Neckarsulm hours open to view?

[wedisbrow]

Hello,

I have an R8 V10 on order in Canada, with delivery apparently to be in November.
I will be in Germany next week and am thinking of visiting the Neckarsulm factory.
I have had a tough time getting any information about the factory hours, whether I could look at R8 V10's being produced, etc. I have tried on the internet, and through my dealer, but no information yet.
Does anyone here know if the factory is open on the weekends?
I am hopeful of seeing the V10's in different colour combinations if I am lucky, too. I still have time to change my choice of white with a black blade if I like something else better.
Thanks for any help you can give.

William

[R8 England]

I have arranged a factory visit , via Audi UK, for early June. The booklet I received indicates Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm.

I don't know how much you can see if you just turn up (probably visitor area only ???). Factory visits must be pre-booked.

Forget your dealer, they can't help. Get on to Audi Canada.

Good luck.

[wedisbrow]

Hi R8 England,

Thanks so much for the information.
I will try Audi Canada.

[Keyser]

Hello,

I have an R8 V10 on order in Canada, with delivery apparently to be in November.

Congrats! did they give you any prices? where do you live?

[wedisbrow]

I just got a phone call and was told that if I finalized my order today I might have my car in July.
Base price $173,000 Canadian. The SMG gearbox is an $11,000 option and most tests say the standard is superior, so I am going with that.
$2000 for Carbon fibre engine compartment.
I am torn as to which colour combo will look the best. I have to also factor in not being readily able to wash the car. I cannot do it at my residence, so I am going with Ibis White. Just struggling with whether to get the carbon blade, or just go with the body colour blade. With a lot of black on the V10, front and back already, I think it would look great with solid white on the rest, but worry about losing that iconic R8 blade look.
The dealer has a white with carbon blades coming in as a demo and I have ordered the solid white for myself. Should I prefer the carbon, I can have that car, so that is a nice position to be in. The demo has the same options as I have chosen, which are basically none, as the V10 comes with pretty much everything.
Getting excited.

[OEMplus.com]

My favorite on Ibis White is the carbon blades, which look incredible with that color...

[mngolfer]

You will get many comments about the manual transmission versus the R-Tronic transmission. I am soooooooooooooooo happy with my R-tonic. I would suggest you ride with someone near your area that has an R-tronic and someone that has a MT to see which one you like best.

I have the CF side-blades and get compliments every time I take the car out.