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  • jackass is fun

    motorcycles are fun

    automatics are easy

    manuals are annoying

    this opinion is mine

  • what hapend is goes all mes and dust in gear space????

  • american can just do blow jobs and cofee

  • american pussie

  • better be neutral then dead lol

  • How do you sit at a stop with your foot off the brake? I really wanted manual but it was either the car I want and an auto or a manual on another car. La I got the car but I'll always look forward to whenever I drive a manual.

  • dickhead

  • How come the top comment is something a 10 year old can say? :o

  • Pussies choose AT. If I need a car for a long use, I will choose one with MT only, because it's highly reliable: only clutch and oil services, whilst AT may break and its repair will cost you.

  • @zeroedin505 You sure don't know how to write 'manual'.

  • give audi some credit, i wanna see you make a transmission

  • @ysgvssfdh Precisely.

  • Yeahhh, thats actually audi's way of saying "drive manual, you pussies."

  • just because americans doesnt have good cars

  • Yeah, its supposed to kick into neutral so you save the clutch. It's not a torque converter slush box. Learn about the car you're driving before you bash it.

  • You idiot, it's not an automatic transmission. It's an automated manual, hence the interruption in power between gears.

  • @ABSjazz That's what I thought too, the R tronic only shifts itself when it has to, like if the rpm's redline or drop too low, right?

  • @ysgvssfdh I don't know the exact programming of this gearbox, just the general mechanics of it. It's a semi-auto single clutch manual. In other words it's mechanically the same as any stick shift car, but the clutch is automatically engaged/disengaged. There is an "auto" mode in which the car will shift on its own at predetermined speeds or RPMs. When stopped while in gear, the clutch is essentially being burned, hence the kick to neutral after a short time.

  • @ABSjazz So he's basically comparing a semi-automatic transmission (in "automatic mode") to a true automatic transmission? He's driving like it's a manumatic, where the ability to shift is something of a "bonus" that most drivers don't even use for regular driving, when really the main intended use of an R tronic is as a sequential transmission. Point is, it seems harsh to expect this transmission with a clutch to feel as if it's an auto with a torque converter.

  • fuck you mean americans can drive stick?? you trippin! alot of us do!

  • Autofuckinglame transmission.

  • come on people dont behave like trolls. Automatic its much more comfortable for long trips or especially for driving in traffic jams. So automatic is better for everyday use. But manual is just so much more fun when your on some twisty country roads, or some uphill or downhill "snakes". Its the proper drivers transmission. Shifting gear on the rev limitter in high powerd cars its just gives chills

  • It wants to do burn outs thats why. Rev it hard and go 1 st and don't let go

  • you know what else is annoying? driving a some crap volvo with 240,000+ miles on it.

  • @mmmmmhotdogs you know whats more annoying than that ?! when grand ma wants her volvo back at 10 pm on a friday night.

  • that guy was funny...he was all cranky.....

  • the % of automatics in America is saddening. I will never, ever, EVER own an automatic transmission.

  • PRESS 3.

  • this guy canr drive for shit and americans suck at driivinf cars too yeah and they all suck nigger balls day and night

  • @utubenz576, You must know a lot about sucking balls. Not all Americans drive like morons ya git. I will agree that the vast majority 99% suck at driving and are morons.

  • NEVER BUY an automatic sports car. NEVER.

  • @JManNinja they shouldn't even be offered. I'm still pissed the C5 and now C6 comes in Auto. I suppose Chevrolet has to watch the bottom line (wherever it is), but it was a fucking shame, i had to SEARCH ENDLESSLY in 1999 for a C5 with a 6 speed gearbox. Ended up having to go used because 90% of the new cars were auto, and the new manuals were reserved!~

  • what a crotchety old man....

  • why would you buy a auto r8 anyways. kind of defeats the purpose.

  • Nice car though

  • @Rotoryfreak38 my opinion exactly

  • I didn't know Red from That 70's Show reviewed cars...

  • i really really doubt someone is gonna honk on a r8

  • 1:20-1:22 RIDE THAT CLUTCH!!!

  • I prefer manual over anything anyway, but if someone gave me an R8, i'd take it no matter what... even with a shitty auto tranny.

