Here's Why The Original Audi R8 Was Such a Huge Success 

Sideblade ruined the whole look to most? The sideblade is what makes it an R8.

The r8 aged very well. It still looks like it can be a 2018 model

Doug the type of guy to use turn signals in a race

The "blade" was one of the coolest styling features on this car. Ever since I saw the Le Mans Quattro concept, I thought it looked sick.

This car looks after 10 years still very modern. What an awesome job by audis designer.

Doug, “R8 came out when I was 19” Wtf I thought Doug was in his 40’s he dresses like a dad who buys clothes from Wal-Mart.

“... That’s because Audi knows you’re an IDIOT and are going to scratch it.” -Doug DeMuro

9:09 The Blank switch is used in other cars from Audi equipped with normal Halogen Headlights. you need it to tilt your headlights down when your trunk is loaded so you wont dazzle oncoming traffic. (German/EU Regulation)

The second blank dial is for headlights angle on other VW/Audi cars. If you had the option - you could aim them higher or lower.

This thing has 420 horsepower’s and so many hidden compartments for weed Coincidence?

That "side blade" is the reason I fell in love with R8 in the first place

One word, Iron Man. Tony Stark drove the R8

Doug the type of guy who says it only cost 110k

That blank switch was likely height/projection of the headlights that was take out. My golf has them.

My favorite story about the R8 development was that they had plans for an R8 TDi with a V12. The only prototype burst into flames on the Nüremburgring because the Engine produced to much torque for the transmission to handle. That's insane. I wish they'd figured out how to make that transmission work so we could see those torque numbers.

WTF doug is just 29.. I thought he must be Atleast 40

I gotta admit, as quirky as this guy is, the FACT that he goes over the quirks a car has, to me is SO important because its THOSE very things that make a car unique. Everyone has traction control, everyone has a door handle, everyone has a shifter, but it's how you design and place those things and attention to detail that make a car truly stand out. This guy gets hyped over little stuff sometimes and can get carried away with his reviews and video titles, but you gotta hand it to him, we can all agree, Doug has some level of charisma that keeps us watching his videos. But by no means the best reviewer, just a very unique guy with a unique approach and that's what i like about this kid. Keep it up doug ;) you quirky ass muthafucka ! =P

I like how this guy pays attention to detail and gives us interesting tips and back stories as to why things are the way they are, don't know why yall hate on him but his videos are top class.

Dude, most of the interior features that you're gushing over about were lifted straight out of the TT, which helped keep the costs down.

Audi R8 uses aluminium frame and have a weak spot above the front wheel, it would crack and made the car handle a bit flimsy. It have to strengthen and weld by a specialist. Audi found this weakness and fix it on the later R8 but the first ones have this weakness, so watch out if u want to buy it.

I always thought that when Audi released the R8 it should been what Honda did to the next generation NSX. It's like Audi copied the first generation NSX's formula of reliability, daily practicality, while improving on every performance aspect of what the first gen NSX was. I truly love the first gen R8 for these qualities.

Doug the weird 3rd cup holder is for mug handles to poke through!

Pretty sure that "third cupholder" is just where the handle of your coffee mug is supposed to go.

Nobody: Doug:you’ve probably seen 1 million r8s Me:I barely even see r8s

A timeless design.

I thought you said the LFA had the worlds smallest rear window

I love how he talks in his videos nowadays. Here he's too quick, but now he's more chill an relaxed. Thank goodness for that.

Maybe this guy should be hosting Top Gear instead of the goons they have currently...

In my opinion, this is still one of the most gorgeous cars ever designed and it will always look good.

Dudes 29, owns a ferrari and an aston martin... damn. what have i done with my life

The TT was “The Car” in 2000, Audi had the balls to mass produce a Concept Car and For 50 grand. They did a similar thing with the R8

Shows 2008 economy cars against a 2008 super car, lol ok Doug.

how was Doug 19years old in 2008? i mean its 2017 now and he is atleast 38 years old.

The third tiny cupholder isn't really a cupholder, it's for when you have a big mug with a handle. The handle fits into the tiny cupholder part, so your mug can fit.

