Category: Exotic Sports 
Price Range: £79,825 to £99,580
Purposeful, modern appearance, convincing performance, excellent ride/handling balance.
Not quite as involving as it should be, poor visibility, lack of storage space.
Audi has scored a direct hit on the supercar establishment with its first shot. Not perfect, but exceptionally capable and very, very desirable.
The official figures show that the R8 will do no more than 19.3mpg on the combined cycle, making it fractionally more frugal than the very thirsty Aston Vantage, but substantially more juicy than the lighter, less powerful 911 Carrera 4S.
