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What is the GT-R’s Real Horsepower? – Column – Auto Reviews – Car and Driver
“It’s a ringer,” we said among ourselves as soon as the first
test results were in. Despite a power-to-weight ratio that’s 30 percent worse than that of the similarly priced
, that first GT-R outran the Z06 to 60 mph (3.3 seconds versus 3.4 for the quickest Z06 we’ve tested) and through the quarter-mile (11.5 at 124 mph versus 11.8 at 125). Even allowing for the launch advantages of all-wheel drive, the GT-R’s performance made us suspicious. Read the rest of this entry »
2008 Audi R8: Drive ‘em if you can get ‘em. – Car News – Car and Driver
It has a high-revving V-8 like a Ferrari. It has exceptional performance like a Ferrari. And now the Audi R8 will be as exclusive as a Ferrari.
That’s Audi’s hope as it tries to limit sales of the Porsche 911-fighting mid-engined supercar slated to go on sale in the U.S. in September. Only 300 of the $110,000 coupes—which share underpinnings with the Lamborghini Gallardo—will arrive in the U.S. this year. Even though dealerships believe they could sell more, Audi is limiting supply to ensure the car’s exclusivity.
But that’s not enough for Audi—word is the German automaker wants to control each new car’s afterlife as well. Again stealing a page from the Ferrari guidebook, Audi wants dealers to make R8 buyers sign an affidavit before purchase that requires new owners to give an Audi dealership first dibs on buying back the used R8 when they’re done. Read the rest of this entry »