I own a Sepang Blue V10 Coupe with a gated manual and its absolutely everything I dreamt of and more! Its a car I will never sell. They are the last of a dying breed. Still many analog elements(hydraulic steering, mechanical handbrake, mechanical LSDs, an atmospheric V10, and, of course, the gated manual gearbox) yet the exterior styling was way ahead of its time and still looks very modern even in today's standards. Its aged gracefully. Sure fire future classic that will be worth significantly more in the decades to come!

I traded in my 22 M3 competition to a white 2010 V10 manual R8. I've restored everything the previous owner did back to stock. Now it's parking in my garage next to my formula red 95 NSX-T, I can stay there for hole day long.

I got a 2010 gated R8 with the V8 last March and absolutely love it.... If I want to go fast in a straight line I hop in my Tesla M3P,  if I want an  amazing driving experience  I hop i the R8.....

Over the last 5 yearsI decided to purchase my retirement cars now before they are not available ,in my mid 50s.An f type s v6 coupe auto ,2023 gr86 6mt ,and this year a dct 2014 r8 v10 spyd in brilliant red. Only the gr was bought new,all were financed over time .
Barring finamcial ruin I dont plan selling any of them as my son is really into cars ,he is 12 . We just go for drives just for the sounds of the exhaust from 50 to 100 pulls.Priceless memories.
Its not about the speed with these cars.
As there are no new cars aside from overpriced gt3s ,I am interested in so I made an early sacrifice now,as the future is bleak for old school sports car dudes

I want a manual, but the V8 is the only manual version I could afford, but the V10 sounds incredible. Decisions decisions! Great review mate!

A few things that are not factually correct - for example, the number of slats changes with the Gen-1 facelift, very much like the exhaust tips.  Minor details but important if we're going to talk details.

The Gen-1 V10 was also considerably quicker in its DCT (S-Tronic) guise, which only became available for two model years at the end of the run.  Roughly a half second was shaved to 60, bringing it to 3.4s.

The facelift V10 is the Gen-1 R8 to get - but they're pretty rare given the low production and limited run.  A naturally aspirated V10 is now a thing for the history books... these will indeed be highly sought after by enthusiasts who want a true full package, not the watered down supercars we're getting today that go very fast but lack sound and soul.

Stacked deck. Darius. NFS Carbon

Good honest review.

Love these and the V10 sounds amazing, another great review.

Don't buy it as an investment but drive it now as long as it's still possible with all the sound and emission restrictions coming up. Anyway that is the reason I bought my 2013 R8 s-tronic V10 Spyder in 2019, enjoying every minute of it.

The seats could be optioned with the recaro wing back seats

Definitely on my list

1st gen for me ❤

Glorious sound for sure

Best value supercar.

My gf has the v8 version and it’s a joy to drive 😊

Audi forever !

it is my dream car only this version

Nant y Garth pass North Wales most underrated road

interestingly, when mentioning future-proofing against all regulations, you did not mention ‘manual’