The original Audi R8 was one of the big surprises of the last decade. A company for the construction of high-performance cars known, but life here was a real competitor to the Porsche 911. timeless The second generation model has a huge amount of face value and then has and good news is more than responded to expectations.
Part of the purity of the aesthetic style was lost from the original of this new version of the angle, but the road still seems very threatening. The cabin has become a triumph; You are sitting low and you will be surrounded by high quality materials.
The chassis retains the sensation of lightness and immediacy that has made the pleasure of driving the first R8 and a Quattro all-wheel drive system is solid and never feel the car or lead lifeless. The V10 natural aspiration is one of the most exciting car power engines at any price point, even easier to appreciate if you opt for the R8 Spyder.
Audi R8 in detail
> Performance and 0-60mph time - operation is absolutely blistering but especially in the more V10. If anything, with the V10 soundtrack, it feels faster than it is.
> Engine and gearbox - A 5.2 liter V10 atmospheric two current outputs, automatically with a standard double-clutch seven-speed. One of the best engines on the market.
> Ride and handling - agile, balanced and happy to play at the right time. Steer dynamic is not perfect, but better than it was.
> MPG and running costs - is a supercar, so supercar expected costs. The fuel economy is not bad for a 5.2-liter V10, but barely parsimonious and tires can be expensive.
> Interior and technology - One of the best stands at this time in a car. Driving position and views, high quality, and high through virtual cockpit choose Audi.
> Design - Maybe it's pulling is not as distinctive as its predecessor, but mostly positive.
Prices, specifications and rivals
The R8 starts at £ 123,350 to £ 137,450 increase for the Plus model. R8 Spyder start at £ 131,140. The car brings firmly Porsche 911 Turbo, 570S McLaren and Aston Martin sector V12 Vantage S. Ferrari 488 GTB is more expensive than over to about £ 45,000, while the Lamborghini Huracan - which shares its platform and drive the R8 - starts at £ 155,400 for the LP 580-2 rear.
Our current class leader, the McLaren 570S, but the R8 Plus, it works very, very close. Audi has a lot of exciting record, but it lacks the lure McLaren logos and the few end driver quality involvement. We gave approval in a McLaren test group number 217 - our conclusion:
"What's on the road, the McLaren the most attractive car on the track. There are very good reasons, including his training to the reason why the R8 must win this test. To test, in fact, for some members of the team Street, shouting the seals of the V10 deal. The keys give one of these cars for a ride on a road, however, and the carbon fiber trailer will be in the choice of speed characteristics, their hand.
In other words, the last driving emotions, McLaren our choice. For daily driving? We would give consent R8. By the way, came the other cars in this test, the R Jaguar F-Type AWD and Porsche 911 Turbo S, not close. That included a Nissan GT-R is not, the Audi feeling missed the opportunity, but can get in the equally efficient way.
The cheapest McLaren car is incredibly near on paper to the no longer Audi R8. Both are great sports car motor, both have 533bhp and accelerates from 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds. The R8 is a bit cheaper, but again, the 540C has a carbon fiber chassis, premium £ 2650. The McLaren as its big brother justifies the 570S protruding little more exciting and engaging than Audi - with the exception Of the reader.
