2008 Audi R8 in Santa Monica

nice catch! what are the specs on this brute?

— RedCalipers (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:13:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

V8 425 hp with Quattro all wheel drive. Possibility of a V10 5.2 liter with over 500 hp in a year or so.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:15:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

MDalle

you can't judge a car that has fake plastic fenders and tape and say it is ugly

just wait and see

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:24:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

It is still in some camo, the black stuff will be gone, so will the red stripe, the aluminum panel "might" show up.

Will,

How do you explain sales of the of the 911, it costs around 100k, there are plenty of people who want to buy a 100k car and not a 200k car, I think there is a difference.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:24:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Will the one with the RS4 engine will be around 80k not 100 k

the v10 will be over 100 but with 500 - 600 hp it will sell well

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:25:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Another answer to the question no one asked from our friends at VW.
Perhaps they will rebadge it as the "Audi Phaeton"

— nybimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:45:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Yes,

The R8 with the V8 will be between 80-100k, maybe 105k at the most. The V10 will add about 20-25 on top.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 4:46:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Geez........you guys are too much, a test mule and you guys are already dissing the R8......But I guess fear in some people is shown by their lashing out in a self preservation mode...........kudos Audi for making this a reality and a gem in your crown!!!

— phaetonmeister (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 5:01:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

this doesn't rival the mb mclaren slr.
it rivals porsche 911, sl 55 amg etc.
just because it is mid engined doesn't mean it isn't usable.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 5:28:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

If that is true that there will be a V8 version, I have to apologize to Chewy. From my conversations with the dealer, I was led to believe that there was only going to be a V10 version, with the possibility of a RS-type upgrade a year later. These variations put it into very different demographics, and pricing flucutations will be minimized when placed into this sub-Gallardo category. Disappointing, I was hoping for a Gallardo-killer as I wasn't impressed with that car and I love Audis. Oh well, I guess it's on to the LP640.

— TheRogue (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 5:31:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

logical

No buddy, this is built on the LAMBORCHINI GALLARDO platform, something much finer than anything that BMW has.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 5:44:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

what a stupid looking Tail!

— Sauceboy01 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 6:19:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

lambo uses audi develped awd, uses audi developed engines, audi deveopled interiors, but clothes it in an italian body.
pathetic engineering.....seriously...do you know what you sound like?
what is pathetic about vw's engineering?

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 6:54:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

LOL I love how people bash the car without even

seeing the actual car.

Stupid ppl...if u dont like this car, why did u come to this article at first?

BMW is planning to make its Z8 by 2010 i think..

Yep... by then, all u Audi bashers can talk.

— Hwany (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 11:05:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

logical is again worried about Audi

WWWWWWaaaaaaahhhhh I am worried Audi will be cool and I will be sad

Lambo's but was saved buy VW and they are having a record year. The new baby lambo was built on... , Ready for this..? THE A8 platform/

Logical life changes, women are allowed to vote, the "blacks" are allowd to drink from your drinking fountian, and they even had a Catholic President.


There was a time that Japaneese cars were a joke that people laughed at and now Lexus is kicking our but in sales (I still like Audi) MB was the car of the 80's to early 90's, BMW had the late 90s to mid 2000s now Audi is here to stay

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2006 11:31:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

IamEvilHomer !!
Hear Hear!!!
Said it Perfectly !!!!

— I95SPEEDINGTICKETS (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 12:24:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

logical:

Yes, Audi took the Golf platform from VW, the engine from Laborghini, throw in a couple of parts off the shelf and voila! You have the new R8 supercar!

dumba$$..

— anS4inOC (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 12:38:55 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I95 thanks another vote for my Perfection :)

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 1:23:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

ans4inoc

no it is not the golf platform
but that is a great platform anyway

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 1:24:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

ok :)

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 1:17:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

BMWexpert- thanks for the usefull coments
one of the few BMW fans that have something usefull to say

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 1:19:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

That is such a sweet looking car!!!!!

— BM3W (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 5:08:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Obviusly this car is sportier than anything that BMW has right now, the real BMW fans understand that. BMW will probably have something to challange, but only in 2-4 years.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 9:08:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Nice post, great looking car and virtually identical to the original Le mans concept. The tests on the ring suggested great performance, and a killer exhaust note to match..

— TheGenius (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2006 11:59:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

audi are the best in all the cars the R8 is the highest car

— Mike (View Profile)

Posted on 8/17/2006 8:36:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3