Creepy! Audi R8 burns on a street in Germany

Its like seeing a dead beautiful animal on the side of the road..

Not good, especially since the RS8 V10 development car went up in flames at the ‘Ring just recently. Is anyone else beginning to see a bit of a downward spiral here?

Let’s not assume the driver is totally without fault here. Keep in mind that Audi has told our R8 tech that in no way should anything be modified or touched in the rear of the car. If the smallest of insulation is removed to install somthing like sensors for a radar detector or something it will cause the bumper to melt and if pushed maybe even burn. Audi knows the heat this car generates, it’s up to the person who sells the car to remind the buyer of these potential problems.

wish no bady in the car

i am sorry to hear about this belloved sports car burning out i am a big fan of all sports cars so i am sad

audi r8s are shit and i wouldnt recomend on buying one now………………………………………………………….

nice car

Audi R8s are sweet you faggot. I own two of them already and they are better than both my Lambos and my Ferrari. You don’t know what yo talkin bout man!

may I have one of your R8’s : )

Yeah right James, and I own 2 billion pound jets, a space ship and the moon. What idiot would believe that you have those cars LOL!

I have an R8, an m3 CSL a civic type-r an VXR coupe…and a tricked out mr2 turbo…this cars beats all hands down. drivable and has the umph…yes the pictures scare me…but cu just be a fradlent claim. if mine burns…i have insurance…an worst case…warranty…AUDI will have to pay up…

Ok so James Prevost and Tarun Ahuja are millionaires who have earned their fortunes by surfing the net and I have a 21 inch schlong… whatever dudes…

c ding??????????????????

It makes me love my 6 year old $9,950 2002 Saturn SL even more.

whats so wrong with being rich? I am and I enjoy it. that doesnt mean I drive a lambo or a Ferrari ( I’m only 15) but I do have my own movie theater, and the CHEAPEST car my parents have ever owned is a cadi. and btw my uncle told me that he’s buying this car when I get out of school.

…and my dad is looking at buying a private jet

:(( I’m crying:( don’t crash :((

I love you Audi R8 :((

Remember that spate of Audi R8 prototype fires earlier this year? Well the truth has finally been revealed and it seems that Audi were testing a Lamborghini Gallardo beating R8 V10 turbo!

The prototypes were fitted with the same 433kW/580hp fitted to the Audi RS6 which would have resulted in blistering Nurburgring lap times. Unfortunately, the heat from the turbos didn’t work well with the mid-engined layout and resulted in overheating engines and as we well know, the odd fire or two.

Audi have since moved to the normally aspirated V10 and although there is no word on when it will be debuted the Detroit Auto Show in January seems likely.

Ok, If you are rich and you know it, it means nothing if your not humble. I own an M3 and am not rich. But… if I was to buy a dream car it would be the Nissan Skyline R34.

now now children, stop bickering about your AOMoney and AOCars. Nobody gives a fluck.

I think the car went up in smoke because the driver was smoking Marijuana, playing Madonna’s music…

Now, now, leave the Marijuana out of this one, it was definitely the Madonna music that was at fault.

The R8 Is a great car. All German production models worth their salt had problems. But Audi sets the trend.

Like the German Panther and Tiger 1 and 2 Tanks, although they all had technical difficulties (Panther could catch fire), (Tigers underpowered and broke down every 100 miles), they set off the need for tanks like the Abrams and vaunted Leopard 2 of today.

The R8 owners have insurance and Audi will iron out the problem when they get sued. It will all work out. God forbid no one suffers a burn injury or auto accident due to a design defect.

I drive the Audi S4. I love the car. La Brees Exhaust, Downpipes, GIAC, black on black, Cold Air Intake, sick sick sick. The sound is like heaven.

The Audi is also the one who set off quattro and the innovative designs of today.

i own a slightly used mint condition 1974 pinto, yeah the dealer told me i cant modify anything on the rear of the car as well due to the pinto being a high performance hight-tech machine! you know the usual….. 3 speed manual tranny, no a/c, 12″ bicycle wheels, 1 instrument gauge, a-track player, you know, the works! LOL.

yo what the hell is that dsasser14 about saying he is all rich and everything. He doesnt even know rich i will show him rich. My bedroom is 2000square feet and has its own swimming pool sauna and steam room. My dad owns 1/2 of the MGM grand in Las Vegas aswell as a 230ft super yacht and i have had Ferrari f430 from the age of 17. So bring it on big boy dsasser14.

If you study comments on thsi page by Provost, Dsasser, yo welly et al, you get the idea that a person’s wealth rises in inverse proportion to their level of literacy. I’m sure Warren Buffett would love to be on here writing: “i own 5 plain’s an 8 Lambo’s omg totally pwned LOL!” but he’s so rich he can’t even write his own name. I’m pretty poor, that’s why I can spell and punctuate.

I think all these people who claim to have R8’s and lambo’s and private jets should hold up a sign with their username on whilst driving/flying them and have someone take there picture… then we’ll see if they are just bullshitters.

holly shit

LMFAO AT THESE COMMENTS!…btw im so richi have like 67 lambos, i keep buyin a new one when the tire gets flat or the oil gets durty… or if the mirrors arent already adjusted for me illjust buy another one. so if uwant a good deal on a used lambo get at me LOOOOL

Yippee daddy is gonna buy me a new lambo! Yay! Cos I’m too stupid to make any of my own money!

Get a job you lazy scroungers

all of you shut it. i made the world and own y’all.

why does everyone say the R8 has a V10 if you go to Audi USA it only has a V8. 420hp so where is everyone getting V10 from. I work as a mechanic for an Audi dealership and never seen a V10 R8. They were thinking about putting a V10 but it got denied so they went with the V8.

