Official: R8 facelift (V8, V10 and V10 Plus)

hks786 · 07-24-2012, 09:47 PM

hks786 · 07-24-2012, 10:00 PM

- New LED headlights and taillights.
- 7 Speed S Tronic DCT replaces R Tronic
- R8 V10 Plus replaces old GT model (available as coupe only)

More info and pics: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07...ft-debuts.html

ianbiz · 07-24-2012, 10:43 PM

I thought the idea of a facelift was to make a car better looking. The only improvement I see are the headlights. The rest looks like it went backwards in time.

ianbiz · 07-24-2012, 10:44 PM

Oh and another thing, I think the R8 was the fastest car to go from "futuristic looking" to boring and dated looking.

wisesoul · 07-24-2012, 10:46 PM

The S-Tronic will finally give the R8 V10 the boost it needed. R Tronic was such an outdated single clutch system, the DCT will be a big improvement. Not digging the rear exhaust. Looks like they tried to hard to change things up and make things different.

MisterSkiMask · 07-24-2012, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ianbiz

Oh and another thing, I think the R8 was the fastest car to go from "futuristic looking" to boring and dated looking.

I've never cared for the r8, when I first saw it I said time would not be kind to it.... unfortunate, because it is a very very good car

Keik E92 M3 · 07-24-2012, 11:00 PM

Lovely!

Koop · 07-25-2012, 01:06 AM

Overall it pretty much mirrors the facelifts from the rest of the model range. I don't hate the revisions, but I'm not crazy about them either. I dunno about the lights...they insist upon themselves.

And I'm sorry but those tailpipes look ridiculous. Are they designed to shoot out dachshunds? Looks like someone took the concept drawings a bit too literally.

Audi facelifts have gone downhill since the B7 IMO. In going 'edgier' they've lost the elegance they used to have. Shame.

The R8 has always been a little funky, though. They always look better in person than in photos.

Terraforce1 · 07-25-2012, 03:41 AM

Not really much of an improvement to be honest. So they changed the headlights and tailights, not a lot really!

TK-421 · 07-25-2012, 08:17 PM

Still ugly

Boostin FD · 07-25-2012, 10:41 PM

I like it.

swanson · 07-25-2012, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TK-421

Still ugly

never liked the looks of this car.

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ianbiz Back in a BMW 206 Rep 5,208 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Msport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (8)	I thought the idea of a facelift was to make a car better looking. The only improvement I see are the headlights. The rest looks like it went backwards in time. __________________ Ian
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ianbiz Back in a BMW 206 Rep 5,208 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Msport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (8)	Oh and another thing, I think the R8 was the fastest car to go from "futuristic looking" to boring and dated looking. __________________ Ian
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Koop Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 212 Posts Drives: E92 M3 & E34 M5 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Overall it pretty much mirrors the facelifts from the rest of the model range. I don't hate the revisions, but I'm not crazy about them either. I dunno about the lights...they insist upon themselves. And I'm sorry but those tailpipes look ridiculous. Are they designed to shoot out dachshunds? Looks like someone took the concept drawings a bit too literally. Audi facelifts have gone downhill since the B7 IMO. In going 'edgier' they've lost the elegance they used to have. Shame. The R8 has always been a little funky, though. They always look better in person than in photos.
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Terraforce1 If you ain't first, you're last! 7 Rep 580 Posts Drives: '14 Boxster GTS + 14' 1199 S Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Not really much of an improvement to be honest. So they changed the headlights and tailights, not a lot really!
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