  • the reason it kicks itself in newtroll is so dumbasses like him dont bump the gas by accident and go flying into the intersection

  • auto is pretty boring tho...

  • R tronic is for bitches

  • Hater.

  • im just gonna say anyone who wants t know automatics go look up the ferrari fxx. then say autos suck

  • @nissan7201985 autos do suck

  • solo una palabra a este pelicano....ERES UN PEDEJASO.

  • Learn to drive stick asshole, more fun. Automatic is for pussies

  • @chrisazarian you're such a fucking cockbag

  • @chrisazarian Fine, if you like to lose power and random stalling.

  • @chrisazarian THANK YOU MY DAD NEVER UNDERSTANDS WHY I WANT A MANUAL he keeps saying, "there is automatic so why you want a manual"

  • Dude you are so f--king stupid. No s--t it kicks into neutral. It's called "saving your throw-out bearing and clutch". Hello fag don't knock a product until you have all the facts on it. It's a 9,000 dollar option because of all the electronics to make it work. The best part is it's a f--king manual transmission loser. Do yourself a favor and research the product before making yourself look like a real stroker. Thank you :)

  • @Fran0519 this made me laugh. this guy thinks its a hassle to put it into gear one time but hell drive a manual where he has to be concerned with roll back and all that. this guy might be retarded. lol

  • ...john mccain?

  • i dont care what he says..it is still an awesome car!!

  • lol the part where the gears goes into nutral was funny. stupid expinsive car

  • this guy is a Bill O'Reily wannabe

  • @warpuppy0927 so rich women can drive

  • People honking at you? It's not the gearbox. It's because you're old and slow.

  • Why would this car even come in an automatic? Audi R8 Fail... I have a 2011 Subaru STi and they only come in 6 speed manuals, the Audi r* should be the same way without question!

  • @warpuppy0927 automatics are better for track cars but an sti is meant for rally racing and hands down manual is best for rally racing and thats about it

  • americans can't drive manual cuz most don;t have the skills for it.

  • @joshmonarc Good story bro

  • @joshmonarc Just so you know, I'm an American and most Americans can't drive. Period.

  • @joshmonarc

    mostly its cause they don't learn how its got nothing to with having skill driving stick is in no way difficult unless you are retarded.

  • @TheTycarroll so y do u think they don't wanna learn?

  • @joshmonarc

    because it is easier and more practical to drive an automatic....or because they are lazy pigs im not sure which! when i first learned how to drive all i wanted to do was learn to drive stick, and even still i love driving stick, it can be annoying in traffic but its still what i prefer!

  • @joshmonarc, You're a moron. I'm an American and drive stick and prefer stick. Automatics are trash for the vast majority of applications. It band-aids people's inability to drive.

  • @joshmonarc I'm American and I have a 5-speed, but I'd have to agree. About 99% of us are extremely lazy.

  • @joshmonarc No, its more of there's so much fucking traffic in the US.

  • @joshmonarc the whole video he is talking about how bad the automatic transmission and how it would've been better if he had the manual transmission....

  • @joshmonarc i do.

  • @joshmonarc stupid

  • @joshmonarc i'm an american, and i drive stick. and it's great because instead of 25mpg(10 Km/l) i get 34mpg(14.5 Km/l). and it's comfortable, no bullshit when i want to go fast.

  • It's more annoying if ppl honk at you and the green light just turned on,not even a second.

  • who would buy an automatic supercar?

  • @gojohnson48 stuck up asswipes who consider themselves enthusiasts and can't drive

    manuals for life!!!!!!!!!

  • I love both manual and automatic transmissions, but somehow I wish they don't make manual transmission anymore cuz there are so many fukin idiots in America saying automatic sucks and we should all know how to drive manual car. I mean I love driving a manual car too but because of those idiots, I feel like I wanna hate manul transmission..sigh..

  • @370zking My bad about my last comment.... I thought you were bitching because you couldnt drive one. Now I see where youre coming from. And you have a point.

