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  • Not worth the money... Way over priced. Nissan gtr will dominate this car and its half the price.

  • um i own a 5.2 r8 and i promise there is nothing muted about the exhaust note..

  • @07Parkour07 well they're both technically owned by VAG, that's why the Gallardo and the R8 share an engine.

  • In case you didn't knew... Audi owns Automobili Lamborghini, so that's why it sounds like the baby lambo.

  • Gallardo looks better. IMO. No surprise this car sounds exactly like the G.

  • So for just $20,000 (I say just because let's face it, 100 grand + on a car, money's hardly an object) you get a V10 engine, upgraded interior, and a B&O stereo that's normally a 6 grand option. Why would you buy a V8?

  • we are the 99%

  • Good looking yea, but the sexiest?? I think not.....

  • Indeed. The R8 is the sexiest supercar!

  • @adityabhasupiya1 coming from a guy who can barely speak English

  • what a beautiful machine

  • I'm not exactly sure how anyone could dislike this car but to each his own i guess. to me this car is beyond awesome

  • I wonder how fast this car could go if it came into the hands of a person from 2 Fast 2 Furious.

  • @MrTheAni lol, keep watching your movie's. :'D

  • a beautiful car no doubt

  • haha, are they worth it, trick question right? This car is bad ass, and ur gonna ask me, "is it worth it".... smh

  • Did anyone notice the engine check light at 2:53? I though Audi's were reliable...?

  • @sarbg35 those light are on because in supercars its not for check engine, it means that ur engine is running u dumbass :P

  • @sarbg35 These symbols always light up before you start the engine

  • 17BMW fans

    

  • This car would replace my girlfriend: Doesnt bitch, fast, responsible, nice. Thats an R8

  • saying one supercar is better than another super car is like having a bunch of really hot girls to choose from. no matter what you buy, its going to be good!!

  • @Karpinski29 thats a really good quote..

  • they should race this against a Ferrari California

  • why was the audi r8 really made? well, sometimes God likes to go for a sunday drive too...

  • Jennifer Connely?

  • you're water cooler boils?

  • No porches , or ferraris. still AUDI R8 could be slower than some of those but this is the most beautifull car so far

  • No porches , or ferraris. still AUDI R8 could be slower than some of those but this is the most beautifull car so far

  • STEPHEN

  • Why don't you babies call each other on the phone and argue there. None of you own these cars, so your words mean nothing. And move out of your mom's house already...

  • i think we should use neon tube line in stead of led system....it must be pretty kool...

  • now THIS is how I imagine porn.

  • @pchelamaja88 When two R8s mate, you get a Civic XD

  • i think that (even though this video was made before them) the Ferrari 458 Italia ,and the Lamborghini Aventador are cooler looking!

  • Yes it is the sexiest the super car ever made,and yes I am a huge BMW M fan!

    But when it comes to sound and performance,it can't beat the BMW ^_^ :p

    Still it's extremely hot ;)

  • ...far from the sexiest super car, but still very respectable

  • im in love with a car lol

  • i saw one of these pull out of the dealership yesterday so i decided to "race" it so i can see how it launches. it worked, but obviously i couldn't keep up with it in my VR6 lol

  • I know a car sexier.

    R8 v10 Spyder

  • The sexiest car is the lamborghini coutach

  • what the fuck im sorry but i dont think it can hit 60 in 3.4 definitely like 3.7 at best

  • BMW M6 HURRICANE!!!

  • Thumbs up if this car gave u a boner

  • 100% NOT the sexiest...in fact the name "audi" already cicks it out of the supercar list...

  • Okay, regard what I said earlier, well at least some of it but I have to admit after watching the whole video (lol) i've decided this car isn't the biggest piece of **** I have ever seen, in fact maybe it is kinda cool but yeah, my point is made.

  • How the fuck is this a super car, this is complete bullshit straight up, I mean a' 105mph hell my friends dad 1967 Chevy SS goes faster then that "sleak" piece of shit. I'm just telling it how I see it. But on the other hand I have to admit the overall design of the car is pretty great, but that's all I can see in this, I mean I love Audi's but still.......

  • "you could argue the v8 sounds better" is this guy mentally ill?

