It looks great. Sometimes there is no reason to make sweeping design changes. Evolution is just fine here. The R8 is a car they could continue to evolve for a long time and I still be happy with it. That engine just sounds incredible too. This over a 911 Turbo S seems like an easy choice, but when you consider that the McLaren 570 is about the same price, that's a tougher choice. Probably McLaren for me if it has to be just one. McLaren 570 > Huracan > R8 V10 > 911 Turbo S. You can't go wrong with any of them though. It must be great to have that sort of rich guy problem.
Depending on my mood, I might go with the Huracan over the 570. The Huracan is priced about half way between the McLaren 570 and 650. So it's kind of borderline to even include it on the list.
+UzzyFuzzyy See this is exaclty the reason why many People choose this over a Huracan, because they find it embarassing to Show everyone around them all the time how much Money the have.
von Richthofen I like the Lamborghini over the Audi for just the opposite reason. Driving a Lamborghini is an event. It makes it seem more special. If you have the money for one of these, you probably have another car to drive when you want to go more incognito. A friend of mine had a Gallardo for a while, it would be annoying to daily drive because of how everyone around you responds to it. If I was choosing one of these to drive as my only car it would be the 911. There are enough 911s on the road that it pretty much just blends in, and it's comfortable enough to daily.
I wasn't too sure about the looks when i first saw it, but now i think it looks great especially the rear end. Can't wait for a 3 way track battle with the 570s and Turbo s.
Definitely loving the improved look, it's as good as the old design. Nice evolution. Never liked a spoiler on it though. If you like the old look, you got enough years to choose from..
It would be interesting to compare the Lamborghini Huracan with the Audi ... i suspect they have tuned the chassis and maybe the engines slightly differently. Also, I genuinely believe that these modern super/hyper cars have become too fast to really be enjoyable on the road, with 600bhp you can generally only enjoy 300-350bhp on the road and then you would just be equally thrilled by a Porsche Cayman S/GTS/GT4 or equivalent. It is great to be able to do 0-62 in 3 seconds but that generally means that if you are on the road and not at a standstill, you need above average driving skills within 3-5 seconds you can loose your licence in 3s and that is true pretty much in any country around the world except Germany.
New R8 is fast, but looks like a typical/generic Audi. IMHO it looks awkward and ugly. The original R8 is timeless, it still looks like something from the future, the design is so beautiful and unmatched, an instant classic. This new R8 is just ugly, specially when compared with a Facelift R8! RIP Audi R8 2008-2015
Always thought the new R8 was a step backwards in the looks department when compared to the old model. This R8 V10 plus version though, specced the way it is, looks sexy AF!
Geat Car my dream car for When im older Already got the car its great Just cant drive it yet im a kid i bought the £2,500 Item for it and it looks Awsome i got the V10 Engine
So what have we learned from this so called review? It's fast, rather comfortable, sounds good and loud. I knew that even before watching this. If there is any power to stop this nonsense reviews please do start now.
No offense, but the R8 is just a reskinned Huracan. Imo. Audi bought Lamborghini to have the engines/chassis and know how from Lamborghini and be able to use it in their own cars. I think it's both good and bad. Audi could have tried to make a V10 of their own instead of putting a V10 that in my opinion should be Lamborghini exclusive into the R8. Alternatively they could have made the V8 even more powerful to keep up with the competition. Look at Mercedes-Benz, they make very powerful V8 and V12 themselves in all the AMG versions of their cars. Imagine them buying Ferrari and putting Ferraris engines into the Mercs.. In my opinion all car makers should stribe to have some authenticity, we kind of miss that when Audi does these kind of things..
+Butcheren0 It's the other way around...the Huracan is a reskinned R8. That engine was developed by Audi since the Gallardo! And WTF would be bad about a reskinned Lambo to begin with?!
+Eric Just did a little more research and it turns out you are right Eric. No wonder one can get confused since all photos of the engine clearly states "Lamborghini" on the motorhead. That along with the quotes of various motorjournalist saying "they put the engine from Lamborghini in the R8". Clearly people could be a bit more precise :) However I don't see that Maserati using Ferraris engines as the same case though. Maseratis are sportscars and kind of always has been. Audis however have always been regular cars with the sporty variants as the exception more than the rule.
