Audi’s R8 continues to defy odds and logic

Audi’s ambitious prodigy started as a convention-challenging sports car, but it’s now roughing up some bona fide supercar rivals, writes Matt Robinson

The Audi R8 Spyder Performance: worth enjoying its 5.2-litre engine now while you still can, before the age of electrification takes hold

When the Audi R8 arrived in 2007, it shook up the establishment. Here was a sports car from a manufacturer that had never attempted such a thing before, trying to wrest the crown from the most formidable of foes – the Porsche 911. But it wasn’t simply that Audi was ...