Vehicle Description
2009 Audi R8 4.2 Quattro - 23k Original Miles - Rear Mounted 4.2L
V8 - All-Wheel Drive - Daytona Gray Pearl (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 2009 Audi R8 4.2 Quattro Coupe on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of this vehicle due
to website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 100
photographs, please go to our main website: GarageKeptMotors.) Just
took delivery of my 2009 R8 and was immediately transformed back
into childhood. It is the most exhilarating and exciting automobile
I have ever driven. I traded an M6 for it, and boy, am I glad I
did. What a great vehicle. Love it. �€" AutoBlog Review, 12/187/08
As the old adage goes, Ask the man (or woman) who owns one. The
rave reviews penned by owners of the Audi R8 Quattro (as above)
over the years are matched by equally ecstatic raves from the
automotive press. The R8 has been recognized four times by the
World Car Awards as the World Performance Car. It has also received
that group's World Car Design of the Year recognition. As
Automobile magazine recently put it: The R8 is among the very best
of the supercars.... With looks that always turn heads, it's hard
to believe this design is now almost 14 years old. Introduced as a
2007 model, and named after Audi's string of Lemans-winning
entries, the R8 entered the market at the high end. Porsche,
Lamborghini, and Ferrari were among the competitive target. The
R8's styling was striking, and immediately identifiable. Perhaps
even more remarkable was the combination of Audi's legendary build
quality with ride and handling characteristics that made this
sports car reliable, comfortable, and a pleasure to drive on a
daily basis. Unlike so many of its counterparts, the R8 isn't hard
to drive, or awkward to get in and out of, or prone to
unpredictable mechanical and electrical problems.... said Nelson
Ireson, the Automobile magazine writer. At just under 23,000
miles---roughly 2,000 miles per year--the 2009 R8 offered here is a
documented low-mileage car, carefully maintained by its prior
owners. It features the tried-and-true 4.2-liter V8, but unlike no
other Audi, it's mounted amidship, ahead of the rear axle and
beneath an expansive glass hatch. Just about every walk-around
viewer of the car stops to take in the sight of the 420-horsepower
powerplant. Automotive artwork fairly describes the view. And when
the engine revs, the throaty V8 delivers its own music, a short
sample of which can be enjoyed on video at the GarageKeptMotors
site. The combination of the car's bespoke aluminum frame (an
internet YouTube search for Audi R8 manufacturing will provide
fascinating video of its fabrication) and double-wishbone
suspension-together with the mid-engine layout and Quattro
all-wheel drive-gives the R8 a planted, but comfortable ride
quality. This car's striking exterior styling is complemented by
the understated marriage of Daytona gray pearl-effect exterior
paint and the carbon-fiber side blade treatment on the car's
flanks. One criticism of some R8s, namely that the side-blade
contrast is too jarring, does not apply here; the dark-gray carbon
fiber provides a perfect combination of subtlety with
distinctiveness. This gives rise to another visual advantage:
allowing the exterior black trim and the polished, split-spoke
19-inch wheels and large, drilled brake rotors to stand out. Be
sure to check out the more than 100 high-definition photos of the
car available at the GarageKept Motors site. Inside, the black
premium Napa leather upholstery shows off Audi's attention to
detail and industry-leading build quality. Every surface exhibits
virtually no wear. The sport-designed seats are comfortable yet
supportive. Overall, there is an absence of the cramped feeling in
many high-end sports cars. Befitting a driver's car, the R-Tronic
auto-manual shifter and gauge cluster are the interior focal
points, with the c