Audi rocked the automotive world when it pulled out it's big gun, the Audi R8. It's sleek, powerful, and deadly-serious. It's the type of car that Batman would have parked in his favorite spot in his underground lair. Even looks a little like a Batmobile too, slightly reminiscent of a stealth fighter jet.
Its showcase color is the classic Audi glossy black, with massive carbon fiber panels that screams "I'm a fast, rich f***er and there's nothing you can do about it," at you. If you pop the hood (in this case, the trunk), you are greeted either with a 4.2 V8 making 420 hp, or a meaty 5.2 V10 belting out 525 hp. That's enough power to get you from 0-60 in 4.74 or 3.8 seconds respectively. And mated to those beastly engines is Audi's famed Quattro drive system, sending 420/525 hp to the front and rear wheels. Buyer has option of a 6 speed manual, or a 6 speed R tronic automatic transmission.
So what can all this power do, especially stacked against super car competitors? Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson took it upon himself to find out.
And again, with a ZR1:
So it boils down to this: a slow car in a straight line, but a bolt of lightning on the track. A car that is pleasing to the eye yet lacking something. A car that has the capability to be luxurious, but all of it locked out to options. Personally, it's refreshing to have something not a Lamborghini or a Ferrari stuck to a teenage gear-head's wall. It is elegant and refined, with the power, speed, and handling to stick it to any other car it likes without needing a 8.0L W16 quad-charged engine to do it. But the side panels? Those need some major cosmetic help.
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