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Old 08-27-2009, 03:15 PM
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The sound with the aluminum exhaust on my 930 was anything but polite. If I tried to run the engine in the garage during the winter, it would walk my wife's crystal right of the shelves in the dining room.
Mine too!
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Just about any car can be "uncorked"... I have "AWE Tuning" and "Fabspeed" close by. Of course running a stock car that has a healthy exhaust to begin with and not having to worry about "check engine" lights, bypassing cats or numerous other mods is always appealing to me. My GT3 had an appealing enough "wail". The Turbo would need a lot of work to get it to sound aggressive enough.
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Old 08-27-2009, 05:37 PM
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Turbo's by their very nature dampen the exhaust note, but with a little tweaking can be made to sound marvelous. (ala Fabspeed) My Ruf, which came without cats but fortunately most smog testers thought the heater boxes were cats was very raucous outside the car; however, in the car the sound was just right. Driving away from the sound was a good thing!
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Just about any car can be "uncorked"... I have "AWE Tuning" and "Fabspeed" close by. Of course running a stock car that has a healthy exhaust to begin with and not having to worry about "check engine" lights, bypassing cats or numerous other mods is always appealing to me. My GT3 had an appealing enough "wail". The Turbo would need a lot of work to get it to sound aggressive enough.
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You had the "wail" but holy crap you also has to look at the GT3 "Tail". That spoiler may have worked on the road, but not on the eyes.

I never have driven either a GT2 Turbo or a GT3. (Goes without saying, nor a GT1).
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You had the "wail" but holy crap you also has to look at the GT3 "Tail". That spoiler may have worked on the road, but not on the eyes.

I never have driven either a GT2 Turbo or a GT3. (Goes without saying, nor a GT1).
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I think you are the first person to mention they didn't like the tail of the GT3. I liked it. Didn't look out of place on that car.


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Silver is really nice but I'm also liking the R8 in Ibis White...

YouTube - Officially New Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI Quattro 2009 Driving
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All wheel drive cars may not be the ultimate choice for the race track but Quattro is a big plus for spirited road driving. YouTube - Audi R8 V10 drift [Drivers Republic]
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So when are you taking delivery, Serge?
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So when are you taking delivery, Serge?
Seriously considering the V10.
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Seriously considering the V10.
Go for it! White is very nice, too!
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