First U.S. Bound Audi R8 V10 Sells at auction for $500,000

Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro

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alessandro

How that car look like, please?

February 27, 2009 3:46 pm

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dbehmoaras

@alessandro: What? I'm not surprised. This car is amazing.

February 27, 2009 4:32 pm

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TheKing

Amazing in an Audi's context, when you compaareit to the A3, A4, RS4 and all that bunch, but not amazing when you compare to R8's rivals in this class, the likes of Ferrari, Aston, Lambo, etc.... VW's Audi will never come close to the product superiority nor brand exclusivity - it will always be a wanna-be although it is a great product from Audi

February 28, 2009 8:19 am

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shamilo

lol @ alessandro

February 27, 2009 5:21 pm

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vilivo

AT LAST!!! A car on WCF that does NOT look like a R8!!!

February 27, 2009 6:14 pm

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ShinyG

"The Audi R8 V10, if you're too much of a cheap-a55 to buy a Lambo!" This car's only two purposes on this planet is to prove that turbocharging a Lambo V10 is a bad idea that leads to fire and to give Audi fanbois a stiffy! They need stiffies a lot, that 2.0TDI won't provide any unfortunately...

February 27, 2009 6:33 pm

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TheKing

Exactly, wh in their right minds woul pay that price for what basically is the entry brand into the premium segment??? Afterall, it is just an Audi, which is not even as premium as teh likes of BMW or Merc, and I personally believe that this R8 is hugely over-rated. and if you buy a cheap Audi R8 over a Ferrari, you are just nuts. Well, maybe because you want the relatively cheaper running costs from Audi?

February 28, 2009 8:16 am

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TheKing

just to add, this is not particulary good looking, nor does it handle well with its outdated quattro system and certainly not on par in terms of pure performance in this sector

February 28, 2009 8:17 am

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Thedamned

You really think quattro is outdated? Thats just plain WRONG. It's still on the leading edge in 4WD systems and handles beautifully according to most reviews. Audi R8 is a masterpiece. Audi is more like Porsche than Lamborghini, an everyday drive supercar.

March 4, 2009 6:00 pm

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brears1

Driven one have we "TheKing"...? Didn't think so...

March 2, 2009 6:39 am

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shangani

To "the king", Audi, Merc and BMW are the three main prestige brands world wide, do your home work. finally Audi sales as of last year 102 000, BMW 88000 and Merc 56000. Get your facts right, please

May 3, 2009 6:34 pm

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shangani

The R8 is aimed to compete with Porsche, Audi already has a car to compete with the Ferrari it is called a Lambo, Audi owns Lambo, King boy get your facts correct.

May 3, 2009 6:37 pm

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shangani

Also the R8 was Car of the year 2008 in 89% of all car magazines and publications. So you can knock the R8 and I bet you haven't even driven one.

May 3, 2009 6:40 pm

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