Audi is sick and tired of people viewing them as Germany’s number 3 luxury brand and the thoroughly exotic R8 is evidence. The hand assembled, mid engine super coupe from Audi’s high performance quattro GmbH subsidiary is the brand’s unabashed halo model, creating excitement and shining the design spotlight on less costly lookers like the new-for-2008 A4 and and the dashingly handsome A5. We caught this NJ-based example, cloaked in Ice Silver Metallic with Apollo Silver slingblade, parked outside Dos Caminos on Park for late night empanadas.
Progress is indeed beautiful
Your typical excellent post. Full of interesting info like the little known fact that Audi was part of M-B until 1965. Audi is surely on a “roll” , if you will pardon the lame pun, right now. Great stuff currently available [S5, R8 V-10, S6 & S8] & other goodies rolling on down the pike. Thnx
Great find Stu!
I love the shot that top gear has of a Carrera2 flying off the track with the R8 devouring the track with its proven quattro all-wheel-drive system. Nothing sums that up quite as well as their old ad for the 1994 S4. Definitely worth a look!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeBxtju52EY
Somehow, I’d rather spin endlessly off the track
in my C2 then play it safe in my R8. But that’s just me.
nice car review. i like it.
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