R8 Motor Trend - First Drive: 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro

[Merc1]

Use Daily: Supernatural Feeling of Control Retained in New, 525-Horse V-10-Powered R8


On final approach to Malaga, Spain, the view from the 737's porthole is of countryside lately rained on. Getting closer to the ground, roads can be discerned as half-dry with damp patches. A 518-hp, mid-engined Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro supercar awaits outside the terminal building. Now normally, the prospect of piloting such a machine in these conditions would cause more apprehension than anticipation.

Not with this Audi though. The R8 has always been such a delightfully trustworthy machine -- an inanimate object that displays the animate characteristic of appearing to be on your side. So it seems reasonable today to put faith in it once again, even as its power scales more breathtaking heights than ever.

In the cause of the extra combustion, the "sideblades" in the V-10 flare outward at the air intakes, channeling to bigger side-mounted radiators. That's probably the main recognition point over the V-8, though the list also runs to bigger, 19-inch Y-pattern rims. They're gorgeous-looking, too. The front grilles are also restyled, there are all-LED headlamps, and more pronounced sills and diffusers.



Full Article: Motor Trend - First Drive: 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro


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[Tumbo]

There might be a handful -- and it's a tiny handful -- of supercars that are, in ideal conditions, as good to drive as this one. But are they as good to drive as much of the time? Definitely not.

 

[Tarek]

Definitely a dream machine,who would've thought that Audi is capable of making such desirable machines?

 

[Merc1]

The R8 is a textbook example of how synergies between 2 totally different companies can be honed properly. Audi and Lamborghini, seemingly a match made in heaven.


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[VroomVroom]

The R8 is a textbook example of how synergies between 2 totally different companies can be honed properly. Audi and Lamborghini, seemingly a match made in heaven.


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Audi and Lamborghini is deffintly a match made in heaven

 

[Tumbo]

Haha, somebody is stealing my "logo-on-ass" ideas

 

[VroomVroom]

Haha, somebody is stealing my "logo-on-ass" ideas

Who?

Two great companies combined = very sexy and an astonishing car

 

[ateekt]

Probably the Audi's best! I'm not much fan of R8's looks but, I must admit it is one of the great cars ever built!

 

[Tarek]

Audi and Lamborghini is deffintly a match made in heaven