Audi R8 V10
Main reasons to invest
Return Potential📈: An investment of 500 EUR is projected to be worth approximately 882 EUR in 4 years.
Cost-to-Return Ratio⚖️: With just 3.4% annual total costs (including exit fees), your net profit could be 15.2% per year.
Perfect Condition 🏎️: This Audi R8 is in perfect showroom mechanical and cosmetic condition, fresh from a brand new service with a brake fluid change and a faultless pre-sale inspection. Check out the video and see why our car expert David Spickett is so excited about this model.
Description
"The Audi R8 V10 is fast becoming the go to modern classic with manual cars the ones to have. With timeless styling and international fame thanks to the iron man franchise the R8 is a Supercar with a bright future. Also factor in the announcement to dis continue the R8 as Audi move towards the e-tron generation, the early, big engined, manual cars have a real chance of being very hot property." - David Spickett, CEO of TheCarCrowd.
Why the Audi R8 V10?
The Legacy of the Audi R8 V10
Touted as one of the last true manual and naturally aspirated supercars, the Audi R8 V10 is a true motoring icon. The R8 sprung from the racing arena, where Audi had already enjoyed great success with the R8 LMS. The vision behind the R8 was to develop a road car that carried the racing genes of its predecessor. The story of the R8 began in 2006, where Audi unveiled the R8 at the Paris Motor Show. The model was put into production in 2007, originally being a V8, with Audi releasing a V10 variant a year later in 2008. The model was discontinued after its second generation in 2023, ending Audi’s naturally aspirated V10 line up.
Performance and Engineering Excellence
Its mid-mounted, Lamborghini derived, naturally aspirated V10 engine delivers exceptional horsepower and torque. This mated to an excellent gated six-speed manual gearbox (which was subsequently dropped in 2015), gives the driver a truly unparalleled driving experience. With a 0-60 of just under 4 seconds, the naturally aspirated 5.2 litre V10, pushing out 525 PS combined with Audi’s quattro 4wd technology, rockets the R8 to a top speed of 196 mph.
Revolutionary Design and Construction
Featuring a sleek silhouette that resembles a jet more than a road car, the Audi R8 featured revolutionary designing. With an all-aluminium spaceframe chassis wrapped in aluminium panels, the R8 shot Audi into the pole position of supercar design.
Pop Culture Icon and Cultural Phenomenon
However, the R8's most greatest feat is being synonymous with Marvel’s Tony Stark (Iron Man), appearing in no less than six movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This has subsequently given the R8 a strong following whilst also making it a poster car of a generation.
Recognition and Future Prospects
The Audi R8 was featured in the 2023 Hagerty Bull Market list, with Hagerty’s Andrew Frankel stating in another article, he’d anticipate the purity and clarity of the original vision of and the sweetness of the driving experience will become even more highly coveted as we move into an era of electrified and increasingly automated transport.
Why this R8 V10?
Desired By Collectors
This specific Audi R8 is equipped with a Silver Metallic exterior and the iconic Carbon Side Blades over a subtle Black Fine Nappa Leather interior. Its comprehensive features include rare LMX alloy wheels, a Bang & Olufsen surround sound stereo, Audi OEM Passives replacing the Magride suspension and a bespoke leather luggage set amongst other options.
This particular R8 features the desirable 6 speed gated manual gearbox, making it a rare and favourable beast compared the the automatic counterpart.
This Audi R8 is in perfect showroom mechanical and cosmetic condition, fresh from a brand new service with a brake fluid change and a faultless pre-sale inspection. This R8 also benefits from a fully documented service history with a complete service book, invoices and much more.
This Audi R8 V10 meets many conditions of TheCarCrowd investment thesis. Being a true poster car of the early 00's, with blistering performance, iconic styling and a star from the films shows strong potential for appreciation. Combine this with the strong YOY appreciation figure since 2018 and an ever growing fan base, the Audi R8 V10 forms a very strong case for investment.
True Investment Mileage
This particular example has covered around 2000 miles per year in its 14 years of life giving it a truly low, rare, and investible mileage.
Past Performance
The Audi R8 V10 market as a whole has experienced a 47.4% growth since 2018 giving a YoY of 9.48%.
Expert
The mission at TheCarCrowd is to give investors across the globe the opportunity to invest in one of the World’s fastest appreciating asset classes.