Comments on: 2006 Paris Motor Show Gallery: Audi R8

By: DarkL1ghT

DarkL1ghT — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:29:41 +0000

looking it part by part it is really an awesome looking car. however, as a whole the car doesnt really mesh well for me

By: maibatsu_thunder

maibatsu_thunder — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:30:35 +0000

Cut-out cars take a lot of effort, time, manpower, money, etc. to do. Audi did a good job for the show!

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:35:06 +0000

dis car main rival is porsche 911….agree wit iosis…dis car is base on le mans quattro concept….btw satriaguy…by d time esprit goes out….we’ll c replacement 4 f430 and mbe others which will make esprit the car we dunno it exist…:)…dun expect much frm esprit…

By: topgunthang

topgunthang — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:10:41 +0000

the esprit is 5 years late. i wont expect much from the esprit. they’ll just do thier normal weight shaving scheme.

would be interesting to see how this performs against the 911 carrera. its gonna be a good matchup. the porsches managed to beat just about everybody in thier class except for the f430.

they had the design way back when the film irobot came out. and it looks superb. except for the sideshot….esp those air intake side covers that you can change the colors.

By: SatriaGuy

SatriaGuy — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:14:28 +0000

I still think nothing beats the next Lotus Esprit! Watch out for it

By: szw

szw — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:07:45 +0000

i like da half r8, hehe !

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:43:00 +0000

The light looks like the current civic, the rear looks exactly like the lambo which this car is based on…

By: happymeal

happymeal — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:23:32 +0000

nice cut out to show the ASF frame… when gallardo was launched, they just showed the entire chassis, rather than a beatiful cross section like this…

they also negrlected pictures of the lovely 4200cc 8250rpm V8….

By: Jiun 88

Jiun 88 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:55:51 +0000

Great car… Fast car… Livable car?? mayb…
Still i dont fancy the designs to this car.

=P
(NSX replacement… where art thou…)

By: acbc

acbc — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:29:29 +0000

Damn garang!

By: iosis

iosis — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:41:48 +0000

SatriaGuy said,

October 2, 2006 @ 10:01 am

â€™m not so sure about the carâ€™s proportions. It has a short front overhang and a long tail, which makes it look like a typical Le Mans car.
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This R8 design is based on Le Mans Quattro Concept released in January 2005. That’s the reason it resembles a Le Mans car.

By: tbcheese

tbcheese — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:15:32 +0000

The black strips underneath the headlights house the LED daytime running lights I believe.

By: ckengyo

ckengyo — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:02:31 +0000

although this bucket seats already feature in audi rs4, vw r32, it should put in Gallardo as well cos the current 1 look not so fit in it. this 1 definitely look more racing feel. hopefully lambo can offer this seats as accessory 4 lambo upgrade. like i really can afford.

By: narrowband

narrowband — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:55:36 +0000

I think the overhang is longer in front, isn’t it?

This car is superb. I love it!!

Front and rear are nice, although rear reminds me of Murcielago sometimes but this is curvier.

Highlight in the exterior has got to be the sideblade. I thought the early pictures had them unpainted beause they were made out of fibreglass or something. Turns out otherwise.

Anyway, I’d rather have them unpainted (black). Or else it’ll leave a gaping empty space between the door and the rear wheel.

By: SatriaGuy

SatriaGuy — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:01:54 +0000

I’m not so sure about the car’s proportions. It has a short front overhang and a long tail, which makes it look like a typical Le Mans car.

I don’t like the front treatment, especially the black strips beneath the headlamps. But the headlamps itself is super. As is the rear of the car, which works much better than the front.

No interior photos?

BTW: who’s Ben Corley? Is he a Mat Salleh? How did he get into the Paris Motor Show?

By: Zgriffin

Zgriffin — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:42:08 +0000

Cool space frame construction.

By: armandd

armandd — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 22:24:50 +0000

nice! i wonder why they ‘only’ put a 420hp engine there…

By: tbcheese

tbcheese — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:18:07 +0000

Much better than the wedge shaped gallardo.

If you go to the R8 microsite here you can customise the colour
http://microsites.audi.com/audir8/html/index.php?lang=en

There are 4 colours with a selection of 3 trims for the sideblade.

By: purity

purity — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:11:56 +0000

OMG! I’m in love!