Entries Tagged as ‘R8’

December 18, 2008

Santa ditches sledge for Audi R8

Only yesterday we were talking about how popular Audis are - now it seems Santa is swapping reindeer power for a 420bhp Audi R8.
We spotted these pictures of a Christmas-themed Audi R8 on Dutch car site Autogespot:

December 17, 2008

Audi: Why are they so popular?

Car sales are plummeting, manufacturers are going cap in hand to governments asking for bailouts, but Audi is weathering storm
The latest European car market data from JATO shows that while car sales plunged by 25.3 per cent in November - more than a quarter - sales of Audis are holding steady and increased by 0.2 [...]

November 26, 2008

Replica cars: Cool or naff?

Why do people build replica cars? For the technical challenge? Novelty value? Or simply because they can’t afford a sports car, but can afford to spend days transforming their regular wheels into a more exotic shape?
The phenomenon of replica cars - ordinary vehicles made up to look like sportscars and luxury cars - has a [...]

April 25, 2008

Lexus tease us with the LF-A supercar

The Lexus LF-A supercar looks fantastic, packs a sledgehammer-like 5-litre V10 engine behind the front wheels and can spit road out of the back at the rate of more than 200mph.
But please Lexus, let us drive it.

April 4, 2008

The A-Z of the world’s dream machines

From the gorgeous Aston Martin Vantage RS to the insane Pagani Zonda - we’ve compiled the definitive list of the world’s sexiest cars - there’s even a Yukon Denali in there…

March 25, 2008

Mazda 2 beats Audi R8 and rivals to World Car of the Year

The Mazda 2 has been awarded the title 2008 World Car of the Year.
A group of 47 jurors representing 24 countries chose the winner. They said the Mazda 2 had, “very appealing looks and high levels of standard equipment for the price.”
Its rivals for the award were the Ford Mondeo and Mercedes C-Class (which along [...]

March 18, 2008

GT5 Prologue vs. the rest

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue hits the shelves on 28th March. The new instalment in the popular Gran Turismo franchise offers a realistic driving simulation with five pixel-perfect tracks and 71 car models, including the Audi R8, Nissan GT-R and Ferrari F430.

Will the new PlayStation 3 racer leave the competition in the dust?

December 31, 2007

Our Cars of the Year: Audi R8

Junior Writer Andy Goodwin’s Car of the Year was the Audi R8.
One of the best cars I’ve ever driven is the Audi RS4. Even on a massively wide speed-sapping runway the German super saloon still felt oh-my-god fast as I pushed the accelerator to the floor.
It was the first car I had driven which felt [...]