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  • The R8 could use a supercharger and then it would be the super car of all super cars

  • 14 people thoguht it said Dis-i-Like :/

  • that is what im buying for a car ...lambo. = NO ..Ferrari = NO Mercedes = NO ...Audi R8 Spyder :D yeye

  • @moonpoets10

    wow, you gotta have lots of money :D

  • great car, I love it! I have mine with full mods, see my videos (must watch):

    /watch?v=xh5dzOp5tbE

    /watch?v=UfBW6jNfgrU

    /watch?v=cgtT_S2sgNQ

    /watch?v=8VPDitcLqA8

    enjoy and do not LOL

  • yes, it is the sexiest supercar ever made!!

  • I'm not much of a supercar fan but this car is definitely my favorite aside from the viper, corvette zr1, and shelby mustang gt500 kr

  • i bet fat man in a Kentucky cant build this piece of machinery!!!! Long live Germany!!!!!

  • @gtruhljo long live italy I'd say....any audi or mercedes looks like lego compared to a ferrari or zonda....

  • @gynaikas or Fiat LOL

  • @gtruhljo they already have Jeremy it was called the ford gt

  • @gtruhljo really bro i thought germany was gonna die...

  • @gtruhljo (clarkson quote?) He can build something that is cheaper & faster e.g. zr1, gt500 super snake, dodge viper. and they all are manual transmission. but i do like the r8s looks.

  • @gtruhljo i agree with u on the americans cant build that lol but fat? lol how do u know people who build this audi arent fat haha

  • @gtruhljo but he can build a s*it load of cars that are faster & cheaper

  • @1through9athrewz he sure can right?? what cars are faster than German built cars please school me on that?

  • @gtruhljo easy. corvette zr1, dodge viper, shelby gt500, mustang gt (fast as m3 @1/2 the price) camaro zl1(not yet in production, but evidently faster than the gt500) and of course, ssc and saleen. also im pretty sure that we both know the Italians are self-explanatory. also, the GTR and LFA are faster than many german cars(porsches 2 b specific) also, the boss 302 has been dubbed the m3 killer, as it is faster & $15kUSD cheaper.

  • @gtruhljo Nazism much...

  • @matthewcardinals Stop being derogative...Yes, I don't like them..BUT, I respect today's Germans for the R8. It's an incredible feat in engineering. That's all I can credit them for.

  • @Portaleer Not really... Its a Lamborghini with a german body Very little was done by Audi. But it was a joke, didn't need to take it seriously.

  • @matthewcardinals why? Americans are one of the most nationalist countries in the world...

  • @dunti21 thats because people hate on america too much."oh americans are fat, oh they make crappy cars, oh they hate mexicans," we arent going to stand there like a dog between our legs and laugh it off. you inferior countries cant talk shiz :)

  • @matthewcardinals haha, inferior country. please. Nah, it's not cos people hate on them. It's because of their ways of growing up, full of propaganda and patriots

  • @gtruhljo respect.

  • @gtruhljo pretty stupid to say..

  • @gtruhljo your right, the fat guys at Cadillac made more hp, torque, and top speed with 2 fewer cylinders.

  • @cmanclan101 I guess your forgetting the giant supercharger

  • @edgo45

    implying there is something wrong with a huge supercharger?

  • @cmanclan101 not at all. You just failed to mention it, there for giving me the impression that you believe gm can make a better naturally aspirated engine. Which is so far removed from the truth.

  • <3

  • here is my full upgraded R8 5.2 FSI with 840 hp at 2.4 sec from 0 to 60:

    /watch?v=cgtT_S2sgNQ

    /profile?user=jpzhouutube#p/u/­2/zZ5LAdtWlO4

    /profile?user=jpzhouutube#p/u/­6/9jXF8DT-v3I

    /watch?v=8VPDitcLqA8&feature=c­hannel

    also check my 2005 Ferriari FXX stock car:

    /watch?v=nlBRjVNM_-w

  • Der R8 ist das beste Auto. Ich liebe es!

  • the guy fro the clip doesn't know what he's talking about. I saw an other review here on you tube between the r8 v10 and v8 and the v10 sounds much better than the v8.

