2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus - Jay Leno's Garage

After skipping a year, the R8 has been reinvented. At 610 hp, it's Audi's most powerful production car ever, sharing half its components with the R8 LMS race car.
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2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus - Jay Leno's Garage
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[@breakingcycles741]

The R8 has been my favorite car forever. It is a dream of mine to own one someday.

[@kupotheisil8816]

same

[@jesuschristislord7754]

One more year.

[@ramirogallo4303]

Did you ever get one???

[@monchiemartinez5058]

Same here

[@bmt134]

Perfect timing, this is going to be my first purchase after winning the Powerball

[@carlozmrc]

Goodluck buddy I believe in you!

[@CaptainDammiit]

+bmt134 can i got a 1990 Skyline R32 GTR? only like $25k with low miles here in the states.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

+bmt134 I think I will just rent one for a weekend. At $800 mil (lump sum) I will have someone build me a car of my own.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

decimat777 *That's so Cobra Kai dojo of you!*

[@ashegheaty]

+hulkhatepunybanner its 1.5 billion!!!

[@Tubleros]

14:57 He's laughing but then he remembers his wife cheated on him

[@steffenflindt8670]

Dude was so fake lol

[@aumkar2]

lol

[@ikbendusan]

hahahahahaha

[@RickyJnum1FAN]

+Albacko lmao

[@maxwell2895]

+Albacko hahahhahahhahahahaha made my life

[@tmat04]

Easily one of the better looking supercars ever built. It looks even better than the previous version, in my opinion.

[@trier4952]

R8's are such beautiful cars. Fell in love with it once I seen it online, then fell further in love when I saw it in Iron Man. This is my dream car.

[@mlynskey2]

You know he's American when he uses a McDonald's patty as a unit of measurement

[@ILLINIdrummer]

I was thinking the same exact thing 😂😂😂

[@skylerssupercarlife348]

Dude, I was like why would he say the patty, wtf?

[@hugochavez4382]

I'm as Yankee as you can get, but using a Mickey D burger as a measuring tool is a new one on me lol 😀

[@cybertree]

MAN I love the sound of a V10, it's still got that deep throaty sound of a V8, only it sounds smoother. Give it 2 more cylinders and it starts to sound high-pitched.

[@silentscope7440]

Regardless of the car, it is always good to see Jay enjoying life. The best talk show host in the world! He could go back at ANY TIME and still be the grail of hosts!

[@randomxxminds9134]

r8 is definitely my dream car

[@Anonymous-qj3ry]

@the guy thats ahead why

[@SupercarAdvocates]

Great review, makes people want one now

[@Ismunoz]

This guy actually knew his stuff and passed Jays random 'quizzes' with ease. Unlike that one Scion guy...

[@bakerXderek]

That launch control was beast

[@Braselton21]

Quicker than your bike ;)

[@BeastiT-km9pn]

can't wait to get mine

[@hmackprotection1]

Naturally aspirated is so much better period!

[@lmafatpenguin]

You are 100% wrong

[@vivalaphill]

+Imafatpenguin soundwise and the character of a N/A engine is something speial

[@hmackprotection1]

+vivalaphill indeed

[@CrossWindsPat]

+H Mack Funner, yes. Better, no.

[@lmafatpenguin]

if you're strictly into the sound, then yes n/a is the best. but I, personally, am not where a turbo can easily make up for displacement and plus the sound of an active BOV can make anyone get rock hard in the matter of seconds.

[@ARMYTRIX]

We're going to be all over it like white on rice! Just you wait!

[@farouk1991]

can't wait till you guys put your hands on this beast

[@Leofred2000]

+ARMYTRIX Ok... My rice is brown

[@EpiclyLost]

...in a glass of milk on a paper plate in the middle of a snow storm!

[@thatawesomekidd]

YEEEEEE... too bad i will never afford this car

[@tonyf2297]

+Cristiano Ronaldo what do you mean?? You're one of the best footballers on Earth!

[@hugochavez4382]

My Corvette does same thing with redline as it warms up. Such a great idea. And this engine sounds amazing!

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

what a great sounding engine! sounds amazing.

[@paddymuppy]

European superiority, class, style, sophistication, elegance, beauty, design, power, luxury, refinement, quality, intelligence. ......

[@chefdan87]

+SRM Solar radiation management Geoengineering You forgot overpriced, insane cost of ownership and maintenance, poor ground clearance, instant depreciation once driving off the dealers lot.

