stuny Posted April 21, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 21, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) 9 blacks south of the Ferrari showroom on Park Avenue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Hi stuny, Take a look here R8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
gylee Posted April 21, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 21, 2009 Blocks? R8 my backside. That's a car. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted April 21, 2009 Share #3 Posted April 21, 2009 And I was thinking Leica when I read R8, you got me . Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted April 21, 2009 G & andy - Oh. You thouhgt it was THAT R8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdb Posted April 21, 2009 Share #5 Posted April 21, 2009 R8 ? I now understand why R8's have problems when connecting the DMR !!! Cheers Gérard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted April 21, 2009 Gérard - Very funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted April 22, 2009 Share #7 Posted April 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Such a cool car, but have yet to see one in real life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted April 22, 2009 Share #8 Posted April 22, 2009 Such a cool car, but have yet to see one in real life. Oh, I have seen a couple of them. Some parking, and one blasting by me on the Autobahn at what must have been more than 250 km/h (155 mph). Terrific car. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted April 22, 2009 Virgil & Andy - Thank you. At first I wasn't sure about its looks, but over the months it has grown on me, and I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA road racer Posted April 24, 2009 Share #10 Posted April 24, 2009 Very nice photo! I think the car looks HUGE in person! But that MAY be because when one blew past my BMW he was going at SPEED thru traffic! Must be nice to have THAT disposable income! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted April 24, 2009 Share #11 Posted April 24, 2009 I'm waiting for the diesel version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Posted April 24, 2009 Share #12 Posted April 24, 2009 Such a cool car, but have yet to see one in real life. you have to listen to the noise of this car......brutal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted April 24, 2009 USA RR - thank you. Pete - the diesel is not yet planned fo rthe US, but we'll see. You may get it sooner. Mystic - You've convinced me to visit our Audi dealer this weekend for a sdrvie -- No chance of buying one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Posted April 25, 2009 Share #14 Posted April 25, 2009 hehe, it could be that you will regret that visit. The "must have factor" is pretty big . ...so have a nice week end . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted April 25, 2009 Share #15 Posted April 25, 2009 Lovely looking car - glad it's not diesel. A debate is now starting about whether diesels are better for the environment anyway if CO2 is not the problem it was thought to be. Diesels produce 100 times as much particulates as a petrol engines which is not good for asthma sufferers etc. I suppose it depends on the relative pricing. I don't know whether diesel is one of the cracking levels in petrol production. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted April 25, 2009 Share #16 Posted April 25, 2009 Lovely looking car - glad it's not diesel. Really? Spectacular Audi R8 diesel unveiled - Auto Trader UK - News and Reviews Hub Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted April 25, 2009 Share #17 Posted April 25, 2009 Pete - Correct me if I am wrong but I think it has a direct injection petrol engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted April 25, 2009 Share #18 Posted April 25, 2009 [quote=flatfour;88384 8]Pete - Correct me if I am wrong but I think it has a direct injection petrol engine. Yes I think the R8 is DI petrol; I had a short ride in a prototype some while back; it was full of telemetry gizmos. I think someone took the attached snap with their camera. It is a genuinely good-looking car, and you can't say that about many of today's offerings. The diesel V12 may possibly be marketed as the R12, having heard the things which are winning at Le Mans (no ear defenders required) I think they will have to engineer in a "howl" but all insider reports suggest that this diesel motor is the absolute cat's pyjamas. My contacts "just down the road" are strangely silent on whether they have tried the motor in any of their products and seem to be going the bio-fuel route, due to their US customer base. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share #19 Posted April 26, 2009 Tony - Most, but not all of the newest diesels use urea injection to counter the particulates, making them clean enought for the US designation of ultra low emissions (U-LEV). The urea reservoire needs replentishing about every 15,000 miles, if I recall. A few recent diesels accomplish this ultra low emission standard without the urea injection. The V-10 petrol engine (a Lambo engine) has been released in the newest R8. The clue to it's being special is a larger opening in the blade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_hutton Posted April 26, 2009 Share #20 Posted April 26, 2009 9 blacks south of the Ferrari showroom on Park Avenue. Can you give directions like that in this day and age? Graeme Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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