  • @370zking i hate autos because idiots in america drive with their feet out the window (true story). idiots have to use one hand to drive and one to hold phone to text. thats why america needs more manual transmissions, need to get them to pay attention while they drive instead of doing something and driving is done secondary to whatever they are doing

  • 0:52 why in the flying-fuck would you keep a car in gear at a stop, if you're not planning to leave within the next 3 seconds?

  • @thepineapple1 So you can leave when you need to? I mean, do you put your car in park everytime you pull up to a light?

  • you know what's a hassle.. not actually seeing the effects of when it changes gear... and this fkin presenter

  • yer thats a real hassle to put it back in gear! haha idiot

  • fast cars are all about fun and adrenaline right? then just stick to manual, it's funner

  • wiw that stick shift looks like for beginers

  • agree to this guy but if you stop pushing the gas while changing gears it's actually alot more smoother than you think.

  • it kicks itself out of gear because you're to stupid to put it neutral while youre sitting at the damn stop light LIKE YOU SHOULD. jeezus... I thought women were the only ones that did that shit.

  • Who cares if automatic shifts faster? Ooh saves you about 1 second of shifting, automatic is boring as fuck

  • @souless194 Sacrificing 1 second just so you can grip a vibrator-like object? Really?

  • @wokeupthismorning100 Yes really

  • does this douchebag even know what he's saying? goodness...who the hell would leave any gear engaged in a "long red light"??

  • R8 SHITY CAR WAST OF MONEY BUY AN STI ITS FASTER O YAAA

  • lol, automatics suck hahahahah.... jk

    naw they are actually ideal for that 5mph LA traffic haha

  • car with no manual transmision is not a car

  • You shouldn't leave a car in gear when sitting at the lights or a junction. Even with a foot on the clutch it still wears the gearbox. Neutral then clutch up. Don't be lazy.

  • its actually faster than the manual mate, i duno where you got your information from.

  • @ThePhan7em Who cares it sucks.

  • @Konformation07 if that system was replaced by their dsg then it would be awesome but as it stands, your much better of driving the manual.

  • ahhhh seeing a six speed made my day now all i need is a six speed car

  • i only have to put the gear, how boring is it... you only have to press the pedal, BAH, only americans...

  • You did a mistake, it is not an automatic. It is a sequential manual gearbox. But I certainly agree that the R tronic is complete rubbish. Doubleclutch is the future for performance cars!

  • So with the r tronic you dont have to worry about changing gears at all? it does it for you?

  • Why is John McCain driving an R8?

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  • The R-Tronic transmission is fast as hell!!

  • @franconotdead and boring.

  • @slobowitz Boring? I live in Argentina where the 95% of the cars have manual gearbox, that's boring to me.

  • @franconotdead I live in Denmark where 99% of all cars have manual gearbox. And thank god for that. :)

  • @slobowitz Well in Argentina we have a lot of traffic so an auto transmission is the best option. But yes, I have to admit that is a bit boring

  • i thought this car was really fast all the fucking hype on it. Audi R8 5.2L HP:525 hp @ 8000 rpm Torque:391 lb-ft. @ 6500 RPM 0-60:3.7 sec. you get that for $149,000 Corvette ZR1 6.2L V8 HP:638 hp @ 6500 rpm Torque:604 lb-ft @ 3800 rpm 0-to-60:3.4 seconds you get this for $111,000 AND THE 4.2 R8 IS SLOW THAT ALL THE CHEAP CORVETTES!!!
  • Manual > Auto. Period

  • Preferably Id want the 6 spd manual but if someone gave me this car for free and it was an auto I would be hard pressed to say no, unless there was some fucked up circumstances or ultimatums involved....

  • @Musclecarfever13 Wow that's smart. If someone gave me any car for free I'd be hard pressed to say no.

  • I think audi should replace the r-tronic in the R8 with the new DSG dual clutch from the Audi RS5. I think that 7-speed DSG s-tronic gearbox would be much better than the clunky r-tronic. With the DSG, the audi R8 would be unstoppable.

  • This guy reminds me of the dad from even stevens

  • @heytuesday23 wowowowoow so true

  • If Chuck Norris can drive manual: so can you.

  • George bush?