[@chefdan87]

Brandon Mills Typical reply from someone who stands so strongly by their own "opinions" that they see others opinions as personal attacks. They immediately resort to insults with a false sense of superiority which in the end proves they are wrong. Just one more youtube troll spotted.

[@ketankadam5669]

Agreed. Cant compare apple to oranges. But both are awesome if you know what to expect.

[@kamrenzinzow3119]

+SRM Solar radiation management Geoengineering yet you will be sitting on a track as the new ZO6 or viper just blow by it and you will be crying wondering how a car that costs at least 40k less is faster

[@MrKdr500]

+SRM Solar radiation management Geoengineering you forgot "poor mans lambo"

[@FrenchConnectionV12]

9:50 that cool engine limiter is the same thing my E46 M3 had.. Such a simple way of keeping people from running a cold engine hard, I miss my old M3.

[@vwgti303]

What an absolutely beautiful car.

[@zack150]

They really got the rear design right, it looks stunning

[@neljoe]

@5:10 "...sharp wheel arches..."

[@csdstudio78]

I just came from the NSX video...wow. No comparison. This thing is nice. LOUD.

[@flaplaya]

God that car gets up and goes! Just simply amazing how far we've come in 116 years, really even over the past 30. Thanks for all the exciting content guys/gals.

[@csukosd]

Love Audi! Thanks Jay!

[@Sleepy.Time.]

no one does a better interior than Audi

[@rs7464_]

Have you not seen the new Mercedes s class interior?

[@blaketoomay8716]

+ca$hout I think he was referring to the space around the driver, the steering wheel an center console, for the driver, there isn't much better, for the passenger, the S class would obviously be better.

[@Sleepy.Time.]

ca$hout personally i have never warmed back up to Merc after their late 90s-early 2000s fall from greatness give me a 1979 Merc 6.9 over any of their current crop of meh

[@mannys2893]

Loved the sound of the car shifting gears.

[@MrWolynski]

Thank you for making these videos. I enjoy seeing engineering at its finest. I watch How its Made Vids all the time and seeing something as large and complex as this is simply incredible. : )

[@AloofObserver]

Who cares if manuals are slower? It's about the driving experience. If I was concerned about maximum performance I can think of many better options than an R8.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

+Marcus Antonius yeah true that,my KIA is manual for sporting feeling!

[@whitesonatan-line2464]

I agree but cars today are all about performance and a manual R8 V10 plus wouldnt be in the same level of a huracan with launch control and super fast shifting manufacturers are not going to lose performance because some people want manual cars and either way not to many people are gonna buy a manual supercar and its moving with the times its a new era and a new age semit auto with the double clutch does it way faster than anyone else and its better for the engine and it saves more fuel

[@kevingonfishing6023]

I do stfu

[@Calimustang86]

If you want that stereotypical "driving experience" that's what a Miata is for. This is a technologically advanced German supercar. Lmao

[@jeffrey-f]

+Tyler Hampton are you saying this would not be a great driving experience if it were manual?☕️🐸

[@seanim7766]

That is a beautiful machine...

[@ericheydenreich2846]

I am sold, that auto is my favorite and it just keeps getting better!

[@RobertKohut]

Nice car. The R8 continues it's driving excellence!! I like the new look!!

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

Okay that car looks absolutely stunning I think - much better than the first R8 in my opinion.

[@binzsta86]

I want Jay to do a review on my 2006 stock Honda Civic.

[@CH-RC]

Love this car. I'd absolutely love to come have Jay show me around his garage - great time

[@archiemurphey1150]

I could listen to jay talk about cars forever

[@macca4610]

Don't think it looks as nice as the old one but love that sound!

[@tmat04]

luis mckenzie I disagree! I think it looks better.

[@Watchaknow702]

I like the sound of the Engine.

[@samakshuppal]

The new r8 looks great but the headlamps and the gauges could have been better. Aerodynamics are good too! And the best part, 610 bhp! 205 mph!

[@thatoutdoorlife]

Best video of the r8 ive seen so far very cool

[@IDreadDawn]

I love how Jay has a straight face while launching it/flooring it and the Audi rep was laughing and giggling like a girl.

[@taofledermaus]

I wonder if they have spotters, looking out for cops.

[@verdo300]

+TAOFLEDERMAUS you are here way too early mate

[@Geardos1]

+TAOFLEDERMAUS knowing Jay he probably knows every cop in the area on a first name basis.

