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Sep 12, 2007 8:26:10 AM
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wtsnet said:
Yeah, but a 911 has luggage/passenger space!
Sep 12, 2007 10:15:00 AM
Sep 12, 2007 11:54:04 AM
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ITALOKOKO said:
remember that the c4s with the PK has only 381hp compared to the 414hp of the Audi, I test drove the R8 on saturday and the noise it delivers compared to the 911 is shattering , but on looking in the trunk as stated in the earlier response it doesn't look practical. The sales guy said if I want to go on atrip I could get a cool fidge in the trunk since its got a 12v adaptor in it. The interior of the R8 is by miles more beautiful to sit in, initially I thought it would be quite small since Audi made the Gallardo, but at a height of 6' 4" and 120kg I fitted in quite fine. The handling is quite similar to the 911 but unfortunately in the UK Audi are not registered at any proving ground like Porsche.I have driven a c4s at the Millbrook Proving gound in the UK and I could say that the chassis of the 911 is a magnificient piece of work. After specking up an R8 with r-tronic (too tall to drive a manual),full leather, CF, magnetic ride, CF blades,B&O, etc is came to about 96 grand. To me that is too much for a car with 4 rings, the same 4 rings will be available on an 19 grand A3. The sales guy assured me that the car is only touched by specially trained R8 technicians when the car comes in for service, heard that loads of times. If I had put down a deposit for the R8 on saturday I would get a car by Dec 2008, deposit 1,500 refundable not bad.
The R8 is a beautiful car but I still have this thing about Porsches and I've decided to wait for the 911 facelift in march 2008, I could assure you that this will whip the pants off the R8 for far less the price.
How much do you think a R* cab will cost ?, R8 with turbo engine up coming R10 or R8 v10 what ever they call it, definitely these cars are overpriced.
Another question I've got is that Audi said they would not make more than 15 cars a day for the whole world, what happen when they increase the range as speculated, would that mean that they would make 2 R8's, 3 R8 cabs, 3 R8 v10 etc per day inorder not to water the brand ?
i rest my case.
Sep 12, 2007 12:54:56 PM
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ResB said:
Just ripped it down to 40mb or so for those that missed it.... (give it 5 mins to upload)
R8 v's C4S
Sep 12, 2007 3:17:12 PM
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nberry said:
Oh suddenly trunk space is very important? You guy's are unbelieveable.
These are performance cars and they are about performance. Have you check the amount of luggage space in the greatest Porsche ever built the CGT? Well, if you don't know I will tell. The amount of luggage space in a CGT is zip, zero, nada.
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wtsnet said:
You ARE yanking our chains, aren't you Nick?
Yeah, and how much in Thrust 2? It's not the point. The point is that when comparing the R8 and a C4S (as in the Fifth Gear test), the C4S is more of a livable-with choice because of the engine layout and interior packaging, and handles very well despite this.
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wtsnet said:
You ARE yanking our chains, aren't you Nick?
Yeah, and how much in Thrust 2? It's not the point. The point is that when comparing the R8 and a C4S (as in the Fifth Gear test), the C4S is more of a livable-with choice because of the engine layout and interior packaging, and handles very well despite this.
Me sense is each Porsche owner is trying to find reason why the 911 is as good as the R8 despite reviews that say the R8 is much better. Beauty, exclusivity, performance, balance, the R8 has it all over the 911.
So what do you all complain about and claim makes the 911 better...fricking trunk space. If anything, YOU are yanking the chain of logic and credibility.
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Me sense is each Porsche owner is trying to find reason why the 911 is as good as the R8 despite reviews that say the R8 is much better. Beauty, exclusivity, performance, balance, the R8 has it all over the 911.
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Erik said:
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Me sense is each Porsche owner is trying to find reason why the 911 is as good as the R8 despite reviews that say the R8 is much better. Beauty, exclusivity, performance, balance, the R8 has it all over the 911.
I'm not sure what planet you're on, but in the 5th Gear test, the 415hp couldn't shake the 380hp C4S on the track. They were dead even with the R8 having a little better turn in, and the 911 having better traction out of the corners. The R8 has a freakin V8 and couldn't even get away from a little 911 with a 6 cylinder and rear seats.
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nberry said:Accept the fact that the R8 is a better car though more expensive.