Comments on: Electric Audi R8 to debut at Frankfurt show?

By: TL

TL — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:26:21 +0000

I’m not sure this car will leave wallets with some green of its own.

By: reedfast

reedfast — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:02:31 +0000

Diesel is definitely the way of the future.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:05:00 +0000

So you drive a Diesel then?

By: armstealer

armstealer — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:44:14 +0000

I’ll tell you what.. the day they win the 24 at le-mans is the day I will consider an electric car.

By: reedfast

reedfast — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:16:40 +0000

i think there is a market for this type of car. Remember, de nysschen said the volt would fail because it was too EXPENSIVE for a car company that makes CHEAP cars.

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:38:49 +0000

This is a unique way of showing a teaser! From what I can tell, it doesn’t look like the lamps sit flush with the body. In fact they look like they protrude outward. I hope it will look deliberate, as opposed to the lamps on cars (eg Toyota) that have been enlarged due to heating issues with the lamps.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:27 +0000

I’m Audi-Electric-Stupid but never Chevy-Volt-Stupid.

By: xcatchmyshadowx

xcatchmyshadowx — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:58:02 +0000

A4:
well i was just reiterating his point in the story, because obviously some people didnt get that from it if they are calling him a hypocrite.

exactly, too many stupid people around who just read the headlines. one sheep following another…

By: xcatchmyshadowx

xcatchmyshadowx — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:54:40 +0000

the guy is rite, no need to apologize. u should rather give ur money to unicef than buying a volt.
as much as i love the R8, cars need a decent sound and this one makes no exception.

By: aexcorp

aexcorp — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:53:26 +0000

Stupid Audi and their plans for electric R8s, I wonder how that’s going to fly. To power a car like the R8 for a distance of over 80 miles, it’ll take a lot of batteries and will make the car even heavier.

They had the solution in their hands, with the R8 TDI, that was going to be by far the greatest R8 to be offered, but noooo, that’s too much effort and costs too much to adapt the Le Mans’ diesel engine for the road.

I’m very displeased with this choice, but then again, since I don’t have the money for either the TDI or the Electric, or any R8 for that matter, it doesn’t bear much relevance

By: A4

A4 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:38:48 +0000

well i was just reiterating his point in the story, because obviously some people didnt get that from it if they are calling him a hypocrite.

By: aesir

aesir — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:35:56 +0000

Lol, everyone in this thread beats me to the punch. That’s what I get for not making LLN top priority this morning!

By: armstealer

armstealer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:13:24 +0000

A4- Re-read the quote friend, thats precisely what he said.

By: eff1Fifty

eff1Fifty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:55:32 +0000

Thank u Samintosh!

Two words: TORQUE MONSTER!… IF they do it right, that’s what I wanna c

By: Samintosh

Samintosh — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:43:14 +0000

Armstealer…. This is totally different scale!

The Volt is for idiots…. This is not

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:40:38 +0000

Very true A4.

By: A4

A4 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:36:45 +0000

He may have said that it is a car for idiots, but he never said that idiots don’t exist. May as well get a piece of the action.

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:22:47 +0000

haha what a hypocrite. The volt is a car for idiots because it carries a 40k price tag, but an electric powered R8 that will probably cost 200k is for intellectuals? What a retard.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:18:23 +0000

audi apologist!

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:53:10 +0000

I’m starting to think, since he is german, or something, he probably meant one thing, but it came out wrong when it came time to speaking it in english.

By: Long Dong Auto

Long Dong Auto — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:46:36 +0000

Idiots with bigger wallets and more insecure egos

By: Borat

Borat — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:28:23 +0000

How that coincide with Audi fuhrer claiming that Volt is for idiots? His electric slide is meant for even bigger idiots?

By: Long Dong Auto

Long Dong Auto — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:06:54 +0000

yes there are, just look at who posts here. plenty of customers.

By: armstealer

armstealer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:00:09 +0000

“.. there are not enough idiots who will buy it.”