[@giovannymelendez8004]

+Geardos haha i was thinking the same thing

[@chefdan87]

+TAOFLEDERMAUS Its Jay Leno, he doesnt have to worry about cops, lol. Im sure he is not going super crazy in it, short spurts of spirited driving only i can guess. He is such a huge supporter of his local police and fire i can imagine they turn a blind eye when they find out its him. Love your channel by the way.

[@Pistolita221]

he got caught speeding with the new z06 vette xD

[@aneebaba06]

One of my favorite cars out there. When I first saw photos of this new model, I was happy that the slide blade was split - it was one thing that annoyed me on the old one. Also, with the face-lift and other exterior changes to the air vents etc front and rear, it looks more handsome. Of course, I'd take any R8 if I could. Always exciting to see one on the road. That color is something else!

[@petera.sanchezmolina5582]

Legendary Sound! Louder than any stock R8!

[@swsephy]

We measure thickness in McDonalds burger patties. MURICA.

[@G_Rad_Ski]

Like what they changed in the engine but the exterior doesn't look as good as the previous design. Still love my normally aspirated V8 S5.

[@MTBryanH]

+sgirardacus7 I love my V8 S5 too, but I'd take this R8 in a heartbeat! :)

[@cnasty6848]

+Bryan Hulse I had the V8 S5 and now have the V6. I still miss the rumble of the V8 : (

[@cnasty6848]

+cnasty side note: It also makes me mental how the speedometer doesn't go to 200 like the old one.

[@MTBryanH]

Yeah, I test drove both the v8 and 2014 Super 6. Actually, I really loved them both! Totally different beasts. But the v8 rumble won me over. I do like some features of the newer model more though. Like the wheels.

[@neil12011]

V8 S5 here too. Love it. That V10 is nasty though.

[@NWA744]

Nothing beats the sound of an Audi engine!

[@trippin916]

I've always loved R8... Such a beautiful design....

[@foxhounduk2k8]

Who uses a McDonalds single patty burger as a measure of width?! God bless America.

[@PeterSpexarth]

Jay, fix your seatbelt! Twisted the whole time... OCD test.

[@jby2009]

thanks for mr.Leno or his team to actually read my comment, i like old car and hot rod, but it's good to see a modern sport car once a while.

[@phantom2k10]

mr jay leno is the real mvp.this is how you drive a car

[@radioflyer985]

Think the outgoing model was better looking. This new angular version darn near looks like a larger TT. If given the choice, I'd take the newer v10 plus mechanical bits and interior with the older body style.

[@nielsnielsen9013]

Defiantly agree

[@jamesbizs]

larger TT! That's what I was seeing!!!

[@luciussander8217]

Disagree. Makes older model look dated and tired. New look R8 way better from every angle.

[@tweeotch]

Jay's seat belt is triggering my OCD.

[@MrMASTERPLB5]

More like these Jay - This is awesome

[@SamFarley098]

It sounds and looks so good!

[@AdonisAmarante]

Manual will always be the best transmission. Doesn't matter how slow. It feels way more fun and satisfying.

[@speedlife301]

Adonis Amarante nope dual clutch . Stay in the Stone Age and be slow

[@user-lz4jn4go9d]

Audi R8 looks better with black rims and red paint.

[@AZdroptop]

I have always loved this car...My buddies and I were in Silverton Co., summer of 06 or 07, driving down the road and parked at a small store, Circle K type store, there was a model in a white body suite and a Silver car with no badging. We pulled over out of curiosity and the car was full of computers, wires etc and engineers all around. Turned out to be an original A8 doing altitude testing and taking video with the lovely lady. The Audi guys were super cool and happy to talk about the car..

[@marcomoran5293]

I love your videos, I would love to see a segment on the new Yamaha xsr900. It's a bike I've been waiting for and I know the viewers would love it. Keep up the great work and I'll be watching like I do every Sunday night.

[@twissted1277]

Run it with the Vette!

[@gggg-dt4hj]

this^

[@HarizHafiGarden]

The R8 will smoke it

[@ohcliffy]

+Hariz Hafi are you serious? look at the numbers man.

[@plotdot6920]

+Hariz Hafi lol imagine😂The corvette is the 2nd fastest car in the world at the leguana sequea ,with the viper acr in 1st,and gt3Rs in 3 rd place,Audi isn't even in top 10

[@orange_fg4361]

I thought FaZe Rain got the first Audi R8 v10 Plus in the US

[@emperorpalpatine9540]

Yeah he did

[@saicharan444]

Come out of the youtube bubble

[@alanjackson526]

That v10 sounds just glorious :)

[@toadingrass2431]

Love it! Futuristic but still classy.

