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New Audi R8 Spyder turns up the heat in the Big Apple

It may have been a chilled spring morning outside the Jacob Javits exhibition centre in New York, but Audi turned up the heat at the Big Apple’s...
Published 23 March 2016
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The Clarkson review: 2015 Audi R8 V10 Plus

In Italy, or Spain, or America, or anywhere but here, really, when you fill an expensive and fast car with petrol you are approached by people who...
Published 28 December 2015
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First Drive review: Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016)

The moment you’re handed the keys to the V10-powered 2016 R8, there’s only one question that comes into your head: will it be better than the...
Published 11 July 2015
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Shanghai show: 199mph McLaren 540C coupé takes on...

When is a supercar not a supercar? When it can’t power itself and its white-knuckled driver to 200mph – or at least that’s the theory...
Published 20 April 2015
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New York show: McLaren reveals rival for Audi R8 and...

These days telling a gathering of petrolheads that you drive an Audi or even a Porsche is barely likely to raise any more than a nod of acknowledgment...
Published 31 March 2015
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News: First pictures and pricing for the 2015 Audi...

Driving has already had behind-the-scenes access to the new Audi R8 sports car, after spending two days at a race track where the mid-engine machine...
Published 26 February 2015
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The giant killer returns: early ride in the 2015 Audi...

The R8 was Audi’s first supercar, born for the fast lane and more than capable of rubbing shoulders with elite machinery from Aston Martin, Ferrari...
Published 18 February 2015
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First Drive review: Audi R8 LMX (2014)

The Audi R8 was the future once. A prototype appeared in 2003 and was so modern-looking that it became the basis for Will Smith’s car in the film...
Published 06 February 2015
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News: Radical SR8 RSX is wild 440bhp featherweight...

Cars from Radical, the Cambridge-based sports car maker, have long been the king of the track day. Its cars, which ape Le Mans racing prototypes...
Published 03 November 2014
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Mid-life crisis cars: Ferrari 458 Speciale vs Audi...

Supercars have long tempted middle-aged drivers after a new buzz, but can a mere £130,000 machine give you the thrills of a Ferrari costing twice...
Published 01 September 2014
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News: Exclusive laser-beam Audi R8 LMX gets Le Mans...

The Audi R8 LMX which will be revealed tonight, June 13, at 11pm CEST (10pm BST) live from Le Mans on Audi’s internet TV channel.
Published 13 June 2014
Vauxhall VXR8 review

Vauxhall VXR8 review (2007-on)

Based on the Australian-built Holden Commodore saloon, the V8-engined Vauxhall VXR8 delivers old-school driving thrills.
Published 14 April 2014