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21st June 2009, 09:11 PM
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What I've been doing today - R8 inside
 No, not a father's day present, but a birthday present from my wife which I've only just got around to doing. In fact the gift was a Porsche 911 Turbo Driving Experience, which I did first, and the R8 was, well, just there...and it would have been rude not to... 
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Present: S4 B8 avant, fully loaded, MRC Stage2, Milltek non-res, KW springs Past: S8 D2 FL, S2 ABY coupe, RS6 C5 saloon, RS4 B7 saloon, S4 B5 saloon, S4 B6 avant, all gone but not forgotten  
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21st June 2009, 09:41 PM
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Lucky sod
How was the R8 compared to your S8?
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Andy. Current cars: BMW i4 M-Sport Peugeot 207 (the sons) Triumph Daytona 675 (2017 reg) =========================== Gone but not forgotten Ford Focus ST-2 Mk3 (the wifes) (stolen Oct 2023) 1972 T2 Bay Window Camper (Slow) Audi TT Mk1 225 - now with coil-overs and a 7inch touchscreen infotainment centre 2003 A8 Sport 4.2 (with ACC & LPG) (Feed up with all the issues so passed it on to a forum member) 2000 A8 FL QS 4.2 (with RNS-E - Nice ) (Engine poorly so sold on to be brought back by someone who has the time)
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21st June 2009, 10:18 PM
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It was OK
Now, don't get me wrong, the R8 is a stunning car, a nice place to be, very smooth, but....
Difficult to compare with the S8 as I haven't yet taken delivery of her, but from the short drive I had with Ian last week the R8 didn't feel as responsive (it was the tiptronic and really had to kick down to get the most out of it) and really didn't feel any faster. Obviously, a totally different drive but back to back with the Porsche I'd choose the 911 for driveability but a totally different story when it comes to looks (and the interior of the Porsche is tacky). But I suspect a back to back with the manual R8 would be quite different. 
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21st June 2009, 10:38 PM
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I've driven the 997 C4S in the spotless section a fair bit and it might not feel a hell of a lot faster than the S8 but then you look at the speedo and OMG it really is silly fast
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21st June 2009, 10:41 PM
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As you can see, this was a 996 and a turbo but it certainly didn't feel as fast as the S4 (nor did the speedo tell me that)
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