[@boy638]

Wished he could speak with an engineer

[@Bruningable]

Why the hell MY 2017? The year 2016 is 11 days old. Cool car.

[@funfuel1784]

No because our new model they release on this mid year

[@TheCamaro5]

+Peder Hansen Where is Audi Headquarters located at, Im just wondering?

[@scanspeak00]

+Bruningable Bigger numbers are always better in the retarded world of marketing.

[@HunterShows]

+Bruningable Yeah, they finished building it in 2015. Somehow it's a 2017. lol

[@natebarry5553]

I take it you guys are new to the car world

[@MrDonkrypton]

OMG, what a fierce beauty! I mean, _look at it!_

[@TheEntrancek]

viscous not vicious coupling

[@AlexQuail]

nask This bugged me. A lot.

[@irjensen]

"no manual gearbox" *close tab*

[@ItaloDiscoFreak77]

that V10 sounds great!

[@therealMrMisantroop]

fantastic car, exchange the exhaust for a capristo exhaust and the sound is just brutal!

[@JAMANB]

09 11 34 48 53 59 22 Powerball

[@richzilla08]

Good luck

[@deinemuddaisdoof]

+JAMANB Think of me when you win :]

[@josegerman8877]

+JAMANB LOL to many numbers. But best of luck....LOL

[@flaplaya]

+JAMANB Your profile pic and the comment. I'm dying! Take a like.

[@f0gGenx]

+JAMANB lol i guess you have to go to work tommorow.

[@sonictech1000]

2017? Do these guys own a calendar?

[@roozbehbey]

+sonictech1000 You must be new to the car industry.

[@rjmari]

+roozbehbey You must be new to jokes.

[@jeyendeoso]

+sonictech1000 came here for this comment!

[@vivalaphill]

+roozbehbey *US car industry in germany its a 2016 R8

[@Malthus]

+sonictech1000 Hahaha, of course they do, it just goes faster...or at least they believe it does. :p

[@AutomotiveCNC]

Best moment in this video is at 5:18 when Jay put his hand under the wheel arch to check how sharp it is compared to the 1st gen Auti D8. :)))) The other man had to say "sharper fender line" instead.

[@LYLEWOLD]

so, the sound of that engine as they begin the road test - Oh my God!! that was music. and I actually laughed out loud with giddy delight when they went up the ramp and just crushed the film car. i know it's not a race, but the ease with which that Audi moves ... awesome. thirdly, i love that Jay is an unrepentant speeder. Go Jay!!

[@KarlStrass-Hundal]

I can never get behind the R8 because it always reminds me of the Audi TT.

[@solitude335]

Jay looked pretty unamused to me

[@alvingunawan2504]

Well after driving the 918 spyder a while back, nothing feels the same anymore for him.

[@solitude335]

lol

[@-JSLAK]

+Ryce Cubed not to mention he owns a mclaren p1

[@k8rlos]

+JSLAK I think he also has a Bugatti

[@dannysmith5178]

non american car he has to act like that

[@reggier2343]

it just breathes so nice.

[@ClayLoomis1958]

That thing sounds like butter tastes. Just excellent.

[@MISTERBOLD]

Tony Starks been had this car

[@kamrenzinzow3119]

Actually he had the nsx at the end of the 3rd movie

[@user-ps5fw9sj8r]

+It's actually a R8 e-tron at the end of Iron Man 3 Then he changed into this new model in avengers 2

[@Cuseball121]

+Kamren Zinzow actually no.

[@TheImSolid]

+Kamren Zinzow No. He did have this model at the end of Avengers 2.

[@JYMAHJAMES]

Audi Product Placement, it's ridiculous in Marvel now. At one point Captain America even fell onto an Audi TT ffs.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

2017... Really?

[@DestroyerFather]

very nice R8 good video Jay.

[@TheIzakmarin]

Beautiful car

[@IslamzdTv]

How's business

[@corbyray6959]

Boomin'

[@diggzyq8]

+Islam Aslanov Boomin

[@alvinlee1697]

Nice sti

[@digitalsaint2040]

I want to like this car, but I just cant. I cant put my finger on why.

[@VictorPitstop]

+digitalsaint2040 Because you don't like the sound of V10s?

[@kenanlambo]

+digitalsaint2040 Agreed, the ''old'' one was so much ahead of it's time, that even now it looks better aesthetically then the new one.

