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    from one source the V10 will command an amount "as much as most basic family cars cost" so i figure about 15-20K USD over the R8.

    with porsche owing more and more of audi i doubt we'll EVER see a more powerful version of the R8 than the V10.

    where i do see the V12 TDI is in the D4 A8 line, maybe the next S8.
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    full 10 page dealer brochures are at the dealers now. no word yet on the updated options for customer orders and such. thanks to one of our posters from TX.... alex "le francais"
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    am i alone here? yikes. anyway....... another update.

    1. alcantara headliner
    2. iPod adapter
    3. LED lights

    will potentially become available for order in october 2007 (6 months)
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    Quote Originally Posted by RXBG View Post
    am i alone here? yikes...

    I'm here.

    Maybe you're the only one with an R8 still on order?!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benman View Post
    I'm here.

    Maybe you're the only one with an R8 still on order?!?

    Ben
    I think North America's supply runs to more than one car so RXGB I don't think you are alone, just none of the other lucky people getting one are on this site.
    Search and you will find the truth.

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    lonely at the top...
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    I'm on the list, too, and appreciate all the updates you've been posting. Drove the R8 at Audi's Las Vegas event a few months ago and it is indeed a stunning car.

    Patience, patience.
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    USA allocation for 2007 has been increased to 300 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RXBG View Post
    USA allocation for 2007 has been increased to 300 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That is still extremely rare numbers. In fact, that is Z8 numbers! Exclusitivity is guaranteed. At least, the first year.

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    300 is low, but that is only for 3 month. Not sure about how many total will be sold in the entire 2008 calendar year. But only 4-5,000 total will be made each year, so that will limit sales.

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    heard from dealer that the monoposto CF trim may not be offered at all due to poor reproducibility of quality control. it seems it is hard to fabricate and the supplier recs using the available Cf for the handles, blade, and engine. maybe in the future....

    also, various reports of dealers expecting their first deliveries in the US early august. as i suspected many months ago. including three dealers in FL....

    finally, AOA slackened the requirement to have a showroom R8. not re'd any longer for full service dealers.
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    alcantara headliner costs 2000 USD!

    c'mon audi. a bit greedy eh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RXBG View Post
    alcantara headliner costs 2000 USD!

    c'mon audi. a bit greedy eh?
    Let me make sure i read that right. ALcantara HEADLINER costs $2k......Thats frikken INSANE.:bigeyes:

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    yessssir brother. straight from audi's R8 inside line over the telephone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RXBG View Post
    yessssir brother. straight from audi's R8 inside line over the telephone.
    That's pretty expensive. Hey RXBG are you going to wait for the V10 or shell out for the V8? If you choose the latter, what options? It seems that a well 'equipped' R8 is quite costly.

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    V8 all the way. B&O, nav, conv pack, maybe the level 1 leather pack.

    looks like silver/apollo, with black interior.
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    Mine is due here in the last week of November for first week of December delivery. but thats here in New Zealand if that still counts.

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    first usa delivery i know of is audgust 1st. to milltek motorsports. looks like this time audi equated USA with the UK ( i know a few people have theirs in deutschland.)
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