+kraenk12 No. Let's say the Gallardo then. Gallardo was released in 2003/2004 with the V10 engine in it (which I now know was "made by Audi") while the R8 with the V10 engine in it was released in 2009. How can a car released 5-6 years prior be a reskin? From wiki; "As Volkswagen Group owns both Audi and Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.), some of the R8 is shared with the Lamborghini Gallardo, including some of the chassis and floorpan, door handle mechanisms, transmissions, and the revised V10 engine. The R8 is made distinct by its Germanic exterior styling, cabin, smaller V8 engine, magnetic dampers, and pricing". Imo. reskinning is for the lazy; "we can't bother to make something unique ourselves, so let's just base it on something else and tweak it a bit"
Yes its not looking as good as the old one, yes it doesn't have manual option, but still its the only naturally aspirated mid engined every day super car you can buy and I want it so bad.
+Can Tavukçuoğlu well said. the older r8 was more curvy and sleek. more of a head-turner. naturally aspirated engine all day. kind of surprising that audi's making it considering they are quite conservative.
Spend some money and buy Lamborghini instead - don't look poor :) If I had that amount of money I'll go for old Lamborghini Gallardo Roadster with manual gearbox - this is a proper car for driving!
+benzfen Just for your information, Gallardo has been discontinued; there is new series called Huracan which has more hp than Gallardo. And there is Huracan engine on this beauty. And probably price tags should be very close to Lambo, haven`t checked dunno
Yuu Tuub Thank you for informing me, but it wasn't necessary I now that! I wrote OLD as meaning of second hand. I don't give a shit about new Huracan after 500 bhp is pointless to have few more or few less bhp. But you can have Gallardo with manual gearbox - and here is the differences - driving 500+ bhp car with manual is something way different then semi-automatic or DSG! And here is where the skills matter and the trill comes. Regarding prices Audi is way cheaper then Lambo. R8 V10+ starts from £137 000 while Huracan starts from £180 000. There is offers for about £100 000 for Gallardo Spider manual with 1500 miles on the clock. As I said - I'll save my money and take the the old one!
Change your microphones ... or at least learn to learn how to control/set your gains..... the mic keeps on clipping..... please fix .... come on we are expecting more from you guys ... this is such an amateur mistake
+tmat04 I know it has always looked like it... I'm not saying the R8 is ugly by any means lol I'd still take a new model any day just prefer how the old one looks.
CharGuitarGirl When I first saw the new R8, I did not like the looks of it at all (especially when compared to the previous model). But, the more I see it, the more I love it! And, as much as I loved the looks of the old R8, I think I now prefer the new one better. And, surprisingly, lots of folks that I communicate with on RUclips have indicated that they feel the exact same way as I do regarding the new R8. Most of them stated that they didn't like the design at first. I just think the new model looks more exotic....more modern. I never thought this car would grow on me the way it has. Lol.
It looks great. Sometimes there is no reason to make sweeping design changes. Evolution is just fine here. The R8 is a car they could continue to evolve for a long time and I still be happy with it. That engine just sounds incredible too. This over a 911 Turbo S seems like an easy choice, but when you consider that the McLaren 570 is about the same price, that's a tougher choice. Probably McLaren for me if it has to be just one. McLaren 570 > Huracan > R8 V10 > 911 Turbo S. You can't go wrong with any of them though. It must be great to have that sort of rich guy problem.
Depending on my mood, I might go with the Huracan over the 570. The Huracan is priced about half way between the McLaren 570 and 650. So it's kind of borderline to even include it on the list.
+goatmonkey2112 Nah the list is the other way around.
+UzzyFuzzyy R8 is classy, huracan is just another italian sports/super car.
