Road Test: Audi R8
2,180 views · Published 15 February 2008 · 2:31 · Indexed 29 September 2026
Channel: Autoline Network · 2008 · Autos & Vehicles
In the luxury car world there's a gray area between BMW sport and Mercedes-Benz luxury. It's an inconspicuous niche, one that's occupied by a subtle German automaker. Their designs aren't flamboyant like Mercedes and they're not committed to sport like BMW. Instead, they champion understated elegance and graceful simplicity of design. No longer content hiding in the shadow of its peers, Audi is quietly confident, confident that its eye-catching style is a refreshing change from its cross-country rivals. And they'd be right. Audi's global sales have increased every year for the past dozen. Fueled by this momentum, the company has ventured into segments it's never competed in before. The most important new vehicle in its lineup, the one that proves Audi is the engineering equal to anyone in the world, is the R8. It's a Ferrari-caliber super car and the halo car of the Audi brand. It breaks all the rules and will shatter people's notion of what an Audi can be.