[@digitalsaint2040]

I think it sounds fine, and pre-driving one I can only say from jays normal, commentary to this one, its checked all the boxes, and in doing so has become kind of numb. take the new 510/idx: he said its was fanstastic and its not even drivable car. in the video jays smiles and talks...hes excited. I think he is impressed with how audi have solved the problems but somehow only comes away with n/a engines and does not specifically mention the one his in. jay does not care about disengaged cylinders by the look on his face. ADD: I feel like, its two guys: one just got married and the other one is being nice and saying halfheartedly she's pretty and how great she is.

[@VictorPitstop]

Ill agree, they aren't nearly as design defiant as what they once were. This one is just 'good enough'. It doesn't shatter the ladder.

[@nickb3968]

+digitalsaint2040 The body styling is truly uninspiring.

[@artemiasalina1860]

Great-sounding car.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

You are correct Jay. Nothing like a V10 NA engine. Thank you for sharing.

[@D00FY]

Id like to see the dyno sheet on this car. The way it accelerates looks like it has no torque down low and only 600 hp for about a half a second before it red lines. I NEED A FAT TORQUE SPREAD IN MY LIFE. TORQUE OR GTFO.

[@HarizHafiGarden]

It's NA buy a turbo audi the torque spread is brilliant

[@dlane5447]

Torque ? NA? gtfo

[@jpdrummer86]

You want torque buy a train , I hear those things have over 80,000 lbs of torque, have fun

[@jyhan1q94]

420 views lol

[@VitaliyKrivoruk]

+jyh1Q94 toke it up boyz and galz

[@dyingangelo]

smoke day every weed

[@Oplix]

amazing car

[@denispeixoto]

You rock Jay !

[@nug2408]

Anyone here from rains vid?😂

[@Kehvv]

Lowkey

[@RHJP]

+JakoShak Yup

[@emperorpalpatine9540]

lol i thought i was the only one

[@hillsrecoil9132]

Yea I wanted to see more of it

[@Ezaan0801]

xd samee

[@MrTruth111]

Why did they call it R8, it is a R10 :)

[@moparman2010]

Ieno always repeats his self !! Real car guy 🚗

[@jezuzfreek777]

That thing sounds amazing.

[@SwastikaHinduSansrkit]

BMW M5 all the way BMW in general will always out perform these AUdi boys

[@Freimopp777]

+Sss I like BMW very much, but a BMW M5 will loose against this R8. Deal with it!

[@SwastikaHinduSansrkit]

+Freimopp777 R8 is all they have but it still cant out perform an M5. Im talking about a 2000-2003 style M5 not all this turbo bs that Audi is known for. BMW yes has twin turbo but back in 2000 the M5 was naturally aspirated and will still take the R8. Remember the M5 is 4 door sedan an R8 is mostly carbon fiber. But will still lose against the M5

[@Freimopp777]

Sss All R8 are nautural aspiriated. I dont know where you get the numbers but the E39 M5 you mentioned is significantly slower. In every year the M5 got more performance, so how should this work when already the newest M5 cant keep up? And yes the R8 with 420hp V8 engine was a little disappointment in performance, it was not the fastest but against E39 M5 it is still enough to win . The R8 with the V10 are much better.

[@poweredupcalifornia1208]

Yes because bmw have actual speakers that make hell lot of noise

[@headcas620]

No gated manual, no care.

[@kirbyswarp]

+Lone Ranger Look, when you're driving on the road, or on a twisty road, you don't care if the DSG shifts 452 milliseconds faster than you do. You care about the delight of having a good shifter, the clink of the gate and the pleasure of shifting it yourself. If you like numbers, good for you. But I'll gladly trade a few milliseconds for a stick.

[@anjoLas]

+Lone Ranger americans are fat and lazy to drive manual like us xD

[@Frocobo]

+kirbyswarp Agreed. DSG is novel for a while and easy in town in auto mode, I guess but I much prefer manuals. My brother has had a 335d, an S3 and a GTi, all with semi auto and both the 335d and S3 broke on him... Expensive.

[@AloofObserver]

+MrMike25896 People aren't 'deriding' them (they're awesome), they are merely bemoaning the fact that manual isn't even an option anymore and the excuse the manufacturers give is "performance" as if people who want manuals care about the instant shift. It would at least be nice if they admitted the reason they stopped making them is because there is no money in it.

[@kirbyswarp]

***** I've driven plenty of VW's best ones. It's like an automatic just better. But still an automatic.

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

That is a sweet car. Wouldn't get that red, but wow!

[@adnamamedia]

I could watch Jay all day

[@repo4]

it used to be a good looking car, is not anymore

[@HarizHafiGarden]

It looks decent I would say it looks better than the 488