+UzzyFuzzyy See this is exaclty the reason why many People choose this over a Huracan, because they find it embarassing to Show everyone around them all the time how much Money the have.
von Richthofen
I like the Lamborghini over the Audi for just the opposite reason. Driving a Lamborghini is an event. It makes it seem more special. If you have the money for one of these, you probably have another car to drive when you want to go more incognito. A friend of mine had a Gallardo for a while, it would be annoying to daily drive because of how everyone around you responds to it. If I was choosing one of these to drive as my only car it would be the 911. There are enough 911s on the road that it pretty much just blends in, and it's comfortable enough to daily.
Oh please. It doesn't look "almost" identical to the original, not even close
+cstm39 Yup.. it is not almost - it is identical ;)
ups.. sory they have changed the gearstick... is it count ;)
+cstm39 - It's an Audi, they all look the same.
bongmistt Unfortunately nowadays pretty much all brands have copy/paste design.
+bongmistt and BMW's look different? Mercedes cars look different? Yeah, don't think so.
PCMasterRace - Those cars have turned to shit also.
What a sound! What A SOUND!!! ..I could listen to it all day! Fucking brilliant !
3:56 dude seriously? SERIOUSLY? Look at where his hand is when he close the door
hahaha, I thought the same thing
Damien Sykes don't see it?
Paul Usher never close a door by the glass
I noticed that too.
"A small boot just big enough to carry some spare underwear for when you scare yourself silly."
Haha
I wasn't too sure about the looks when i first saw it, but now i think it looks great especially the rear end. Can't wait for a 3 way track battle with the 570s and Turbo s.
Definitely loving the improved look, it's as good as the old design. Nice evolution. Never liked a spoiler on it though.
If you like the old look, you got enough years to choose from..
This review Was for rebecca
indeed
+Benjamin Dumas the new turbo s is for her
It would be interesting to compare the Lamborghini Huracan with the Audi ... i suspect they have tuned the chassis and maybe the engines slightly differently.
Also, I genuinely believe that these modern super/hyper cars have become too fast to really be enjoyable on the road, with 600bhp you can generally only enjoy 300-350bhp on the road and then you would just be equally thrilled by a Porsche Cayman S/GTS/GT4 or equivalent. It is great to be able to do 0-62 in 3 seconds but that generally means that if you are on the road and not at a standstill, you need above average driving skills within 3-5 seconds you can loose your licence in 3s and that is true pretty much in any country around the world except Germany.
New R8 is fast, but looks like a typical/generic Audi. IMHO it looks awkward and ugly. The original R8 is timeless, it still looks like something from the future, the design is so beautiful and unmatched, an instant classic. This new R8 is just ugly, specially when compared with a Facelift R8! RIP Audi R8 2008-2015
+Celina Smith I think you need to see an optician.
+Celina Smith Sure....stop talking out of your ass.
+Celina Smith you fool
They're so offended, like u made fun of their mothers
Celina Smith.
lol, it's still the same brand.. if those look a like then all audi's look a like.
And I thought that the Porsche designers were lazy...
+Sandouras lol
lol
Always thought the new R8 was a step backwards in the looks department when compared to the old model. This R8 V10 plus version though, specced the way it is, looks sexy AF!
+Tom Beech The only thing different is the spoiler and the smaller wheels in this case.
what is he recording with? a landline?
Audi are Awsome you just can not argue
The new design has grown on me and I think it looks better than the old model.
Very good looking
Engine light already on?
A great car for losing your license.
Geeees Jim Bob, aren’t you a jolly chap, 🙄
Great review.
the car looks so good especially in red
Geat Car my dream car for When im older Already got the car its great Just cant drive it yet im a kid i bought the £2,500 Item for it and it looks Awsome i got the V10 Engine
What's the red flashing light on inside of door?
+casual onion It could be an LED? And it is blinking because of the camera? Maybe it's a locked door indicator?
+casual onion Yes, look at 4:19. It is an lock indicator.
Nice vid
my dream car since i was 10
Amazing car, but I prefer the 991.2 Turbo S. The only thing is superb noise which you can't quite get in the 911 obviously.
The only thing missing is the v8 manual version, the best of the line for me
Image stabilization pls.
R8's used to feel so special, now they feel like any other sports car
Compare to Carbuyer, this is dreadful to watch sometimes...