  • what is that part called instead of a shift boot some cars have that silver pattern thing

  • @StackzDhaGeneral open gate i love opengates

  • sports cars have proper transmission manuals i dont get why lazy americans dont get manual sports cars(im american)

  • if no clunch it sucks

  • Shut up idiot! If you don't know how to drive you have to drive a microcar, with automatich 1 gear transmition!

  • fuck up

    

  • stop bitching!

  • automatic gearbox is for stupid people.

  • fucking dumb old bastard get out of that car b4 u crash it

  • @prosurfer2222 eat shit

  • Grumpy twat

  • In uk this is not a problem,because most of the cars are 1.4 to 1.6 litre.so they are always ready to wait.

  • buying an automatic r8 is like buying a pizza with no pepperoni

  • this guy basically nailed it.

  • Come on grandpa, just give up your license before you get your 5th ticket for going 5 in a 20.

  • nobody honks on a r8

  • the "automatized" transmission in R8 is almost like Fiat dualogic, vw i-motion or chevrolet easytronic... it's a manual but there are "robotic arms" operating it... nothing to compare with the DSG, which in my opinion is the best transmission ever.

  • Long Red light?

    wtf

    just keep ur foot on the brakes

  • Thanks

  • one queston...

    why would you have your foot OFF the brake at a stoplight?

    T_T

  • @0ninja0blogger Thas what I was wondering

  • @0ninja0blogger lol .. i was thinking the same thing .

  • This guy is so stuupid..

  • @austinman1995 These problems would be solved with a manual.

  • driven both and the only good thing about he r tronic is the blip of the throttle when you downshift which can easily be done with a manual. So yet again, pointless

  • I'm pretty sure Audi made the R-tronic automatically shift into neutral after a while at a stop because when you have that thing in gear, the clutch starts getting hotter and hotter, so it has to be in neutral during a stop. Same thing with DSG, VW says shift into neutral if you're at a stop for a long period of time to keep the clutches from overheating. If you're going to complain about that, at least put some research into it Autoline. That's quite unprofessional.

  • the way this guy speaks pisses me off lol

  • the automatic is a fail

  • it's called marketing... people that don't know how to drive manual have! to buy this automatic option... audi just made "$9k" off them... it's that simple... that's why people like me and you enjoy driving manual and cost less..

  • lol listen to this man and take your foot of the brake at a stoplight

  • what is this guy talking about, it should be shifted into neutral whenever the car comes to a stop. the car is essentially a manual, but without a clutch pedal. when driving a manual, you don't sit at the light for 2 minutes in-gear with the clutch pressed in because you'll burn your clutch. you'll shift it into neutral, and the same applies here.

  • @coolerdude44 Right on, Great comment, Half of these morons should read what you posted.

  • U better hope u don't get tangled in rush hour in a manual... That's a nightmare.

  • 9000 daaallars lol

  • i wouldnt want half the people i see on the road driving stick, ( i live in Massachusetts and i guess we are notoriously bad drivers) but like i said some people cant even stay on the road let alone control their cars gears

  • FAGGOT.

  • now ones going to honk at a r8 lol

  • if someone starts honking and youre in neutral, have some fun, rev and flip them off

  • yes, it´s a germany car!

  • why would u have ur foot of the break at a STOPLIGHT notice the word STOP!!!!! breaks are for STOPPING so unless ur an idiot and u don't use ur the break for STOPPING u shouldn't drive a 100,000 dollar car!!!

  • lmaooo so true

  • Brakes are for stopping, not if youre already stopped

  • Yeah this guy is a TRUE FAGGOT. "foot off the break".... The fuck?

  • hey dipshit stop dissing on the audi r8 its a great car who gives a shit about the automatic tans. i would drive it just for the car no the trans. u need to get a different job if your just gonna dis on this car.

  • they're just critics, their job is to say these things for people who care about stuff like that.

  • the r tronic gearbox isnt good for slow driving or traffic driving.The R tronic never was and never will be the best gearbox the manual transmision is the best.

  • this was ridiculous :D he forgot to shift at 0.48

    this unprofessional testdriver is just able to drive automatic transmission cars but complains about them oO

    1/5

  • Lol, he's complaining about a half second click, and the people BEHIND him. Fuck them, there's a reason their behind you, and it's their problem. I wanna learn how to drive stick...