    The v10 is superior to the v8 anybody can realize so that the v10 costs more than the v8 because is better.

  • @UltraFighter18 You are a fucking dumbass. All the Top fuel drag racers and any motor that makes 2000+hp consistent and competitively, is a V8.

    You need to stay in school and study some more math and science son. The V10 cost more than the V8 because it is more expensive to manufacture. And in this case it happens to be 1000CC larger there for sounding better and out performing the V8.

    Durr!

  • @TheCottonTop I you stupid o something I don't understand what's your problem everything I said it was in reference to this clip watch?v=jeE7nCIlXrE

    and can't you read I said that the v10 is better better so it's more expensive to manufacture and all the shit.

    And clearly the guy in the clip said that the v8 sounds better, looks better and that is not true that's what I was talking about you fuck.

  • I don't know what to feel about the R8. Truth is, I know it's amazing and as a V10, punches way above its weight, however I just wouldn't buy one. It just looks too much like a big TT. I'd spend the same and buy a 911 Turbo, or a little more an buy an SLS or a Gallardo. They just seem a bit more special or iconic or something.

  • patut la mahal nk mampos

  • is he really saying the v8 SOUNDS BETTER than the v10 ??? !

    2:23 to 2:31 ??? my guess is he screwed up saying v8 instead of v10 don't you guys think??? Or why does he say the v8 sounds better? i am confused now... x.X

  • @Auraeuz v8's tend to sound better than v10's 

  • @Kabofo Amen to that!

  • @Auraeuz No he is saying V8's tend to sound better than V10's.

    Most men that have extensive and expansive car knowledge would agree.

    So few V10's tend to sound good because they don't climb into a high enough RPM range to where the odd number piston firing per revolution is muted or blended. (The same reason V6's sound like ass at lower RPMs. The odd number of cilinder per hemisphere) The Carrera GT and the LFA are some of the only V10's that go above 10,000RPM and sound better than some V8's

  • Thats a nice TT

  • 12 people prefer a bimmer

  • gtr is half the price and is only .1 seconds slower in 0-60

  • im a fan of audi audi rocks

  • lol i like this .. because the 458 is all of the time problems .

    and with problems i mean that the car is going up in flames

  • @BKVisionFreePerView

    Both the R8 V10 + the 458 are also cheaper than the Ferrari 599 hgte. In fact the LFA is cheaper that the hgte as well, but I don't hear people complaining about the hgte being overpriced.

  • I don't actually think the V8 sounds better!

  • 12 people are BMW fans

  • @EminemRelapseVidZ it go up to 16

  • @EminemRelapseVidZ 12 people are tasteless americans you mean...!

  • @BKVisionFreePerView rich people like toys that are limited and rare, there are only 500 FLAs and u cant even buy it. U have to lease it for the first 2 years ( so u cant go and resell it before 2 years) and i think u need to pay like 250k up front to least it. Compare to the R8 and 458 u can buy a million of those if u wanted to.

  • @BKVisionFreePerView lol i can just buy 2 r8 different colors, or buy one and tune it.

  • Is this reviewer on Crack? Did he say the V8 sound better than the Audi R8 V10? ha..ha...ha...

  • I love this car, I would definitely looking forward to getting one in the near future. A use one with low mileage is fine as long as it come with pre-certified : ) But what so Insane about this car making 8700 rpm? The Lexus LF-A make 9500 rpm, now that is insane.

  • there are two teenage asian guys in my neighborhood driving this car!!!

  • @lobelia2 go date em!

  • @nav2491i

    i'm no homo

  • @lobelia2 Hahaha oh crap i thought you`re a chick...hahahah

    sorry sorry...

  • @lobelia2 You must live somewhere near LA...or Irvine

  • @SPMNDK89

    canada

  • @lobelia2 Shocking I thought spoiled asian teens were exclusive to LA and Shanghai.

  • NO trunk space...so you can't take it anywhere other than a day trip. I don't care what it drives like. I drove my 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S from Wyoming to Laguna Seca and tracked it and drove back and THAT is a car! This is a show off for around a place like Scottsdale

  • @wyo550 too bad you got the PDK.

