Nothing makes a sports car better than a bunch of heavy luxury features.

That’s more of Aston Vantage’s territory. They should’ve kept it under $110K for the auto. The convenience package will probably costs more than 10K. It’s an impressive package for a sports car, heck you even get Scaglietti’s magnetic suspension but at this price point image is worth a lot more. The new Maserati Granturismo suddenly sounds more interesting.

thats a lot cheaper than i thought it would be priced at, i was thinking it would cost around a8 w12 territory which is about $130k-140k

six speed costs as much as an S8, which is sweet in my opinion, i wouldnt be surprised if i see a dealer markup to spike the price to $120k and $130k respectively.

who cares veda? the people who actually enjoy driving and will be looking to scramble money together for this awesome car will be going for the 6-speed manual, while those who have an assload of money burning a hole in their pocket and just want something fancy will pay the automatic.

I was able to sit one at Sebring this year, and its a really nice car, in person the car is a lot more stunning than the pictures. (of course) It was one of the pace cars there and it seemed to grab everyones attention, people were running taking pictures of it and stuff, and suprisingly it even caught my dad’s interest.

I thought there’s an article in Edmunds comparing this car with the Porsche turbo. At this price point there are plenty of competitions (the new CL, Aston, Porsche, Maserati…) and unless it has a balanced or more luxury than performance stance, it may be a tough sell. People are so used of paying less than a Bimmer and Benz and Audi’s reputation for poor reliability doesn’t help either (compare flimsy buttons in the new TT with the CLS). Technical marvel and aggressive style but not a breakthrough in real world performance. Most will probably go for a CL for ultimate luxury or the Vantage for bragging rights or even the Maserati for italian flair. Why pay so much for an Audi and being a copy of the Gallardo, is it even ok after 50K miles? That’s probably why they’re limiting the number of units for US. Having said that, if you’re a psycho all day racer like me, then yea you’ll definitely get one someday if not tomorrow.

The mag-suspension ain’t from the F-cars…

It’s from the our very own Vettes!

It does look beautiful and I applaud the inclusion of a 6-speed manual transmission. For $110,000+ I’d still go with a Porsche 911 GT3 or Turbo: race proven cars with a lot of experience having gone into the driving characteristics.

Let’s see how it does within the first year of sales.

Veda is right … I saw the complete option list on a 911 forum: they’ll fight for the Aston customer at those prices and leave P-cars to own the

wow veda, the TT is not made to contend with a cls, plz just stop talking now. you are comparing a $40k car to a $70+k car, in a whole different class, people like you should be banned from automotive sites.

People would easily pay more than $130,000 for this car hands down. A $109,000 sticker price is more than generous. jonstew… this is an audi, made from luxury components. no on wants a stripped down cheap interior audi. no one wants this car to race at the track.

Well, here’s the thing. I am in the market for a car in this class and I can well afford it. I would absolutely NOT pay more then $130,000.00 for an Audi R8 and would probably only lease it for no more then 2 years.

Pick yer options:

6 speed 109,000 USD

R Tronic 118,000

Convenienc pkg 3,500 (parking sensors and camera 6 cd changer, hill hold assist, homelink, bluetooth, auto dimming mirrors, storage pkg

Nav plus 2,000

Leather elements 2,000 Leather seats door inserts and door handle

Enhanced leather pkg 5,500 Leather pkg plus black leather elements e.g. dashboard, cowl above instrument cluster or monoposto

Carbon Sigma side blade 2,000

Bang Olufsen sound system 1,800

Metallic and pearl paint 650

Destination TBD

…….Porsche charges more for semi-special paint and tons more for one-off paint. P-car Full leather is more, if I remember correctly.

Veda….asking if a supercar will be okay after 50k miles isnt the best question to ask….how many owners of top super cars, ie; andy lambo, ferrari and maserati, have 50k miles on them? most people buying these high class cars arent using them for daily drivers. if they can afford these cars w/ their heavy insurance premiums, then im sure theyre driving a “cheaper” car…hell a oil change for a Ferrari is anything but “normal” it requires hours worth of work just to do a oil change.

If I had the money to buy it, I would buy one just to say I have a car with “Side Blades”!! LOL

Veda,
Owned 2 new Audi’s in the last 6 years. Absolutely flawless mechanically. Untouchable for build quality and interior design.
Compare that to my wifes 3 series which has been in the shop 5 times (all under warranty, thank god)
Mercedes, comparatively, is CRAP!
Most people will lease these. 4/50k full warranty including services.
Resale and reliability after 50k?? Who knows! It’s a brand new design.
Moral of the story? “Have You Driven An Audi…Lately??”

set to debut here in the fall? i’ve already seen one driving around in Colorado, and heard of people spotting them in other places too, get on top of your stuff leftlane

If I had enough money to buy this car, I’d buy a Tesla Roadster instead.

mbftw… the mag suspension is in f-cars, p-cars, corvettes, caddis and probably more. it is an American invention, and the patents are all held here. Get your **** straight before you put your foot in your mouth.

