RE: Driven: Audi R8 Spyder
Discussion
I think it's a shame that Audi played it safe with the R8, choosing to use the same essential design language as for all their cars.
As a result, this no-doubt wonderful car, with all it well-engineered mid-engined V10 splendour, has all the appearance and style of a TT costing a third of the price.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with that for some people, but for more than £120k people expect something more, well, special.
As a result, this no-doubt wonderful car, with all it well-engineered mid-engined V10 splendour, has all the appearance and style of a TT costing a third of the price.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with that for some people, but for more than £120k people expect something more, well, special.
toppstuff said:
I think it's a shame that Audi played it safe with the R8, choosing to use the same essential design language as for all their cars.
As a result, this no-doubt wonderful car, with all it well-engineered mid-engined V10 splendour, has all the appearance and style of a TT costing a third of the price.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with that for some people, but for more than £120k people expect something more, well, special.
Great thinking line there toppstuff. From the same company who brings you the lamborghini gallardo we bring you the audi gallardo oooh which will you choose????? "As a result, this no-doubt wonderful car, with all it well-engineered mid-engined V10 splendour, has all the appearance and style of a TT costing a third of the price.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with that for some people, but for more than £120k people expect something more, well, special.
Simple fact is the R8 is designed to appeal to those who feel the g is too flash or too hardcore thereby increasing company profit. There has to be a fairly clear distinction between lambo and audis "supercars".
Shape Shifter said:
Riggers said:
has lopping off the roof compromised what, in coupe form, is surely one of the most dynamically involving Audis ever created?
The simple answer is no: astonishingly, the soft-top R8 manages to pull off the scarcely believable trick of almost-never feeling more wobbly than its tin-topped sister. Yes, strings of lumps and bumps will send minor tremors through the cabin...
So, the simple answer is yes then?The simple answer is no: astonishingly, the soft-top R8 manages to pull off the scarcely believable trick of almost-never feeling more wobbly than its tin-topped sister. Yes, strings of lumps and bumps will send minor tremors through the cabin...
oh, and...
The Pits said:
Take away the cold crisp efficiency and sales will evaporate. The masses like german cars and that efficiency is what reassures them it's german.
However it seems no journalist likes convertibles. They are dismissed as posers cars in every recent article, this one included.
Nothing wrong with the crisp efficiency - it's the coldness that could be done away with.However it seems no journalist likes convertibles. They are dismissed as posers cars in every recent article, this one included.
And I'm definitely not against convertibles - when I landed my Caterham Seven Academy car was waiting for me in the car park. I took the roof off before I drove back to the office...
Edited by Riggers on Thursday 11th March 17:48
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and you can drive the thing on SNOW as the Gallardo, and yes there are winter-tyres offered for those cars :-)))
Nothing beats an open-top-drive up- and down-hill(careful there, even with 4WD) on a crisp sunny day
Regards from still bloody-snowy, grey, cold Graubuenden-CH :-(
Rainer-CH
and you can drive the thing on SNOW as the Gallardo, and yes there are winter-tyres offered for those cars :-)))
Nothing beats an open-top-drive up- and down-hill(careful there, even with 4WD) on a crisp sunny day
Regards from still bloody-snowy, grey, cold Graubuenden-CH :-(
Rainer-CH
Riggers said:
Shape Shifter said:
Riggers said:
has lopping off the roof compromised what, in coupe form, is surely one of the most dynamically involving Audis ever created?
The simple answer is no: astonishingly, the soft-top R8 manages to pull off the scarcely believable trick of almost-never feeling more wobbly than its tin-topped sister. Yes, strings of lumps and bumps will send minor tremors through the cabin...
So, the simple answer is yes then?The simple answer is no: astonishingly, the soft-top R8 manages to pull off the scarcely believable trick of almost-never feeling more wobbly than its tin-topped sister. Yes, strings of lumps and bumps will send minor tremors through the cabin...
oh, and...
The Pits said:
Take away the cold crisp efficiency and sales will evaporate. The masses like german cars and that efficiency is what reassures them it's german.
However it seems no journalist likes convertibles. They are dismissed as posers cars in every recent article, this one included.
Nothing wrong with the crisp efficiency - it's the coldness that could be done away with.However it seems no journalist likes convertibles. They are dismissed as posers cars in every recent article, this one included.
And I'm definitely not against convertibles - when I landed my Caterham Seven Academy car was waiting for me in the car park. I took the roof off before I drove back to the office...
Edited by Riggers on Thursday 11th March 17:48
The Pits said:
Riggers said:
Shape Shifter said:
Riggers said:
has lopping off the roof compromised what, in coupe form, is surely one of the most dynamically involving Audis ever created?
The simple answer is no: astonishingly, the soft-top R8 manages to pull off the scarcely believable trick of almost-never feeling more wobbly than its tin-topped sister. Yes, strings of lumps and bumps will send minor tremors through the cabin...
So, the simple answer is yes then?The simple answer is no: astonishingly, the soft-top R8 manages to pull off the scarcely believable trick of almost-never feeling more wobbly than its tin-topped sister. Yes, strings of lumps and bumps will send minor tremors through the cabin...
oh, and...
The Pits said:
Take away the cold crisp efficiency and sales will evaporate. The masses like german cars and that efficiency is what reassures them it's german.
However it seems no journalist likes convertibles. They are dismissed as posers cars in every recent article, this one included.
Nothing wrong with the crisp efficiency - it's the coldness that could be done away with.However it seems no journalist likes convertibles. They are dismissed as posers cars in every recent article, this one included.
And I'm definitely not against convertibles - when I landed my Caterham Seven Academy car was waiting for me in the car park. I took the roof off before I drove back to the office...
Edited by Riggers on Thursday 11th March 17:48
steeveebee said:
Interesting that not one single photo shot of the Audi with its roof up . .
Why is this ? - does it look THAT bad then . .?
Not at all in fact looks quite good imo.Why is this ? - does it look THAT bad then . .?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjfF7q5QWms
daz4m said:
Can you tell us about steering feel, is it a bit lifeless or can feel everything that's going on?
Far from lifeless. The R8 coupe's steering is a proper old chatterbox, but the Spyder is a bit less communicative - the softer spring rate4s can probably be thanked for that...Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff