Are you being genuine?

😂😂😂😂😂

It's the drop of the towel, the cue the hold me backs needed.

“Bro you could’ve gotten a Lambo!” “I’m sick of people like you! There’s only 333 of these!” 😂

That was great!! 🤣🤣😂

frrrr, i would watch 3 hours of their intros only

The fact that the r8 only fits 2 people, meaning one of the “hold me backs” must have walked there or driven in a different car makes it even better

@@tbread1128 lol good point!

They have a team of writer's...........😮

Saturday nights live has writers too. They haven't really been funny in decades

I respect all Audi R8 versions. My preference is V10 Jet Blue Metallic circa 2010 or 2009. Non spyder or spyder with complete roll cage and hard top. Red Bull TT-R style below bumper and up rear spoiler. Store the original radio and rims, put gunmetal gray basic enkeis in black or platter BBS's in silver and VERY good tires.

I personally think it aged like milk xD But I always liked the second gen the most out of all

It's my dream vehicle and I'm so thankful for this episode.

couldnt agree more. the 2010-2015 models still look amazing

Shoot up? No they're not. Are you trying to justify an investment in one or something? The Gen 1 is probably the cheapest modern supercar money can buy.

Wtf are you doing here

Wut da haiiillll???!!

That amount of horse power could give failures EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

lol wtf

steven he car guy confirmed?

I mean, $250k is a really expensive car.

Your prices are brutal in Australia compared to here in the 🇺🇸! Don't you guys have speed cameras everywhere?

​@B58 yes we do sadly. We have Luxury car tax, Stamp Duty and GST on cars over 80k. So yes prices are stupid high. I work for Porsche and a 992 GT3 is almost 500k drive away. This r8 GT is 650k as well. Huracan Evos are nearly 500k. Crazy

992 GT3 is around 1.1 million here in Singapore. The Canadian price of this R8 GT cannot even buy a poverty spec new E Class in Singapore. So it’s pretty fun here 😂

@@SpeedCafeGarage Truly feel bad for you guys that's a bunch of BS!! I have an RS3 on order, and I'm paying around 65k! How much for one of those with you guys?

If they actually raced them against each other, maybe.

They do it so good that they don’t race them against each other 😐

Race them? How old are you?

Old one is timeless. The "new" one already looks dated. The old one is elegant and has restraint. The new one seems over done and aggressive but in a bland way. It's as if the new Audi is desperately trying to masquerade as a Lamborghini but it just ends up falling flat without the Italian flair and drama. The old R8 is German elegance and nothing more. It's not trying to be anymore than that. It's not trying to be something it's not. It's confident in itself. Or maybe I'm being overly dramatic and reading way too far into this.

​@@andrewesau51Nah man, you are absolutely right.

so real the old one looks so clean and elegant i much prefer the old one rather than the aggressive geometric look of the new version

The new one looks too much like the fat TT imo. I love the first R8.. it looks like a small Bugatti

The iron man car ❤

Iz tru

💯 the 997.2 Porsche 911 too

@@Infamousdee240i prefer the 997.1 turbo but i get your point, very underrated in that era

@@Silviodante1960 definitely 🙌🏾🙌🏾 the best modern Porsche

How is 600+hp with a Lambo V10 AND a DSG so much slower than a C8 Z06 and barely faster than a Supra l 😮

we all love it!

I'm Paul 👉! Hahaha... And I love their wild, whacky and funny intros, and obviously the rest of their productions. In some ways though, having Karston in the mix would be a good choice, having a trio like Top Gear/Grand Tour, but, (although I loved TG and TGT) in some ways funnier and more exhilarating too! 👍

james staring in your souls

"AND I'M JAMES!!!"

1:22 😂 they are definitely goated 👍

Love me a good place reference

Had me cryin

Such a shame it's AWD.

​@@JippaJ Not at all.

It's quite Vanilla for a "supercar", and there's more excitement to be had for 85k. It's good, not great.

@@TML34 I disagree, it’s beyond great. The Og V8 manual is the best car I’ve ever driven. But mine has the exhaust done and that changes everything.

@@scotthiebert4979 Yep, an exhaust really makes a substantial difference because the engine sounds so good but the stock exhaust is way too muffled. That and a good set of coilovers really make the car come alive

That for me too lmao

"Spilled Fanta on a hot summer's day" Absolutely a gem of writing

The only car channel I'll make sure to watch.