+Cantatos If it is so easy to get cars like this to review, why don't you do a review? I would love to myself.
+Cantatos If it is so easy to get cars like this to review, why don't you do a review? I would love to myself.
***** I didn't say it does..
***** I didn't it does.
***** How do you where I live? In some places it's morning now, in some places people eat dinner now, you fucking dumbass.
kingsglaive audi r8 the best design car in audi series
monster v10 plus 5star review
I prefer the look of the previous gen.
3.56 close the door by pushing on the glass? Can't be good!
So how much is it ??
Prob 60-70k
Wise up its six figures
Wise up its six figures
My dream car,but i prefered Black colour!!!!
and its a toned down car, and i mean this not in a dissing way. its an amazing car
Oh wow. You get to review the new R8 and Rebecca gets Ford S-Max.
So what have we learned from this so called review? It's fast, rather comfortable, sounds good and loud. I knew that even before watching this. If there is any power to stop this nonsense reviews please do start now.
NICE
Aren't Audi and Porsche owned by the same company?
+Adrian Morton VW Group, so... sort of.
one issue
you're in the wrong side ( right )
No offense, but the R8 is just a reskinned Huracan. Imo. Audi bought Lamborghini to have the engines/chassis and know how from Lamborghini and be able to use it in their own cars. I think it's both good and bad. Audi could have tried to make a V10 of their own instead of putting a V10 that in my opinion should be Lamborghini exclusive into the R8. Alternatively they could have made the V8 even more powerful to keep up with the competition. Look at Mercedes-Benz, they make very powerful V8 and V12 themselves in all the AMG versions of their cars. Imagine them buying Ferrari and putting Ferraris engines into the Mercs.. In my opinion all car makers should stribe to have some authenticity, we kind of miss that when Audi does these kind of things..
+Butcheren0 It's the other way around...the Huracan is a reskinned R8. That engine was developed by Audi since the Gallardo! And WTF would be bad about a reskinned Lambo to begin with?!
+Eric Just did a little more research and it turns out you are right Eric. No wonder one can get confused since all photos of the engine clearly states "Lamborghini" on the motorhead. That along with the quotes of various motorjournalist saying "they put the engine from Lamborghini in the R8". Clearly people could be a bit more precise :)
However I don't see that Maserati using Ferraris engines as the same case though. Maseratis are sportscars and kind of always has been. Audis however have always been regular cars with the sporty variants as the exception more than the rule.
+kraenk12 No. Let's say the Gallardo then. Gallardo was released in 2003/2004 with the V10 engine in it (which I now know was "made by Audi") while the R8 with the V10 engine in it was released in 2009. How can a car released 5-6 years prior be a reskin? From wiki; "As Volkswagen Group owns both Audi and Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.), some of the R8 is shared with the Lamborghini Gallardo, including some of the chassis and floorpan, door handle mechanisms, transmissions, and the revised V10 engine. The R8 is made distinct by its Germanic exterior styling, cabin, smaller V8 engine, magnetic dampers, and pricing".
Imo. reskinning is for the lazy; "we can't bother to make something unique ourselves, so let's just base it on something else and tweak it a bit"
i finally got it
Audi R8 should be tested by Rebecca,LOL
Why change what works....
Prefer the first Audi T8 gen. I don't like the gear stick.
I was going to buy this car but went with the RS7
ماشاء الله 😍😍😍
Yes its not looking as good as the old one, yes it doesn't have manual option, but still its the only naturally aspirated mid engined every day super car you can buy and I want it so bad.
+Can Tavukçuoğlu well said. the older r8 was more curvy and sleek. more of a head-turner. naturally aspirated engine all day. kind of surprising that audi's making it considering they are quite conservative.
He doesn't wear the seat belt. Dude u crazy?
i wanna spend my life with r8
Don't know if I could drop six figures on an Audi.
610hp??? Huracan engine?
Spend some money and buy Lamborghini instead - don't look poor :)
If I had that amount of money I'll go for old Lamborghini Gallardo Roadster with manual gearbox - this is a proper car for driving!