4.2L engine, 420 H.P. Exactly the way I like the proportions! :D

9:03 Doug, that dial is for adjusting the headlights up and down. Mandatory in the EU.

The R8 has the "worlds smallest window" to allow the door windows to go down fully.

_Did he REALLY just sell me a nearly ten year old V8 Audi? Wow another R8 is on the road because of this video_

9:20, the second dial is for adjustable headlight angle/range. Also from the intro, Audi's are and always have been a fantastic quality alternative to the others. Leveraging VW's low cost but high quality parts bin.

8:00 i think it's for cups with handles on it like tumblers and mugs.

This was my favorite car when i was 10, i'm now 22 and it's still my dream car

During those old days the 1st Gen Audi R8 looked like an Audi TT that came from the future.

Doug the type of guy to show pictures of old crappy cars with old chinese music in the background.

That is such a fantastic looking car. Saw this in my recommendations alongside a whole bunch of other car videos and this just immediately popped out at me. It's sporty and very recognizable, but not garish and flashy. Beautiful proportions. Also damn, that's an incredible paint job.

He's 28!? I thought he was 38

How old is Doug? When he said that he saw a R8 when he was 19,I was shocked. I thought he was like 40!

This model is definitely my all-time favourite and dream car - especially the V8 version...

Still looks sleek, modern, sporty. Simple interior, still rather luxurious (though not to todays standards). If I can afford this one day, I will get my hands on one of these earlier models.

Literally no one said bad things about the Sideblade. The R8 is truly a masterpiece of automotive design. If nothing else, because you still can't believe it was as "cheap" as it was.

I think the R8 took off were the NXS left off, a gentleman’s sports cars, a daily driver. The design has aged gracefully.

The small one is for espressos.

Doug, the dial blank next to the dash dimmer dial is for the headlight angle adjustment control present on most European cars (& not US DoT compliant).

The blank dial next to the dimmer on VW cars is the headlight height

The small 3rd cup holder is in case you want to drink tea or coffee from a a mug. The handle fits in the extra groove.

Great review Doug..keep up the good work

The Jay-Lenoesque voice gets me every time. Really enjoy your videos, Doug.

Doug the kind of guy who still use Yahoo!

Blank slider is used for cars without beam auto-leveling, so you can level your low and high beams manually. The whole panel is probably taken of a4 or a6, who knows...

Just looking around your older videos.... You were using a lot of energy drinks back in the day... Keep it up. You're awesome!!!

I have to say i enjoy this design more than the new ones. Wonderful overview - thx Doug

Doug, at 5:09. The little window is to help with shoulder checks (something you probably never do), and it is there because it would also look so ridiculous to have such a huge window. If it wasn't there, you'd be complaining that the window is too big.

When these came out I was going to buy one until I remembered I didn't have $110,000.

The other dial besides the dial for the brightness of the cockpit is to adjust the height of the lights if the car have ordinary halogen headlights. Xenon headlights have automatic height adjustment so the second dial is not built in. That's really common and was available in millions of other cars. And yes, the third cup holder in the middle is for an energy drink can!

I rememeber seeing an R8 for my first (and only) time in person. I was like 9 when i saw it just sitting there in a parking lot of a Porsche dealership. And when it caught my eyes i went running to look it up close followed by my mom and our female neighbor. it was white whith the iconic black strip and a bit dusty and it looked like something from outer space, like what doug said about how it looks like the coolest car ever when u see it person... and the second thing i did after admiring the overall shape of the car was to see its top speed on the speedometer from the window and i was shocked and hyped when i saw that it could reach 350 kph... it was one of the best days of my life. I saw couple aston matins in that parking lot too

"It costs *only* $110,000." Awesome, Doug.

7:55 the middle hole between the cupholder is in case you need to put a mug or something with a handle into one of the cupholders.

God that engine note is so awesome! Sounds like it has 700 horses! And Doug never even mentions that. Wish it was a manual. And the styling is for me fantastic.

I've always loved this car,I would choose it over the v10 r8, such a beautiful car, it reminds me of the original Astin Martin v8 vantage, both budget super cars. The original R8 is such a beautiful car, and will always look great.

