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Old 03-02-2007, 11:40 AM   #1
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Default Audi R8

Is this the most beautiful, most awesome car available on the planet today?

If not........what is?

Personally I think the R8 might well be........check out this amazing website

http://microsites.audi.com/audir8/ht...ex.php?lang=en



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Old 03-02-2007, 11:43 AM   #2
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I'm not totally taken by the head lights, but you are rite, it has to be one of the prettiest cars on the market.
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Old 03-02-2007, 11:49 AM   #3
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Good looking car. What are they worth?
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Old 03-02-2007, 12:32 PM   #4
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Is this the most beautiful, most awesome car available on the planet today?

If not........what is?

I prefer this http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/
and its a Ford.

I did like the Audi V8 they had for a pace car at V8 Supercars a few years back. It sounded better than the race cars.
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Old 03-02-2007, 12:39 PM   #5
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holy shite that was mad i want 1 i had to watch it twice if only ford made websites like that all the blokes would be lined up at the dealers
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Old 03-02-2007, 01:10 PM   #6
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Good looking car. What are they worth?
The car will be on display at the Brisbane International Motor Show, the expected price when it comes to Oz will be between $250,000 to $300,000, exact pricing has not yet been announced.



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Old 03-02-2007, 01:18 PM   #7
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Old 03-02-2007, 02:07 PM   #8
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I would buy that over a Ferrari ANYDAY.
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Old 03-02-2007, 02:27 PM   #9
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VERY nice, especially in black!!!
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Old 03-02-2007, 02:29 PM   #10
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I prefer this http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/
and its a Ford.

I did like the Audi V8 they had for a pace car at V8 Supercars a few years back. It sounded better than the race cars.

Ditto to that. I was filling my car up last nite at Mount Annan Shell, and a yellow GT pulled up next to me, blew my load on the spot! lol....



Sexy car!


Audi's don't do it for me, I hate the back-ends they have...
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Old 03-02-2007, 04:24 PM   #11
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Meh, only Italians and Germans can consistently build top-end of the price range cars
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Old 03-02-2007, 04:58 PM   #12
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VERY nice, especially in black!!!
Ditto. Thats another reason why Audi is my fav.... oh wait 2nd fav car manufacturer Audi RS4 mmmmmmmmm they are hot too
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Old 03-02-2007, 07:30 PM   #13
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First time i saw it in a mag i immediattly made it my new number 1 dream car.

An at that price and the way audi's are now it's and absolute steal.
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Old 03-02-2007, 08:12 PM   #14
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Hmmm...Doesn't do much for me.
I'd prefer a GT40 or a Porsche Carerra S.
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Old 03-02-2007, 09:45 PM   #15
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Very nice but i'll be happy with the humble XR6T
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Old 03-02-2007, 10:45 PM   #16
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if i had to pick between that or my XR with unlimited cash for mods.. hmmmm lol i think my answer is pretty clear hehe
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Old 04-02-2007, 12:15 AM   #17
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yeah.. i dont really like it... prefer a lamborgini or porsche
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Old 04-02-2007, 12:30 AM   #18
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damn....thats one hot car.........yes please
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Old 04-02-2007, 12:31 AM   #19
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Very nice..

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Meh, only Italians and Germans can consistently build top-end of the price range cars
Audi is German....
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:43 AM   #20
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They've priced it well compared to cars in the same manufacturer family (that being Audi and Porsche... as Audi is part of the VW Group which Porsche owns).

Porsche 911 Carrera S - 3.8litre 261kW Flat-Six, 0-100km/h in 4.3 sec, 1/4 mile in 12.5 sec - $221,100

Audi R8 - 4.2litre 309kW V8, 0-100km/h in 4.2 sec, 1/4 mile TBA - $238,000 approx

Porsche 911 GT3 - 3.6litre 305kW Flat-Six, 0-100km/h in 4.0 sec, 1/4 mile in 12.0 sec, $251,000

Its priced between the Carrera S and GT3 and fits in exactly between them performance wise. Seems like a good move in my eyes, and a logical step up if you want to keep to the same family.
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:28 PM   #21
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Its priced between the Carrera S and GT3 and fits in exactly between them performance wise. Seems like a good move in my eyes, and a logical step up if you want to keep to the same family.
Yet its 300x cooler than a Porsche could ever pretend to be.
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Very nice..

Audi is German....
Ahum, what that line was meant to come across as was "Meh, who cares, another self-indulgent car from the lands of certain European countries." Im kinda over it, though I can appreciate the car, I want to see Toyota make a stunningly beautiful coupe, or the same for GM. Why do these cars have to only consistently come out of two countries?
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Yet its 300x cooler than a Porsche could ever pretend to be.
In your opinion of course
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Old 04-02-2007, 09:42 PM   #24
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Be interesting to see if they test it on Top Gear.
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I reckon it looks great. I'd choose that over a Porsche anyday
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Well don't rush in to place your order ... Australia's allocation was sold out months ago.
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Yet its 300x cooler than a Porsche could ever pretend to be.
That's purely opinion.

And there are more Porsches then just 911's. Some of those $1 million hypercars they've made in the past can out-cool most other things.
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Old 05-02-2007, 12:41 AM   #28
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That's purely opinion.

And there are more Porsches then just 911's. Some of those $1 million hypercars they've made in the past can out-cool most other things.
And there are Audi Diesel Le man Cars that cost more than a million bucks and can "out-cool" porsche and most things, but how is that relevant? On a more serious note, R8, very noice would have one if i could as it doesn't look like the stuff that is currently out there.
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yeah.. i dont really like it... prefer a lamborgini or porsche
It's actually based on the Lamborghini chasis IIRC.
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And there are Audi Diesel Le man Cars that cost more than a million bucks and can "out-cool" porsche and most things, but how is that relevant? On a more serious note, R8, very noice would have one if i could as it doesn't look like the stuff that is currently out there.
They're not road cars. Cars like the 1994 Porsche-Dauer 962 LeMans (3.0 TT Flat-Six, 545kW, 2.6 sec 0-100, 404km/h), 1996, 97, 98 911 GT1 Strassenversion (capable of 320, 350 and 370km/h respectively) etc etc are ultra-fast road going cars. There's no Audi (who's parent company is under Porsche ownership anyway) like that.
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