I don't think they make gallardos anymore so they ?
Adrian Lee No, they don't. But you can buy it a second hand such car usually have very low mileage and are well maintained.
+benzfen lambos/ferraris are for cocks with SPS ;)
+benzfen Just for your information, Gallardo has been discontinued; there is new series called Huracan which has more hp than Gallardo. And there is Huracan engine on this beauty.
And probably price tags should be very close to Lambo, haven`t checked dunno
Yuu Tuub Thank you for informing me, but it wasn't necessary I now that! I wrote OLD as meaning of second hand.
I don't give a shit about new Huracan after 500 bhp is pointless to have few more or few less bhp.
But you can have Gallardo with manual gearbox - and here is the differences - driving 500+ bhp car with manual is something way different then semi-automatic or DSG! And here is where the skills matter and the trill comes.
Regarding prices Audi is way cheaper then Lambo. R8 V10+ starts from £137 000 while Huracan starts from £180 000.
There is offers for about £100 000 for Gallardo Spider manual with 1500 miles on the clock.
As I said - I'll save my money and take the the old one!
looks more like a lambo in real life
wht will happen on 2031
"that you don't really miss the manual" ... I can't believe he said that. this guy is goon. he's talking alot of nonsense from the beginning
let rebecca do the test!
16 mpg? I 'm not that rich!!
Great car, but Corvette Z06 is still (in my opinion) a better car in every way.
On kick down I would lose my balls.
I have a Audi R8
2.6 second 0 to 60
Rather have the Jag F Type.
Change your microphones ... or at least learn to learn how to control/set your gains..... the mic keeps on clipping..... please fix .... come on we are expecting more from you guys ... this is such an amateur mistake
I prefer the 2008-2012 R8. I dont really like this shape.
PS 4235
The new shape looks better to me! It looks even more supercar-like than the previous generation, in my opinion.
PS 4235 I'm with you. I prefer the old one and the wheels on this are awful
When I saw the new R8 in the auto show, its front grille is extremely ugly in person!
Only an idiot would spend this much money on this car.
+Shin Ken yeah, because the front grill is what you will be looking at all day!
turbo s still wins i'm afraid...
Get an audi tt r s same experience third of the price
The front has gotten uglier. original R8 much better looking
Needs a supercharger
The interiour makes noone feel special...
+Sirion It's a class leading interior.
+Sirion so you have driven one already?
Don't like the look of the new model, looks too much like a TT to me.
CharGuitarGirl
Bet you eventually change your mind about the looks?
By the way, the TT has always looked like the R8.
+tmat04 I know it has always looked like it... I'm not saying the R8 is ugly by any means lol I'd still take a new model any day just prefer how the old one looks.
CharGuitarGirl
When I first saw the new R8, I did not like the looks of it at all (especially when compared to the previous model). But, the more I see it, the more I love it! And, as much as I loved the looks of the old R8, I think I now prefer the new one better. And, surprisingly, lots of folks that I communicate with on RUclips have indicated that they feel the exact same way as I do regarding the new R8. Most of them stated that they didn't like the design at first.
I just think the new model looks more exotic....more modern. I never thought this car would grow on me the way it has. Lol.
+tmat04 if Audi want to lend me one I'm sure I would change my mind eventually 😬😬😬
I was expecting Rebecca. Smh...
Looks the same as the old one? You blind?😂
No it dose not
Yaawn. Modern supercars are so mindbendingly boring. I can only imagine that this car is aimed at people who don't car about cars one bit!
+Sam Durling Very nice question, but as I expected he didn't answer.
+Sam Durling Very nice question, but as I expected he didn't answer.
Make a grown up review !!
whytheFUCK are Audi constantly making ugly ass cars right now? Amg gts please, even if it isn't in the same class
I'm here because of forza 6....
WTF, take it on the track and shred the tyres. Dull mans review its a supercar FFS!
Talking about fuel economy is pure stupidity.
turbo s better and mclaren 570s
+Noor Dada both slower and uglier.
Dam ugly car
this car's ugly
k
looks stupid, would make lambo drivers laugh