You fools!!!

it looks bad,but it is still my number one car.

MOSHE MALAKAPATU

you are a gang of gimps

I call DIBS on the headlights!

This is my ideal car, i will buy it finally….

you want rich, well i’m not rich, but click the link (if it shows up)… $310 million for a airbus A380 that just came out (also already owns boeing 747)… Prince of Saudi who has shares in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Time Warner, Apple, PepsiCo, Walt Disney Co. and some more… also throwin in a couple more million to customize it… and thats fckn pocket change for that fool. now thats what i’m talkin’bout!

After watching this, I was holding a dought that Audi is just want to speed up and beat BMW and Mercides, but now it is simply fucked up.

Audi does not have this experience, the R8 engin is a lumbergini ingine wow fucken shit.

no good..!!! i wanted one as well..!!!

Hey, just a little newsflash for you dsasser14. YOU are NOT rich. Your parents are. You do not own a movie theater, your parents or family do. Until you actually do something to make your own money, you are living off daddy’s credit. Any parent who would buy a car this exclusive and powerful for a child just out of high school is out of their mind!!! Maybe your family just doesn’t care about your well being, b/c you are not mature enough to handle a car of this calibur. I just turned 30, and am on the waitlist for this car.I will receive the first one of ‘09 in my area. I can’t wait for this bad ass machine!

And it is proven apparently, through several of these posts, that being rich obviously doesn’t mean one is also educated and knows proper grammar and spelling.

As a college graduate, post graduate and continuing further education, a business owner (at age 29) and owner of one exotic currently and a couple of others in the past, I can say that all the people with money that I know, had enough of an education that allowed them to form complete sentences with proper syntax of grammar, correct spelling and formation of complete words instead of half words and letters substituting as words…..

Come on kiddies. Isn’t it time to get off the Internet fantasy trip of living lifestyles of the rich and famous and go drink your juice box? I think I hear your mother calling….

The loss of such a great automobile is indeed sad, but these things do happen, with all cars. But if this is a recurring issue with the R8, Audi needs to stop production and correct the problem. They were just rising to the top, and I would hate to see something like this result in their demise. Such a thing could prevent them from gaining hold ever again.

i’m glad it happened

Im cryin. I have nothin to say, im lost my words in this picture

What about all the tts that when first released on the autobahn crashed due to no down force on the rear tyres from not having a rear spoiler - audi fixed that problem easily and the 1st phase tt sold record numbers, i sat in one of these r8 at my local dealers - just quality, i could handle some 3rd degree burns to drive this bad boy!!until then my diesel ar will have to do.

That’s a shame and, as previously mentioned, not what you’d expect from Audi and a supercar!

Hey what kind of rich asshole who owns multiple sports cars would write something like “you faggot” and other inane crap. I smell bullshit. you dont own a fucking pinto.

I also happen to be a billionaire at 27 because I invented oxygen, gravity, and drink umbrellas while forming as a zygote. Now I make my money off of some more trademarks of mine that you may have heard of. They include Europe, and the minute. I own four Boeing 747’s, Argentina, and the Indian Ocean. My dad says he is going to build a ski slope from Alaska to Antarctica for me if I ever lose my virginity.

PS I also have a submarine with a full-size karaoke club and a 4000″ 2160p plasma tv.

i own NASCAR AND THE INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME and i gaurantee that none of you have as much money as i do and i have a BUGATTI VEYRON that bitch has a w 16 and it kills a lambo u poor daddy’s boys

Wow, I was only looking to find pictures of various colours of the R8 so I can decide which exteriors to get when I chanced upon these accident pictures. Just made my waitlist deposit today. Hopefully get the badboy in late 09 or be the first to get the ‘10. Also hope fire and overheating won’t be an issue by the 2nd and 3rd generation. Anyone know the official comments from Audi on these fires? Danny

In response to the earlier query about the RS8 V10 - it is a TDI (diesel) V10 that is still in the experimental stage, but was presented to the public as a concept for future production. It is more powerful that the current engine, and being a TDI, burns diesel and has less emissions - also slightly more mpg (If you care, after having bought one of these
Audi was having insulation problems with the earlier R8s as the streamlined engine bay was too cramped to isolated all the superheated components - an issue which ash been resolved since then (or so Audi says..) This is still a pity, as it is a beautiful car .No, I don’t own one, and never will, unless I rob a bank or something - but I have seen one in the metal, and pictures don’t come anywhere near doing it justice.It is simply beautiful. So, all you owners, “owners” and wannabe owners - please treat your R8 with love and respect.

u all talk about money, u say ur rich, you say u can buy the world, but the probelm is am not selling it.. hehe ….

…the only way an Audi looks good! BMW is the beeeeeeeeeest!!!

u can all cry now ..we all know the R8 is in a class of its own,but my 2007 lambo galardo spider is the best ride for the buck its all u need in an exotic set of wheels its a pussy magnet lol lol lol…………

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

nn cigrave pour une voiture comme ça AUDI R8 mieux que tout les voiture du monde

Ok millionaires, billionaires, zillionaires and general fans of the R8, it currently comes in a V8 normally asperated petrol, soon to follow is a V10 normally aspersted petrol, also there is going to be a V12 forced asperstion (turbo) diesel, and you can get really excited at the fact Audi are also bringing out a spyder version, with the V8 and V10 engine options

hey guys,i just bought space…all of it…cash

well well well i would buy 1 still just keep a fire truck nere the fuker well better then the bugati and u could buy 12 r8s instead of a bugati soo think wisely y dint it burn in iraq