  • @patrickh499 too bad for you maybe. My 997 TT had 6spd.The PDK is better, on track especially

  • @wyo550 i think PDK is for racer and Manuel is for enthusiasts. what are you?

  • You can use it as a pussy-trap.1+ reason for a man to buy this beast.

  • someone drove this to school last year... its sooooooo NICE

  • I guess sticking a lamborghini engine in a audi can work after all.

  • @SPMNDK89 Audi and Lamborghini are both brands from volkswagen, it may not look like it but most VW brand cars have the same technology just different coachworks (of course theres more to it then just that but basically... you ge zhe idea^^)

  • Stopping distance on these cars is amazing...drove the V8 model and my collar bone was sore afterwards.

  • can you imagine if the v12 comes out? :o

  • Great car(s), awful motortrend.  They were good once....

  • if you can afford the V8, then I'm sure you have can find the coin for the V10, in fact you probably can afford the Gallardo :)

  • Pffftt.... the Zenvo ST1 will rape it....

  • 10$k is small money in that price range.

  • yeah , I own one now .:)

  • the "eyelashes" inside the headlights..... so sexy !! A very unique light bulbs LED-light combination !!!

  • bam margera has one

  • audi r8 looks like an audi tt on steroids... but looks way sexier

  • I drive mine everyday and i love it but mine is all black

  • @Hailbell01

    no offense my friend but did you smoke some weed ? you own R8 , come on.

  • Purrrrrfect !

  • this car is sooo sexy. you can no doubt pick up chicks with this. lol. for a real track car get the GTR yeahah

  • If i could have sex with any car, it would be this one

  • the r8 with a v10 engine super mod is beast!!! even better than gallardo.. gallardo is only v8 not bad but v10 is obviously better its what the lp640 murcielago has! if u want a v12 then u got the Reventon ;)

  • Ah man, this, a Lambo Gallardo, or a Ferrari 458 Italia, I would sell me wife for any of those.

  • @fdsa7777 the Gallardo is the expensive version of the r8, it has the same 5.2 v10 engine and similar chassis and since Audi owns Lambo they can stick a Lambo engine in an Audi-badged vehicle and the boys in Sant'Agata can only whimper.

  • @SPMNDK89 Just thought I'd clarify that the the 5.2L Gallardo LP560/R8 V10 engine is a direct development of the 5.2L V10 previously used in the S8 & S6. So ultimately, its an Audi engine returning to an Audi car ;)

  • So Audi made the engine for the original Gallardo based on the old S models, perfected it and stuck in the LP-560 and then returned it back to the R8, am I following this right?? (Actually that explains why the original Gallardo was such a disappointment in comparison to the Ferrari F430 back when the F430 was still cool)

  • @SPMNDK89 Well I've just picked this up from the wikipedia article on VW group engines and the R8 forum etc. But the wiki article (which is pretty detailed) lists the 5.0 liter Gallardo engine as being developed by Lamborghini. The 5.2L V10 (LP560) is apparently not a development of the 5.0L in the original Gallardo. The 5.2 is a development of the Audi 4.2 V8 FSI (R8 V8/RS4). Atleast thats what I've read :p and the details seem to support that conclusion (use of FSI in the 5.2 etc.)

  • Man, this is my dreamcar. Not tryin to act like I'm advertisin, but these cost about 150,000-200,000 dollars on ebay.

  • those headlights are killer!!!!

  • Saw one of these at a dealership in Pasadena, CA with a $30,000 markup. Total price: $200,000

  • Why does America screw up cars with the damn orange and red reflectors on the side of the car...

  • the sexiest super car ever!

  • POTATOES 

  • i have Audi old model...so far so good...wish have one of this someday....

  • my neighbor used to have an Audi R8, he said he would let me ride in it. But then he moved...):

  • zzz no thx

  • audi sucks big balls. Haven't made 1 half decent car yet.

  • @mario102395 And ur username is "mario". GO wank over luigi and stop thinking u know cars asshole ;)

  • @opatunity918273645

    More like Lexus L-FFail!

  • 11sec in 1/4mile is very good for 500+hp!

  • lexas l-fa!

