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2008 Audi R8 Reviews

Below you’ll find our collection of reviews and road tests for the 2008 Audi R8 written by our very own experts, NCTD, or our partners. Each review contains expert opinions and analysis of the driving experience, price, equipment, and more in a structured, ...     read more
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Audi R8 Reviews

2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 Base
The Audi R8 racing car has won five times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and finished first in an amazing 62 of 79 international endurance races. Audi's first super sports car for... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 4.2 - Four Seasons Update - June 2009
Even after a long, harsh winter and through a pothole-choked spring, the R8 continues to enthrall the staff, and its effect on bystanders is also undiminished.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 4.2 - Four Seasons Update - May 2009
Our time with the Audi R8 is fleeting, and we're counting down the weeks until its year is up.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 4.2 - Four Seasons Update - April 2009
Spring is here, we've removed the R8's snow tires, and the twenty-somethings on our editorial staff have been hogging the car, those greedy guys.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 4.2 - Four Seasons Update - February 2009
Winter is over and now it's time to take stock of the Audi R8's ability to serve as a mid-engine winter car, if you can imagine such a thing.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo America's Top 40 New Cars
Boost Your Game As An Automotive Authority... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 4.2 - Four Seasons Update - January 2009
Your eyes do not deceive you: We are spending one full year with our 2008 Automobile of the Year, the Audi R8.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 Aftermarket Audio System - Comple Mentary
You would think a $140,000 car come with a sound system that could impress anyone, but apparently it doesn't.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 & 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S - End Game
Find out who will reign supreme as the 2008 Audi R8 seeks to topple the 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo America's Best Handling Car: Track Testing
Perhaps no other single test can reveal as much about a car's handling as a full-bore hot lap of a racetrack... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 TDI Le Mans
One red-hot launch vehicle, Audi's R8 TDI Le Mans Concept, brings Audi's turbo direct-injection diesel to the USA.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo S-Tronic Test Run: Shifting the gears of Audi's new seven-speed twin-clutch transmission
Audi has taken the S-Tronic principle and set about building an all-new tranny to do the same job behind the V-6s and V-8s of the bigger cars.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Concept Wallpaper Gallery
We saw this concept in Detroit, but now it wears bright red paint and has Le Mans tacked on to the name.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Concept
Meet the new Audi R8 V12 TDI concept, same as the old one (except for the red paint). The diesel still makes 738 lb-ft of torque.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept
A diesel supercar? Sign us up. This R8 packs a 12-cylinder engine cranking out 738 lb-ft of torque. It looks pretty good, too.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept Wallpaper Gallery
Have a look at this R8 concept from every angle. Be sure to check out the red engine, huge air intakes, and fixed rear wing.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Design of the Year: Audi R8
How could it miss? The Audi R8 gets our Design of the Year award for 2008.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Automobile of the Year: Audi R8
A super new sports car, right out of the box, from a company that's on a serious winning streak. Audi's R8 is our Automobile of the Year.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo Preview: 2008 Audi R8
The only way to improve on the RS4's 420-hp V-8 is to put it on display under glass at the back of a two-seat sports car.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 96 Hours with the Audi R8
The truth, dear reader, will make you cry. Car magazines, as you imagine, have rotating fleets of shiny new press cars--BMWs and Mercedes-Benz AMGs and Corvette Z06s and Lotus Elis... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8: Campo to Canada
Our visit to Seattle reaffirms what we've been experiencing since we left Campo - the 2008 Audi R8 is a rock star. No doubt about it.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 Campo to Canada Wallpaper Gallery
Get the 2008 Audi R8 used in the Campo to Canada journey on your desktop with one of these wallpapers.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 Campo to Canada Photo Gallery
See additional photos of Motor Trend Senior Editor Ron Kiino's and Associate Editor/Photographer Brian Vance's journey from Campo, California to the Canadian border in a 2008 Audi ... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 vs 2006 Porsche 911 photo gallery
Take a look at the photo gallery for our feature Audi R8 vs Porsche 911 story.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8 vs 2006 Porsche 911 Photo Gallery
Take a look at the photo gallery for our feature Audi R8 vs Porsche 911 story.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo April 2007 Desktop Wallpaper Gallery
Check out our desktop wallpapers of the Ford Shelby GT, Ford Shelby GT350 and Audi R8 featured in the April 2007 issue of Motor Trend.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo Head to Head: 2008 Audi R8 vs 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4
Before either car turns a wheel, the Audi R8 lands a couple solid blows on the 911.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo World Exclusive! 2008 Audi R8 first drive
The overwhelming first impression of the Audi R8 is just how effortless it is to drive. Ride, stability and agility are truly impressive.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo Audi considering V-12 diesel option for new R8 Porsche-fighter
Senior board members confirm Audi is working on a diesel version of its new R8 Porsche-fighter in the aftermath of its historic 2006 Le Mans win with the diesel-powered R10 racer.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo The Three Hottest Cars at the 2006 Paris Auto Show
2008 Audi R8Reasons the R8 is great:-It looks fantastic.-Carbon fiber everywhere. (No, we're still not tired of carbon fiber.)-A 4.2-liter, 420-hp V-8 similar to the one from the o... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo Audi Unleashes Potent Audi R8 Coupe At Paris Show
Audi finally has its 911 fighter. Audi's potent new range-topping R8, which made its world premie...... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2006 Paris Motor Show Coverage & Photos
Every two years, the Paris Motor show becomes the automotive equivalent of storming the Bastille. Motor Trend's brings you coverage of the biggest auto show in the world.... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8
Audi's mid-engine sports car was supposed to make its debut at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, but at the last minute the unveiling was pushed off until this fall's Paris auto sho... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8
Audi's mid-engine sports car was supposed to make its debut at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, but at the last minute the unveiling was pushed off until this fall's Paris auto sho... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8
Audi's mid-engine sports car was supposed to make its debut at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, but at the last minute the unveiling was pushed off until this fall's Paris auto sho... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8
Audi's mid-engine sports car was supposed to make its debut at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, but at the last minute the unveiling was pushed off until this fall's Paris auto sho... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi R8
Audi's mid-engine sports car was supposed to make its debut at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, but at the last minute the unveiling was pushed off until this fall's Paris auto sho... click here to read more
2008 Audi R8 Base Review Photo 2008 Audi TT Coupe
If Apple built cars, they probably would look and feel a lot like the new Audi TT. Like the iPod, the new TT is a tailor-made tool for the digital age. It's oh-so-cool in appearanc... click here to read more
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