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Driven (very quickly): The Audi R8 V10

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Audi R8 V10, Subaru WRX Sport, 2am, Hels Hoogte Pass, Stellenbosch.

These days, the people’s car company makes a car for every person on earth. Volkswagen is now a very big family, having gobbled up Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Seat, Skoda and even Bugatti.

And if soap operas have taught us anything it’s that families suffer sibling rivalries. Which is exactly what prevented the Audi R8 from getting the engine it always deserved: The 5.2 litre V10 from it’s flashier older brother, the Lamborghini Gallardo.
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