Agreed. Almost 2 decades old and still looks brand new

It's been a dream car of mine since they came out. Unfortunately, by the time I'll be able to own one they'll all be super old and there won't be any lower my mileage ones left. I can't imagine R8 service prices being cheap

It looks like a damn concept car made it to the streets! And i love that

I agree I absolutely adore mine after 5 years of ownership!

@@Golden_AceDBD cause it happend like that. Only difference between concept and actual car is diffrent headlights and exhaust placement

I’ve never heard an R8 owner refer to their car as reliable 😂 The few I’ve met had little good to say about them and have since sold them.

You are clueless

@@HayateV3 Mine's reliable. :) 70K miles. Keeping mine forever.

@@kevcha 70,000 miles? You gotta get those numbers up. Those are _rookie_ numbers.

@@NaruSanavai not many R8's in this mileage range or above XD

Mate 👍🏾

I miss Top Gear so much. It was the only TV show I really cared about, I think I've seen every episode and special. Other than that, I don't care much for TV shows or movies. If you haven't watched Clarkson's Farm it's actually really good too.

I hope you get one man 🙏

I own the R8 in this video, and you couldn't have summed it up better! Well said.

Self-restraint is paramount, whether you have 600 hp or 300 hp under the hood

Only problem with a vantage is that it cannot compare to the audi r8’s reliability There is a reason it depreciates as much as a Maserati

@@ruskibruski Absolute myth. I own a 2008 V8 Vantage with 80k miles and it's been dead reliable. Basic maintenance is all it's ever needed. I wouldn't hesitate to drive the car anywhere for any distance, that's how reliable it is. And other owners report the same thing. When it does need something it's expensive -- parts are costly because the car is very low volume, and specialists are hard to find -- but my car goes into the shop twice a year for basic upkeep and that's all it ever needs. I've had to do two wheel bearings in the last five years which is pretty normal, and I had to replace an alternator. Big deal. This summer I'm doing the clutch, which will cost about $6k. First clutch replacement in the life of the car. In no way are these cars comparable to a Maserati in terms of reliability. Even the R8 (or any modern Audi) is more temperamental to maintain thanks to the fact that they're a lot more computerized than the Vantage. People hear Aston Martin and they make assumptions, but they're just not accurate at all. The V12 cars are a little more intense, but the V8 is a very basic, simple setup. Depreciation is a meaningless whim of the market, which has been completely insane for the last five years.

For those that wish they could get a Pagani but settle for a R8 with carbon bits.

Everything else seems out of reach but these two are the only sane option

Also Corvette c6/c7

@@JahoSelamaj sadly not in australia

Basic ass taste

@defyyourlogic487 in terms of "affordable" daily drive able sports/super cars there's not a whole lot else other than like an Aston martin vantage. I'm also Australian so a few other options are locked behind being way more expensive for me here

I really hope those of you that can afford nicer cars (for more than a month) really really love driving them for those of us that can't (yet). I'm glad you get to track it. Cheers mate

The new one is over styled and gaudy. The original is so classy and timeless imo.

Yeah the Lambo and Audi stock exhaust is very large and very heavy. It would definitely be the first thing on my list. A turbo wouldn't hurt if you're into that.

Well it depends if you wanna blow your ears out, just imagine listening to it for hours on end. I guess people don't want to track it always with a helmet on but actually use it on trips too.

Absolutely correct. A titanium exhaust, eurowise cold air intake and a tune totally changed the character of my car.

The R8 V8 would get smoked by most modern cars now.

Its amazing how some people are so stupid, like they are the first to say yoy get a lambo for that price 🤣

​@@Narrowcros I mean Huracan is the big brother which is faster in Nurburgring. Porsche is also obv faster. You buy this car because its a supercar that looks like an Audi

@@Jallu555 What would it actually mean to someone driving a road legal car on the road if it's faster on some track?!

​@@amarjit_singh_ Its not just they are faster, Gt3 for example is more playful and fun car in everyway.

@@Jallu555 That's not always true for a car to be considered as a fun car. Take the Toyota GR86 for example, it isn't the most powerful car but it definitely is more fun than a 600hp supercar with a faster lap time on some track.

The old automatics were clunky compared to the gated but the new models completely fixed that so if you buy old get manual new get automatic

Lol very unpopular ?

​@@lifes2short4anameI think he's referring to the V8 not the V10 as unpopular

I agree. I also bought an ‘09 manual this year and there’s no way you’re getting a good example under $90 CAD. And I see a lot of r-tronics listed as “manuals”