I went to see the Audi R8

Recently, I thought about twice, "Hmm ??? A car that seems to be very low comes from the front!", And when I passed each other, it was a black Audi R8, and the other dayBlancpain GT AsiaBut it's a race car, but I was looking at the R8, so I was a little worried ... I went to see it!

I went to see R8 to Audi Roppongi

I went to Audi in Roppongi. The yellow circle on the right is Mr. Audi. The red circle on the left is FerrariRosso ScuderiaMr. is.

I stopped by and said, "Please show me the R8." You came to the back where you were informed that "Yes, please ~, this is ~"! Dodon, R8.

When I passed each other while driving, I thought it was "low!", But when I saw the car actually stopped in front of me, it was not so low.

Optical illusion when running? ?? image? I was surprised because the difference in the image of the car when it was running and when it was stopped was quite large.

a. The eye on the left side seems to be engorged because there is a red wall on the left side (laughs). It's just a reflection, just in case.

The car on display is the Audi R8 Coupe V10 plus 5.2 FST quattro

The details of this car are as follows.Click here for R8 explanation on the Audi site.

In addition to this, this exhibition car has more options (seat stitching, steering change, B & O sound system), so it seems that the final "over-the-counter cash price: ¥ 29,830,000 (tax included)".

Over 29 million yen? ?? It was higher than I expected, so I said "Well, isn't it expensive?" (Laughs).

Here, a special version with good specifications of the vehicle itself (PlusThe name was included! ) That's why it seems to be expensive, otherwise the main unit price will be around 25 million yen (No, it's still high enough ... (laughs) Well, it's R8, so that's about it ...).

It was a two-seater, and the trunk didn't look that big. (And every time I see it, I'm really worried about red eye ... (laughs) ↓)

Because it is a midship, the front of the car feels short (when I actually get on it), and I asked people to stand just before they hit the front, and when I saw it from the driver's seat, they said, "Are you not hitting even if you are so close? I felt astonishingly close.

Surprisingly simple interior ...

However, from my point of view, it was a little difficult to see ahead, and I had the impression that a mid-engined car was difficult for me. * Excluding McLaren ... McLaren is a midship for some reason, but it's really easy to drive ...

This Audi R8 V10 plus Coupé 5.2 FSI quattro came standard with ceramic brakes. Wouldn't it be ruined right away? I asked him, but he said, "I can afford it for three years at all."

After all, when I met the actual car, it was like "This is it!" Or "It's a little different ...")I think it's very important to feel that, so it was a day when I realized again that it would be nice to go to see the car that I was interested in!

Thank you, Audi Roppongi.

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).