Audi R8 Test Drive Gone Bad

Why have their been so many accidents involving these cars. From the A8 to the GTR. Whats the real problem!?!

They are going to drive up the insurance cost even more on these cars if I were to decide to purchase one!

Because we're creating more an more advanced cars capable of pushing the limits of driving and then handing them over to people who have money, and enthusiasm, but no training.

so many? This is the second time I've heard of, both seem like cases of going way to fast. I wouldn't compare it to the Carerra GT deathtrap yet.

I think there have been 4, 2 A8's and 2 or 3 GTR's. I was thinking they should offer training prior to allowing ppl to drive off the lot with it.

It amazes me with the sure footing of the AWD of this car why it's fairly easy to lose control like this, this is almost Porsche territory.

http://www.floridacarclub.com/t12191-r8-loses-control-amp-hits-wall.html

Don't blame the car, Blame the driver! All accidents are not created equal.

AWD vehicles still have to adhere to the laws of physics. This driver pushed beyond that limit. Any vehiles will get crashed if an idiot with no skill is behind the wheel acting like he has skills.

true, agree, its driver error
Audi and Gt-R crowds are too young

Good thing this didn't happen in Florida; the 'gators' would be circling.

AAAAAAH, rich guy in Audi, FOOD :-)

LOL!

Looks like he was trying to pull a Dukes of Hazzard jump over that pond!

hahahahahaha!!

you don't believe that the R8 handles poorly your damn self.

Well, one of my friends 1995 VW Golf kept up with a Bugatti on some backroads. And he can drive and I've seen him do it so I can believe that. I swear that this site has more idiot's per capita than any other site on the web.

Michael Taylor

1) Troll

or

2) Automotive knowledge of a sack of hair.


Pick one!

MichaelTaylor - come on now, you've got to be kidding me. i have a slightly modded 1.8t and there is no way an es whatever will be able to beat me.

"One of my friends said his ES330 kept up with an R8 on some backroads. Now this guy can drive and I've seen him do it so I can believe that."

Clearly MT is taking a stab at comedy. A Joke like this one deserves +50 boost.

MichaelTaylor , Nissan Sentra and Honda Civics are better car then ES330

MichaelTaylor

I appreciate your attempt at humor. I have a friend who drives a 2007 Dodge Viper SRT-10. I have to listen to him all the time about how his car is faster than my M3. I joke with him, because I am the better driver, that we could race with me in the M3 and him in the Viper and I would win.

I then tell him we could swap cars and race again, and again I would win.

Most of the time a good driver can go faster in a slower car than a bad driver in a faster car.

I like the humor in place of some of the kool-aid induced comments you normally make, you know the ones, "...a Lexus LS600h is faster than an R8 and Jeremy Clarkson said that the cup holders on the SC430 are higher quality than those in a BMW 750iL so therefore the ES350 is the superior luxury car to the MB S550 making the RX350 the best SUV ever, especially in front wheel drive only, because it beats the Range Rover in a rolling start acceleration test..."

You get the idea, a little stab at some humor of my own.

-00J

Some people just have too much money to throw away. He would've been better off giving the money spent on this car to charity than driving it briefly into a swamp.

i agree with truthpursuit.

Even the best performing car can't overcome a person's unfamiliarity with the car, or their stupidity for that matter.

I'm going to go with stupidity on this one... and every other super car crash. More money than brains.

The fifth picture in the linked article shows the bumpy road on which the driver went way too fast.

When you check out the pictures in the article, you see there are skid marks for a long distance that to across the road over a grass verge over the 2 way cycle path and on into the canal. I would like to hear the view of an expert on traffic accidents, maybe he way avioding a rabbit? looks like a freak sort of accident, but VERY Expensive.

At least it was a soft landing.

Hahaha...IDIOT. Kind of reminds me of the Enzo crash caused by yours truly Eddie Griffin.

I bet he told the police: "the sales rep told me to gun it, i swear!"

Experienced or not, i dont think a salesman would care about what you can or cant do, its all about the commission. Well some of them are like that...

This dude choose the perfect color, it blends in nicely with the swamp... heck, it's almost destiny like.