Watch A Second-Gen Audi R8 Meet Its Doom At The Nurburgring

A weekend of touristenfahrten at the Nordschleife can't possibly pass without incident, and sure enough, a nearly new R8 was filmed having an intimate encounter with some Armco last Saturday

Skip to about 4min 45sec for the R8 carnage

If this poor R8 can be repaired economically, it’s going to need a hell of a lot of work. The front end has been completely demolished, it’s had a full complement of airbag detonations, and that front right wheel doesn’t look like it had a particularly nice time while the car was loaded onto the recovery vehicle. And to add insult to injury, that Armco looks pretty gouged too, which will result in another hefty bill. Ouch.

Comments

Dat Boi

CrashThrottle

10/17/2016 - 08:28 |
51 | 1

bad dum tss

10/17/2016 - 08:31 |
3 | 0
iCypher(Joel Chan)

In reply to by Dat Boi

Bravo.

10/17/2016 - 09:04 |
1 | 0
StuStuStuwart (WagonSquad)

I r8 that r8 8/8 m8, gr8 crash
(had to be done)

10/17/2016 - 08:44 |
6 | 4

M8 you can’t negoti8 with this. End of deb8.

10/18/2016 - 00:06 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

Well isn’t that gr8

10/17/2016 - 09:04 |
11 | 1
Whoami26

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I see what you did there

10/17/2016 - 10:30 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

Too bad it wasn’t a v8

10/17/2016 - 09:10 |
0 | 0
JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It wasnt. The new R8 only comes with the V10

10/17/2016 - 09:35 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

A combination of the Nurburgring and the driver keeping Audi Distance

10/17/2016 - 09:27 |
1 | 0
The Stig 4

This time it wasn’t the FWD, play on focus!

10/17/2016 - 09:40 |
0 | 0
H5SKB4RU (Returned to CT)

In reply to by The Stig 4

Wich anime+ chapter m8?

10/17/2016 - 22:46 |
0 | 0
RoyP
10/17/2016 - 09:43 |
12 | 0
Muaz Yusof

can anyone tell me why the rope is tied to the wheel? I thought that there is a place to tie the rope to.

10/17/2016 - 09:53 |
3 | 0

The tow hook in an R8 normally is placed in the frunk. Maybe it fell out during the crash or the frunk couldn’t be opened because of the damage.
That is the reason I’d always install the tow hook before going on a track.

10/17/2016 - 11:13 |
5 | 0

And also that removable tow hook doesnt last to pull 4wd car, it will break if u do it, or may do more damage,

10/17/2016 - 12:51 |
1 | 0
Mr.PurpleV12

Honestly the damage dosent look horrible, but it is still bad.

10/17/2016 - 09:57 |
0 | 0
Audi Sport R8 LMS RWS quattro Sport Plus Ultra Evolution

Goddamn, R8 drivers. Please.

10/17/2016 - 10:14 |
0 | 0

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