Porsche Beats Audi to Head VW Sports Development

[R8Spyderman]

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...EM03/312139951

[opie]

I wonder what that means long term for a car like the R8(V8 & V10) which is clearly playing in the 9114S/Turbo/Turbo S territory?

[R8Spyderman]

I think it bodes very well for Audi to emerge as the upscale Porsche. After all, compare a 7-year-old Carrera GT to a new Spyder: there is a definite similarity in terms of looks and performance, but there is much too small a market for a half-million dollar supercar but plenty of market for one that sells for the high $100's and into the low $200's. Porsche won't ever drop the 911 or the rear engine configuration, but no matter that the 911 Turbo S is one of the fastest stock dragsters ever made, most other cars in its class can beat it around a road course because of that big lump hanging off the back of the car which makes it never the equal of a mid-engine in terms of handling. I'm very optimistic about this because no other manufacturer seems to have Porsche's knack for achieving spectacular traction and acceleration whereas many other marques add the HP and torque but produce a lot of smoked tires, not sub-3-second acceleration to 100 kph. Combine that explosive acceleration with world class handling and like Stasis Engineering's advertisement says, "Move over, Ferrari"!

[M3R8]

After seeing those latest stats on the upcoming GT-R, ... I'm starting to think I need yet another car in the garage!

[Garyhun]

My understanding is that the R8 and Lamborghini will be left to develop their own platforms.