Also, i saw one of these in Agoura Hills, Ca already. Sick Looking car, but id get a Vantage or a 911 4s targa

Jonstew thinks a Honda S2000 is the epitomy of a sportscar.

Frankly, I think this is a halo car for Audio based on looks alone. It has much more presence in real life than it does in photos.

cheap as chips

Audi’s styling guys need to jump in their VW Beetle and run down to the Chevrolet dealer and pick up a Corvette brochure. Open to page 1 and gawk at what a sports car is supposed to look like. This thing looks Korean. Maybe North Korean.

sorry GBB not every sports car can look like the Corvette that you see everywhere on the road….the R8 looks like nothing on the road…

gbb is channeling gmnumber1moron…

Jon.

“wow veda, the TT is not made to contend with a cls, plz just stop talking now.”

On the contrary the TT 2.0T is selling for US$95K here. So it’s good enough to contend quality wise with a CLS. If it’s more to your liking then I’ll say the new IS’s buttons are better built than the TT’s.

“Owned 2 new Audi’s in the last 6 years. Absolutely flawless mechanically. Untouchable for build quality and interior design. Moral of the story? “Have You Driven An Audi…Lately??”

I can’t believe the idiocy I see on this site… You’re comparing your experience with 2 sample units with the four 2004 A4’s and three 2006 A6’s I currently own? Have you really driven your Audi??? One of the A6 was leaking oil at 15K miles. I prefer Audi more than anything else below 100K but I won’t be a fanboy just because.

Then you’re bashing Bimmers due to your experience with a single unit of the 3 series? Ok…

“how many owners of top super cars, ie; andy lambo, ferrari and maserati, have 50k miles on them? most people buying these high class cars arent using them for daily drivers.”

I’m sorry I guess I came from a different background since I thought these cars are cheap enough for everyday driving but going back to the original question, you’re saying they’re excused to build what a probably is not a very reliable car since most people won’t drive it that much anyway? It’s either flawed logic or a blatant ripoff.

“The mag-suspension ain’t from the F-cars… “It’s from the our very own Vettes!”

Actually that is a sad truth but I mentioned the red horse to make the R8 sounds better. Ha ha…

Veda, what person has 3 of the same model? Why do you have so many Audi’s if you don’t like them?

Veda,
My BMW dealer was backed up for weeks repairing window regulators that popped with the frequency of Iraqi car bombs. Ours popped 3 different times, 2 computer boxes, a muffler that fell apart at 30k, and a full brake job at 25k.
And who the hell is talking about over 100k miles? Were talking about original owners of new high end cars. NOBODY buys a new luxury car and keeps it over 100k.
As for really driving my cars, get a clue. If you were really an enthusiast driver, you wouldn’t have picked the A6. That one’s for housewives.

(\/)ike, I don’t see much of a difference in what you and mbftw are saying. . .Maybe you ment to address Veda? But it would appear that he knows the drill too.

I think 109,000 dollars is an extremely competitive price point for a car of the R8’s caliber. Well done Audi!

I think Veda lives in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere and has his front yard loaded with rusty old pile o’ **** cars between which he swaps parts in hopes of making one work someday. To differentiate himself from his neighbors who collect rusty Chevies, Veda collects rusty Audis. The bond in the neighborhood is that they all have 3 rusty lime green Frigidaires on their termite-ridden porches loaded with moonshine to loosen them up to play banjo together at nite when the mosquito count is tolerable.

seems very expensive for what it is, i know it has all new tech and what not, but its the RS4 engine, a rs4 would be far more practical as well as attract much less attention

if you want a borderline supercar i would look elsewhere

Way to much coin for this

“Veda, what person has 3 of the same model? Why do you have so many Audi’s if you don’t like them?”

Part of my business, not that I want to own that many unreliable units. Though they’re nice as status symbols.

“. NOBODY buys a new luxury car and keeps it over 100k.
As for really driving my cars, get a clue. If you were really an enthusiast driver, you wouldn’t have picked the A6. That one’s for housewives.”

As stated above, part of my business it’s unavoidable to have them around for more than 100k. Housewives? Hardly, one of them is being driven by the country director of US’s second largest mining company. Although I know a heavily customized one costing over $110K owned by a 30 year old mistress of a local Japanese CEO.

Ricardo Head and deantj: sadly I’m no bs, you can follow the link on my name and see for yourself, then you can stop giving me the bs.

Veda, I was busting your chops. Figured you meant company vehicles, but I couldn’t resist. BTW, Indonesia has some absolutely beautiful women … I am jealous.

Sorry to disappoint deantj, I’m in Southern CA but I happen to invest all over Southeast Asia and automotive being one of them.

$ 110,000 for VW Quality.

Yahoo !!!!!!!!!!!!

Line-up the fools to buy this one.

Man I’m gone for a week and look what happens lol. I was gonna say after the R8 and Porsche takesover the VAG, this will probably be the last of a great many Audis. I bet Porsche changes focus on their marque.