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Originally Posted by MikeJ  Time to start looking for a bigger house then. 
Seriously, I think I would choose this car over the competition if I were in the fortunate position to have the money required. It's less brash than the Italians and less ubiquitous than the 911.  |
Maybe, maybe... It's a shame it's either manual or R-tronic for now. If it had been DSG it would have made it more certain...
That's a nice way to think of it. I never liked the 911 for its same-shape-different-model philosophy. If you drove a 911 and a R8 down a street, you'd know which one would get the stares, the awes and the dropping jaws...
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Originally Posted by coolraoul Weel, this technically a fabulous car, Audi managed to create a really really serious spotscar, among the best of the category at the first attempt.
But it does not appeal to me that much. The design is strange, too long, and too Audi. It will age I think, the front really begins to imo.
And the RS4 motor is not like a flat six, emotionwise. Let's see with the V10...
So, even if this is a fabulous car, really, I would take a 911. Because it is something more. It is a classic, it is a myth, it is beautiful, the motor is a masterpiece. It is a 911. Everytime I see one, I think to myself "this is perfect. This is THE car...". It is not the case with others sports cars. Even Gallardo or Ferrari 430, they are spectacular, yes, but... The 911 is my dream, a Carrera S...
(because, strangely, I don't like the 911 Turbo at all, even designwise, and there is a 911 Turbo Cabriolet 997 often parked near where I work).
So 911 for me... |
I agree that the R8 isn't beautiful. In fact it's not even a good looking car to begin with... Just eye-catching maybe.
The Porsche has a more organic shape, and has the name and history to go with it... Good choice. The R8 to me though represents something new and different which of course I always treasure.
What do you guys think of the Gallardo-R8 conflict? Will the upcoming V10 R8 be too close for comfort to the Lambo? Is the R8 a wrong project from the start, and that just like the Phaeton, it would forever be labelled as a 'poor cousin' to its better endowed siblings? I for one would be very interested to see how they price the V10... And whether they would introduce DSG in the Gallardo or R8 first.