Don't Drool - R8 DIESEL!!!

[Hurdy]

Bl00dy Hell!

Autocar have just featured a diesel R8 in this weeks mag

V12 493bhp - 738lbft

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/230195/

I can see Peskarik drooling now

[AlanD]

Iv just creamed my pants !  :embarassed:

[joesgti]

WTF 

[Hurdy]

Oh and just in case you are wondering

0-62mph (100kph) in 4.2 seconds

Top speed 186mph (300kph)

MPG is a manageable 25mpg.

It also feature a roof duct that pulls air into the engine bay with glass on either side

[08micsta]

Ok. . . . . Thats a crazy car 

But crazy car aside. I dont think I want a car that sounds like a GTI on steroids 

[Hurdy]

Ok. . . . . Thats a crazy car 

But crazy car aside. I dont think I want a car that sounds like a GTI on steroids 

Don't you mean a TDI on steroids

[R32UK]

Ok. . . . . Thats a crazy car 

But crazy car aside. I dont think I want a car that sounds like a GTI on steroids 

Don't you mean a TDI on steroids

I think its great that they can do that with a diesel!

But hang on why would you buy one??? So you can save a few pence when your driving up and down the M1 like a rep? Plus the fact that diesel is more expensive, and the car is probably going to be more expensive than the petrol version (too lazy to check that). And then to loose the sound of a v8... the more i think about it, the less sense it makes!! Im sure your friends will have a nice little giggle when you tell them you got a R8 diesel.

Petrol all the way thank you!!

[Hurdy]

Ok. . . . . Thats a crazy car 

But crazy car aside. I dont think I want a car that sounds like a GTI on steroids 

Don't you mean a TDI on steroids

I think its great that they can do that with a diesel!

But hang on why would you buy one??? So you can save a few pence when your driving up and down the M1 like a rep? Plus the fact that diesel is more expensive, and the car is probably going to be more expensive than the petrol version (too lazy to check that). And then to loose the sound of a v8... the more i think about it, the less sense it makes!! Im sure your friends will have a nice little giggle when you tell them you got a R8 diesel.

Petrol all the way thank you!!

So,

If you could have a V6 TDI R32 with 298bhp instead of 250bhp and 549lbft that was faster 0-62mph by nearly half a second and had a 29% better fuel consumption, dropped into the lower tax band and only cost £2k extra - you wouldn't be tempted?

[bennyboy]

  O MY GOD ..... its just took me 15 minutes to type this i keep on going to the toilet every 2 minutes R8 &  Diesel . i think i now know what my next cars gonna wants to be.  WHAT A CAR .well done audi.

[Guy]

ok so it's a diesel supercar... impressive. not sure in reality how the diesel would compare to petrol in this particular model.

would have been far more impressed if they had come up with a low/zero emissions supercar

i haven't seen anything as such and think it is high time manufactures proved that high performance doesn't have to be compromised for very low emissions.... happy to be put wrong on this one and shown examples of VAG or other manufacturers who have this at least in concept cars... I know Ford (?) came up with one that was featured, on top gear and that was about the best thing I have seen so far, ran on hydrogen cells I think?

but seriously... we all know why they aren't doing this so why the hell am I wasting breath?