Everything that goes WRONG with a USED Audi R8 V10

The first-gen Audi R8 has become quite the affordable supercar now that it's many years old. But if you're seriously considering buying one, what should you be on the lookout for? What goes wrong with them, what are they like to drive and live with and should you actually buy it? We do a deep dive to find out.

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Skip ahead:
00:00​​​​​​​ - Intro
00:15 - What is it?
04:52 - Exterior issues
08:20 - Interior issues
11:20 - Practicality and features
14:32 - Safety
14:59 - What's it like to drive?
17:53 - What goes wrong?
22:10 - Should you buy it?

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[Mad]

The last time I came this early, my girlfriend was mad at me.

[splatman]

Damn, you guys are brilliant. Went from small hatchbacks to being able to review super cars.

[jiivenchartrain]

Watching Tony Stark pull up with one of these back in the first Iron Man made 9 year old me fall in love instantly. Still a realistic dream car to this day.

[scottcarter]

911...R8 V10...R34 GTR...RX7...Please, oh please, can someone out there give Adam some time with their NSX? It's his dream car, and mine. And I'm absolutely positive plenty of YOU love that car too.

If you get an NSX Adam, I'll become a paying member of your channel. I'll do it to see you drive your dream car.

[Mtsdrx]

As an R8 V8 owner I can only say that this review is spot on. For me it’s a forever car.

[jaydensydes]

What a bargain. I'll sell my mazda 2 and buy one tomorrow!

[hernanhernandez]

Owned a 2011 V10 for eleven years. Only real issue was the carbon build up on the intake valves. Amazingly reliable car for it's relatively limited production (as compared to a Golf) and screaming V10 engine. Yes, keep a battery tender plugged in to make sure the battery doesn't go flat and you are parked up against a wall and cannot get to the emergency pull cord....

[hellothere]

When I did a research into RS6 V10TT. The common theme is, when it works. It's perfect. When it doesn't? You'd wanna re-mortgage for repairs.

[bondmcnugget]

This was one of the first super cars I drove, a manual v10 and it was one of my favorite memories. I get to drive a fair few cars because of my trade everything from your daily drives to exotics but this car will always have a special place in my heart..

[murrieteacher]

On the bucket list to own. Yes really, being a Lexus follower I would own one of these. Personally, if you are not going to buy one, do not take one out for a test. It will ruin your driving pleasure for ever, they are just so good.

[IgnaciaGarzah]

I'm favoured, $22K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America.

[LDrift]

When I was pretty young in 2011-12 I worked as a detailer at the Audi dealership on the GC. I often had the opportunity to do short drives down to the service station in R8’s even including the GT model.
But once in a while, I had to take them down to Tweed Heads to obtain NSW rego for NSW customers. Absolutely loved driving these vehicles.

The V10 was amazing, but personally, I absolutely loved the V8 purely due to the sound, especially when fitted with a performance exhaust.

The older RS5 V8’s are also a whole lot of fun.

[stephenmoore]

As much as i love the R8, for that much money, i might just buy a C8 Corvette. If i could get a R8 with a manual, that'd be wonderful but their numbers are pretty small.

[mrnicktoyou]

I hired one of these as my wedding car when I got married. The engine was epic but the single clutch auto gearbox was laughably bad. At low speeds, it sometimes tried to shift back to first and the car just comes to a halt, violently. Still, was an amazing experience to drive once you get the revs up.

[deet]

I've always loved the wheels that came on these R8 V10s, such a good design.

[YourRegularRadish]

Such a great car, but that issue with the magnaride is a bit concerning. That is why I decided to go for a Mazda 6 instead.

[BocaAtractivo]

when you rev'd it and made the "aahhhh-ah" comment - splendid choic of reaction mate. That was awesome

[ullsp]

I have owned 2 of them both V8
Short answer is,
Only if u can afford the upkeep, and accept that will cost a hell lot more than a TT.. but worth it, (if aftermarket exhaust is installed 🥳)

[seancarnellnz]

Great review! Another item to watch out for is the gear box bolts. Over time, these can stretch and leak oil, which is hard to detect since it gets absorbed in the lower rear tray. Most dealers won’t remove this tray because they change oil via vacuum extraction due to the multiple sump plugs.

I own a 2007 R8 Gen1 Manual and a 2016 R8 V10 Plus Gen 2. I disagree with the opinion that the Gen 1 is a better car. Looks are subjective and don't improve performance. The Gen 2 non-facelift, without the soft rev limiter and without the PPF exhaust, is the car to get. The pre-facelift GNE 2 model's launches better and are not muffled by the PPF.

[neywlvo]

Finally got here as soon as the videos out… Imma happy man.