Audi is entering the most discerning segment of the car market with its R8 mid-engine sports car – and immediately taking up a position among the leaders: equipped with the expertise that Audi has gathered from its involvement in motor sport and from building sporty premium-class cars, the R8 is the embodiment of superlative road behaviour, pioneering technology and fascinating design. The 420 bhp V8 FSI engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive and the aluminium space-frame body endow the R8 with outstanding qualities to challenge for leadership of this segment, as do its excellent everyday suitability and Audi's typical standards of perfection in quality and finish. The basic price is EUR 104,400, and deliveries will commence in the second quarter of 2007.

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On topic:
Anyone feel like giving me $100k? I just found my next car. That thing is beautiful.

From BlownM3 - "This whole pissing match could have been avoided if the OP did a freaking search!!"

VW remains the "Peoples car"... but the "Peoples" need to bring more money (das loot?).

I still have Audi lust....

Great car, though why pay so much more for something not that superior to the RS4 on paper?? Exclusive body style?? Do it right with the V 10, make it a GT3 RS contender, go drive it...then come back with some real world driving impressions...not a poor collection of adjectives selected at random for their "neat-O and super smart" quotient!

Cheers!
Scott

Even better, why not just outright copy the R8 body style, shrink it a little, put in the 2.0T with DSG powertrain, add a VW emblem, call it a Scirocco - and sell it for $25K? I suspect that VW could sell a 'few'!