 550w driving 2x 8 inch subs in custom enclosure in the back.
Was a bit reluctant to do it myself as it involves stripping out the whole front boot and the glovebox to pass power through to the passenger compartment. But it looks managable to me and will save over £1k in installation costs.
Now that I’ve sold my 987S runabout car I do use the R8 for some long mundane motorway journeys so having a decent music system is a must.
Pretty excited!
Mine had a customer built enclosure behind the seats with a big Audison amp and sub plus replacement speakers and altho I'm no audiophile the sound system was stunning and clear. The oe sat nav was ancient and unused but I just used my phone nav and Bluetooth. Was a bit reluctant to do it myself as it involves stripping out the whole front boot and the glovebox to pass power through to the passenger compartment. But it looks managable to me and will save over £1k in installation costs.
Now that I’ve sold my 987S runabout car I do use the R8 for some long mundane motorway journeys so having a decent music system is a must.
Pretty excited!
Echoing everyone else, the older design is much nicer with a cohesive, proper design language throughout. The newer one is more slashdotdash everywhere. Not a huge fan of the grills appearing in everything at the moment either, they all look a bit plastic.
Re the TTRS being faster with a remap, that just numbers. Sure in a traffic light race or if you're just pootling along and a TTRS goes haring past you yeah, it won't catch up easily and the TTRS will show it up but that's not what its all about. Driving on the road is about enjoyment and that isn't being able to set the fastest time down the A46 (insert any other road). A mid engined manual v8 is going to always come up trumps to a paddle gearboxed 5 pot.
The R8 was the beginning of another chapter in supercars with more mainstream manufacturers joining the game of some of the bigger cars and for what it was intended to do I think it achieved that very well.
Re the TTRS being faster with a remap, that just numbers. Sure in a traffic light race or if you're just pootling along and a TTRS goes haring past you yeah, it won't catch up easily and the TTRS will show it up but that's not what its all about. Driving on the road is about enjoyment and that isn't being able to set the fastest time down the A46 (insert any other road). A mid engined manual v8 is going to always come up trumps to a paddle gearboxed 5 pot.
The R8 was the beginning of another chapter in supercars with more mainstream manufacturers joining the game of some of the bigger cars and for what it was intended to do I think it achieved that very well.
greenarrow said:
Original R8 is still the only Audi apart from a 20 valve ur Quattro and perhaps the B7 RS4, I've ever lusted after.
In fact you could say Audi was on a roll in 2006/07 with the RS4 and R8 and has perhaps regressed since then in some ways.
It was a little before my time but I thought the earlier shape (b5?) S4 and RS4 had insane levels of power and tunability for their time, and were accordingly revered? In fact you could say Audi was on a roll in 2006/07 with the RS4 and R8 and has perhaps regressed since then in some ways.
Before I bought mine I was all set to buy a V10, however after chatting to a journalist he strongly suggested I drive the V8 and V10 back to back. The V10 in isolation was great, but compared to the V8 it felt heavier and a bit slower witted and less agile. The engine was less keen to rev out than the V8 (but it was a lot faster - and I almost went for it).
I ended up buying a V8 and loved it.
I ended up buying a V8 and loved it.
Terminator X said:
Unfortunately the game has moved on though as hot hatches are now below 4s to 60mph so as beautiful as the original is you will be regularly waving goodbye to someone on their way back from the weekly shop.
If that's really a problem for you, I can't help but feel you have bigger issues!Many of the most enjoyable cars I've driven would be left behind off the line by a diesel 3-series and my Elise would be left for dead by many hot hatches (and some not-so-hot ones these days, too)... I really can't see why that's a problem. Especially given that I've never in my life actually raced someone on the road.
Edited by kambites on Monday 1st April 13:31
Terminator X said:
Unfortunately the game has moved on though as hot hatches are now below 4s to 60mph so as beautiful as the original is you will be regularly waving goodbye to someone on their way back from the weekly shop.
Whilst it's true, I do think it kind of misses the point. Plus I imagine that's comparing a manual with a double-clutch.Also, the R8 will just dip under 10 seconds to 100, whereas most hot hatches are more than a second slower.
I was the last owner of that very V8. I am not sure that continually seeing it in the press now is helping with my loss! An absolutely brilliant car that is sorely missed. Agree that I'm not sure that you'd ever need more performance than the V8 on the road too. The V8 is just a very well gauged car in every way.
timu230274 said:
I was the last owner of that very V8. I am not sure that continually seeing it in the press now is helping with my loss! An absolutely brilliant car that is sorely missed. Agree that I'm not sure that you'd ever need more performance than the V8 on the road too. The V8 is just a very well gauged car in every way.
And if you did, part of me would probably rather pay the extra financial and weight penalty fitting one of the various supercharger kits by the likes of ABT and TTS.
Terminator X said:
Unfortunately the game has moved on though as hot hatches are now below 4s to 60mph so as beautiful as the original is you will be regularly waving goodbye to someone on their way back from the weekly shop. The new one looks 
though.
TX.
I must sell the F40 and get myself into a modern hot hatch. though.TX.
Said nobody, ever.
Terminator X said:
Unfortunately the game has moved on though as hot hatches are now below 4s to 60mph so as beautiful as the original is you will be regularly waving goodbye to someone on their way back from the weekly shop. The new one looks though.
TX.
Not very mature I know but I beat an A45 off the lights last week. Up to a reasonable speed too. I know he was racing as before he took off I heard a hissing noise like someone bursting an inflatable toy, that was presumably the turbo spooling up on his lovely little 4 cylinder engine, then a load of whizzing and whiring noises reminiscent of a sewing machine as he accelerated, initially next to me and then behind me. I didn't make the best change from 2 to 3 but was clearly ahead though.TX.
I have had the car for 6 months and this is the first time someone has tried to race me so not really a 'regular' event as you make out
What you wrote is wrong and irrelevant, as for the last 6 months I have been enjoying a hand built aluminium framed purpose made mid-engined open gated manual supercar, whilst the other chap was in a little hatchback that you can buy with a 1.3 litre engine
jakesmith said:
What would you buy for £35k?
V8 vantage perhaps, think they are around that that price. Or an evora for 2+2. 911 turbo even. How much are Exiges. And so on.R8 isn't a car with any occasion (for me personally), and external styling doesn't do it for me.
Edited by hyphen on Monday 1st April 18:38
I drove the original lR8 when new against my then new GT3RS .
First impressions:
Looks like a supercar not a Porsche. Lovely open gate gearbox.
Driving:
Very quick but all controls felt too light compared to the RS especially clutch.
In the end I wondered if I could have told it from an Audi Performance saloon if my eyes were closed.
I was driving these cars properly hard - up to 150 MPH and lots of corners. I admit I have had a fair number of Porsches and BMWs so am doubtless biased but it just felt much smoother and much less physical than the Porsche.
Loved how it looked and was finished though.
First impressions:
Looks like a supercar not a Porsche. Lovely open gate gearbox.
Driving:
Very quick but all controls felt too light compared to the RS especially clutch.
In the end I wondered if I could have told it from an Audi Performance saloon if my eyes were closed.
I was driving these cars properly hard - up to 150 MPH and lots of corners. I admit I have had a fair number of Porsches and BMWs so am doubtless biased but it just felt much smoother and much less physical than the Porsche.
Loved how it looked and was finished though.
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