Audi R8 V10 Plus - Ownership Experience Thread

almoststew1990 · 7 Jul 2016 at 07:53

Got any pictures of your mate's Maserati MC12?

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 08:34

DAIR said:
The the circular GT exits. I think the R8 GT was the best R8 Audi have made to date!

Nah it had R Tronic

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 08:36

The_Dark_Side said:
18 posts and still the only real question remains unanswered.

What kind of cake?

Gat Uxxx of course

Ricochet J · 7 Jul 2016 at 08:39

What was your average MPG on the Nurburgring?

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 08:42

Ricochet J said:
What was your average MPG on the Nurburgring?

I never checked actually but I suspect not great

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 08:44

Raymond Lin said:
Have you gone sideways in it yet?

No not really. Couple of oversteer moment coming out of low speed stuff but nothing proper.

naefeart · 7 Jul 2016 at 09:44

Housey said:
The North Coast 500 was all Scotland....

My bad, totally missed the reference. Did it twice, once in an M5 and then again in a GTR. Really wished I'd had something lighter and more nimble.

Fr0dders · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:04

Housey said:
More power, less weight, different steering set up, fixed suspension, those ace wheels, ceramic brakes, cake.

and a certain smugness that can be obtained from knowing you've got the best one

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:07

naefeart said:
My bad, totally missed the reference. Did it twice, once in an M5 and then again in a GTR. Really wished I'd had something lighter and more nimble.

Agreed. Big cars and supercars are not the ideal car for the NC500. Hot hatch heaven I think.

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:08

Fr0dders said:
and a certain smugness that can be obtained from knowing you've got the best one

To be fair many would prefer the normal, less hardcore one. It's purely personal likes and dislikes.

Fr0dders · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:10

Its ok Housey, you don't have to feign sympathy from the peasant owners of lesser cars for us

Ricochet J · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:15

Fr0dders said:
Its ok Housey, you don't have to feign sympathy from the peasant owners of lesser cars for us

Speak for yourself. I own a Saab. Has leather seats.

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:23

Ricochet J said:
Speak for yourself. I own a Saab. Has leather seats.

Leave, just go. There is no place for 'your sort' around here with your leather trousers.

RSR · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:41

The V10+ is a lovely piece of kit! How does it compare to your old GT3 / GT3 RS in terms of enjoyment of driving?

Nice to see its beeing tracked as well! I really want to get some done in mine soon, as well once the tyres are replaced.

JanM · 7 Jul 2016 at 11:10

What was it like driving at Nurburgring? how far did you push?

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 11:24

RSR said:
The V10+ is a lovely piece of kit! How does it compare to your old GT3 / GT3 RS in terms of enjoyment of driving?

Nice to see its beeing tracked as well! I really want to get some done in mine soon, as well once the tyres are replaced.

It's different. It is easier to drive quickly and is a better road car, more sorted, better set up for road use and faster too. It's steering isn't as good and it's gearbox does rob you of some of the involvement but it's far more of an event to get in and be in.

Housey · 7 Jul 2016 at 11:27

JanM said:
What was it like driving at Nurburgring? how far did you push?

I was on it fairly hard as those who sat next to me would attest. However I don't know the flow of the track and that is where the real pace is found and I was cautious when I did not have confidence in the track or where it went. I can see where time is made, you only have to follow a slow car in the hands of someone who knows the track like the back of their hand to see that.

dacads · 7 Jul 2016 at 11:48

I like how you started off with the reception you get

DAIR · 7 Jul 2016 at 13:54

Housey said:
Nah it had R Tronic

Sorry I meant cosmetically. Overall I think the facelift Gen1 looks way better than the gen2

tom_e · 7 Jul 2016 at 14:03

dacads said:
I like how you started off with the reception you get

How quickly it gets the bishes pants dropping is the most important thing isn't it!?