Audi R8: First drive

Now also the guys from MSN Autos got behind the wheel of the Audi R8, as probably the last online magazine out there. Best thing: calling it "first drive"! Hilarious.
Anyway, here it is.

But if the R8 road car's arrival was a big story in Paris, it's an even bigger one now, as the R8 has finally hit the road—and we have driven it.

For enthusiasts, it's a concept that had to happen. For Audi it's one of the most important cars they've launched in years—and they've launched plenty. In fact one of their favorite statistics is from 1997 to 2007, the marque has gone from a range of just 10 models to 23. In that time, they've added, among others, cars like the A3 Sportback, RS 4 Avant and Cabriolet, the TTs (coupe and cabriolet), the allroad and the Q7. Which (including the arrival and departure of the A2) took them to a 22-model lineup.

But number 23, the all-new R8, is by far the most exotic of them all. And beyond that, the R8 is headline news because it is as far outside Audi's existing road car spectrum as the R10 diesel is outside the racing norm.

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Source: MSN Autos

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