The world of cars can be divided into general categories. Cars you drive to work everyday, and cars that used for this purpose would rival the discomfort of a jack hammer to the spine. However there is a very small niche available to your “new money” wall street banker. Someone who wants a super car but cant afford to have a second car. These everyday supercars are like Roger Moore, they must be cool calm and collected but ready to rip your neck back with a James Bond karate chop when you feel the urge to put your foot down. Car and Driver decided to put the new comer AudiR8 against its veteran rivals the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, and the Porsche 911.
Three drivers from the magazine were charged with the mission of putting these three cars through tests such as slalom, 0-60 runs, quarter mile runs, skid pads and of course opening the taps on these monster cars on real roads. Each driver would test every car and they would deliberate. Heres what they found.
Much to my dismay the Aston Martin was seen as the least capable of these cars. Its high points were a satisfying V8 noise, and as with every Aston is beautiful. It was decided that the Aston would not appease someone looking for a sports car, its more of a Grand Touring car, powerful and comfortable but not nimble enough for the track. The 911 had the opposite problems, it was found to be too loud and difficult to control. The test drivers found this to be to dedicated of a sports car. I disagree with that. It is my opinion that the Porsche is not too die hard, but the Audi R8 blends the two worlds better. The Audi R8 was the most pleasing to drive, had nimble steering and had almost no faults except for a rear blind spot, winning this comparison.
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