Saw my first R8 in the flesh today....

[aphex]

Driving back from Target I glanced up and saw bright LED lights on a car coming towards me, I beamed with glee as I knew what was coming.

Oh so sexy, I loved it. Dare I say I prefer the look of the R8 over a Lambo?

Hope its one of the neighbors, would love to see that sexy beast on a regular basis.

 

[Excelsior]

I'd love to see one in person. I think it looks fantastic.

 

[skim milk]

it is so eye catching
I've seen it a few times around NYC and DC.. people gawk at it.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i saw it at the philly auto show. :heart::heart::heart::heart:

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

IMO the R8 is the sexiest car made by a major carmaker (I am excluding sports-car-only companies for purposes of this discussion) since the Ford GT (which just may be the sexiest car EVER made by a major carmaker).

 

[RichieZ]

have seen a couple around where i live, I also see some S5's. sexy cars for sure

 

[BZeto]

187

 

[GTaudiophile]

I see sometimes see S5s, S8s, and R8s from time to time here in DC. They are the most gorgeous cars on the road IMO.

 

[Connoisseur]

I've seen R8's, Ferrari's, Lambos and a Ford GT in Bridgewater, NJ believe it or not. Saw a bunch more in NY as well. I wish I had one How the f*** is everyone so rich?

 

[Gand1]

Originally posted by: Connoisseur
I've seen R8's, Ferrari's, Lambos and a Ford GT in Bridgewater, NJ believe it or not. Saw a bunch more in NY as well. I wish I had one How the f*** is everyone so rich?

That's because Bridgewater, NJ is one of the top 10 wealthiest places on the East coast.

 

[Imported]

Seen 4 so far in the Silicon Valley area.. one followed me for a good 15 minutes on the way to the freeway coming out of work.. I was so jealous and in awe.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i saw it at the philly auto show. :heart::heart::heart::heart:

I saw it in Paris back in 07.......:heart::heart::heart::heart:

I got to sit in it too! Priced at 120Euro I think.. AT the time. I took a picture of the tag.

 

[thegimp03]

I saw one on Saturday. Damn it's a sweet looking car. It definitely looks more aggressive than a Lambo.

 

[Tommouse]

"It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine."

... one of these days ...

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: Tommouse
"It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine."

... one of these days ...

Keep telling yourself that every day, and it will be

 

[Apex]

It's one of those cars that look way better in real life than in pictures.

 

[krunchykrome]

if we all pitch in, we can pool our money together to buy one Audi R8

It'll be a timeshare. We can take turns using it each weekend.

 

[SnipeMasterJ13]

I wasn't a fan of these right away, but it's starting to grow on me. Are the maintenance costs actually realistic so you can drive it daily? (Unlike Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc)

 

[PricklyPete]

I've seen around 10-15 now driving around London, Norwich, and Salisbury. I still wet myself each time I see one. Absolutely love the car in person.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: Apex
It's one of those cars that look way better in real life than in pictures.

Absolutely true. The closest a video/picture came to conveying it's presence was the Superbowl commercial that mocked the godfather...that commercial in HD was magnificent.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Tommouse
"It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine."

... one of these days ...

myyyyyy preciousssssssss

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: SnipeMasterJ13
I wasn't a fan of these right away, but it's starting to grow on me. Are the maintenance costs actually realistic so you can drive it daily? (Unlike Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc)

I'm sure the maintenance isn't heinous compared to an exotic supercar, but I imagine it's at least at the level of a 911 (that is, significantly more than a garden-variety Merc or BMW, much less a Japanese car).

 

[thomsbrain]

Beautiful car. I know those LED strips are gimmicky, but I have to admit I'm a sucker for them.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Beautiful car. I know those LED strips are gimmicky, but I have to admit I'm a sucker for them.

Yes...I wonder if I'll look back at them in 20 years and think how gimmicky they are...but right now I love the R8/A5/TT-S/A4 with the lights. I have to say that the A4 looks the least good with them as they seem "half-assed" (only a short strip) compared to the R8 or the S5.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Imported
Seen 4 so far in the Silicon Valley area.. one followed me for a good 15 minutes on the way to the freeway coming out of work.. I was so jealous and in awe.

I've been here a month and I've seen two.