Changes to the range give the rear-drive AudiOfficial R8 more power, but can it compete with the class-leading Porsche 911 GT3?
When it comes to the gearbox, only the VW Group’s pathetic paddles let the side down, otherwise the seven-speed double-clutch unit is as quick to change up or down as the tacho needle is to race around the rev counter. Although, like many of its ilk, it’s better when used as a manual than when left in auto, where it can be slow to downshift and too eager to upshift.
Once hooked on line, however, the R8 drives out of the corner with a delicate balance, the rear digging in as the nose rises and the road straightens out.
An R8 has always been an appealing machine. Bereft of the flash and grandeur of traditional supercars, it matches their depth of engineering and quality of controls. But in taking away drive to the front axle, Audi Sport has also removed more of the R8’s inherent dynamic attributes rather than adding to them.Prices for the V10 RWD Performance starts at £132,805 for the base car and £143,805 for the Edition.
This is a big chunk less than the Quattro models, mind, with the cheapest all-wheel drive R8 coming in at £152,010 and the top-spec Edition car coming in only a whisker behind a
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