  • new R8 it is the most wanted audi ever !! Even if u compare other similar supercars nowadays, like old ferraris (f430 and others), wich are less enjoyable than R8´s.

    And the best point at all, it is that R8 cheaper than ferraris...

  • ZR1 is still faster in every aspect

  • ...But audi is still a better car

  • naaaaa

  • audi is a good car if you wanna throw reliability out the window

  • @rob16875 lol ? reliability???

    Yeah like the ZR1 is any more realiable then the r8.....

    seriously dude, the ZR1's body is sheerly made from that fake body plasitic that nascars have.... XD

    yeah its light, but whach the topGear episode of the ZR1 in america, it starts to fall apart after the second day of testing.....

    so i dont know your arugment???

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  • @Howie262 man the zr1 loks nice but look at it, it is worse than a toy car it's full of plastic ... shame

  • @Howie262 Thats just what that jealious stupid wanker brit Jeremy Clerkson said. He tapps on a superficial part of the rear bumber and it flexes a bit (big deal) and he provides no evidence or instances of the car "Falling apart in two days" So shut the fuck up. It's 638hp for 100grand and it's the fastest and most powerful production car GM has ever built. And If you know anything about the last 10 years of Corvettes you know they are reliable as fuck.

    Must be a GT-R fan boy.

  • @TheCottonTop No i hate GTR's.......... i actualy like Corvett's especialy the ZR1, i was just replying to someone talking shit on the Audi....

    ZR1s and Corvetts are driver cars, no bull shit Robo-Gtrs there...

    it actualy takes skill to launch, which i like...

    Gtrs are for Nerdy asian fan boys, Corvetts are for real men who like simple robust and powerful.

  • And built like toy car.  Build quality is horrible!

  • 0 to 60 mph achieved in 3.7 seconds officially and 3.8' in many results found on internet for this car and NOT 3.4 !

  • A 0-60 of 3.4 seconds, 1G laterally, and less than 100 feet from 60-0? And you're wondering why people would buy it?

    Youtube's comment section attracts the most spectacularly uninformed viewers.

  • @GDfagat. What do you mean you don't like the attention the car gets? why buy a car that's gonna get attention if you don't want people to look at it? It's not like people are gonna circle you and prevent you from moving out if your parking spot you jerk face. It'a not a UFO. You probably get attention from swerving and hitting fire hydrants. I doubt you even have the car. Your dad may be the owner if anything.

  • Geez, why so bitter ? I do own the car and drive it. I bought it b/c its fun to drive and because I can. No need to hate on me for it.

  • There's nothng to hate on. You don't have the car. But that's neither here nor there. Look at the car. It's a head turner. You knew that before you bought it ( IF YOU DO HAVE IT). You just sound like you're bragging. " Gee my car has about 364 horsepoewer and It's so crvacious it makes me want to cry. But it kind of upsets me when people look at it. Ladies stare at it all the time but to me it's nothing special. I have no real issues to be concerned about. And I'm. . . .too sexy for my shirt."

  • its the transformers 2 car sidesways

  • Actually, the attention this car gets is a minus for me. I personally do not like the attention people give to this car when I am driving it but not so much that I won't drive it !!!

  • so drive a civic.

    I never give those a second glance.

    their lucky if they get a first

  • I actually drive my Integra usually but its just live a civic ! Glad you're not a gawker.

  • haha, only at nice cars.

    actually I saw a guy with a very nice integra at my school

  • Wiht the r8, u are paying for the audi name and prestige. You are paying for attention and "hey i'm rich and a poser." you are paying for quality.

    Imo, they should have dropped the other motor and threw the v10 in the first place with the v8 price. The price isnt worth it too me from an enthusiast stand point. I prefer the GTR. It may not have the quality but it will kick its ass day an night for a few thousands less.

  • Nah, it will not beat it that bad if at all. You gotta remember that a "real" GTR, you know, the ones Nissan didn't soup up for the magazines, actually go 0-60 in above 3.6, more like closer to 4 and quarter i closer to 12. Of course this is widely known. Yes the gtr is a great car, but these people with money have the choice and this car looks WAY, WAY, better, and I'm sure the performance isn't that much different and actually by this test is as fast as the gtr, that is the souped up GTR