7:59 its actually for a handle on a mug... Doug

Doug,The type of guy who thinks dead pedal is the most important feature in a car.

We got similar cupholders in our car and that middle thing is pretty good to store a big box of TicTac

Doug, you are so smooth now a days that I forgot you talked fast before. I prefer your newer video style with slower vocals. Thank you for getting there and I did enjoy this video. That V8 sounded amazing.

*At Audi in a meeting of designers and engineers making the R8* Designer 1: "so what kind of wacky alternative door handle should we design for this thing?" Engineer 1: "What if we just gave it a door handle?"

For the exclamation marks, it's not that they were excited. It's the fact that they are German and you can't speak German without yelling.

In Germany about every soda can is the size and chape of a Red Bull so the Cupholders are actually really practical over here.

The excitement for this car was just as how he describes it when it came out. I became an audi fan and now drive A5 I think in a large part thanks to this car

I showed this RU-vid channel to my dog. Now he's a "doug"

Without knowing, the small "cup holder" might be for a coffee cup handle

1) The small rear windows are there to make the side windows smaller in order to be able to roll all the way down into the doors. 2) The little middle cupholder is designed for standard esspresso cup size which we drink in Europe. 3) The blank dial next to the dimmer is usually for adjusting aim of the headlights. This R8 probably doesnt need that, or has some automatic system. So they used generic part which they use in all Audis, but left the dial blank.

Doug, fun fact about daytime running lights, it was in fact Volvo in the 1970's that actually had permanent small lights on, they were next to the headlights and could not be turned off. Volvo specifically wanted cars to be more visible during the day. The idea lapsed until as you say, Audi reintroduced them back in '08.

Almost all subscribers watch it within 15 hours? that's amazing! I've never seen such loyal subscribers.

Dear doug: Do a video on on the slightly older r35 gtr's and tell us why they are a bargain at 60k.

Great video Doug. I'm looking to buy one of these and it's helped

BTW the second dial is for adjusting the angle of the headlights in other countries. In America you guys don't have that option but where I live all cars come with it. It's also usually placed next to the gauge cluster adjuster.

Worlds smallest side window? Again Doug? I thought last weeks car had the smallest one

I guess I know what the dial is for. Audi probably borrowed it from another model which needed it to adjust the height of the front lights in case the car has some heavy stuff in the trunk. Obviously, an R8 does not need that.

I guess the second roller next to the dimmer roller, in alot of cars, is seen to give a manual adjustment to the headlamp beam focus (near or far). Quite helpful in hilly driving conditions.

Another great review. Good work Doug. Do you think that these will be a classic in years to come and retain their value?

Doug , beside all the jokes, thanks for the unique and informative videos! Love them

Showing ordinary cars from 2008 is not apples-to-apples...more convincing if you show other similarly priced sports cars from 2008,

8:55 that blank is used for regular non LED headlights to set the height since there were still cars that used this same switch if they had a load in the back of the car so they wouldnt blind oncomming trafic.

"alright let's go exclamation point" dead ass funniest thing I've seen u say Doug

blank switch next to guage cluster lighting is for headlight position. when car is front or rear heavy (due to loading trunk or passengers the headlights need to be aimed down). The r8 doesnt face these problems due to lack of both so it is left blank. (EDIT) Doesn't need the switch due to Xenon lights

Doug is the type of guy that would marry his sister because he knows the weird quirks and features

For the blank switch next to the dimmer switch for the speedometer/tachometer/etc. That blank is supposed to be where your adjustable headlights roller switch would be. I'm originally from Cali and just moved to the U.K. and found this to be a thing. I bought an Audi TT and a Volvo S60 with that feature that you can't find in the states. It essentially allows you to fine tune where the non bright headlight resting position is. I find it very useful when going from a city setting to a country setting as you don't want to blind pedestrians and fellow drivers in the city, but in the country where there is more road than people, its better to see further out when you aren't using your brights!

the first gen of Audi r8 is my favorite one...

Why the Obey 9F was such a huge success

You should call the pros and cons: Perks and Quirks

I'm loving the falling flower petals in the intro:)

Car reminds me of Darius's LeMon's Audi R8. Ever since i laid my eyes on the R8 I've been madly in love with it.