Car lover or not, most of us have spent at least some time – no matter how minute – lusting over Audi’s R8 over the last year or so, and rightfully so. We love the R8. It’s just one of those cars that captivates the public, sort of like the Batmobile or that giant Oscar Meyer hot dog that aimlessly wanders the continental United States.
In fact, the only real downside to the R8 is its substantial price tag of nearly $110k. For most of us, that’s what keeps those fantasies of driving an R8 being just that: fantasies. And while most R8 fanatics opt to spend their free time either driving the car in Gran Tursimo or working two extra jobs in hopes of finally filling up the piggybank marked “Badass Audi Supercar”, one intrepid gentleman has found a more unique way to get his hands on Audi’s rocket ship. Well, er, sort of.
Behold the ReplicaAudiR8, or what we’ve dubbed “The Working Man’s Supercar.” It’s actually a Mercury Cougar that was painstakingly converted by Alberto Gavach Fuertes in Zaragoza, Spain. Most will cry blasphemy – and we can’t say we blame them – though should you fancy one of these sitting in your driveway you can buy one from Fuertes for 40,000 Euros. Check out more at www.replicaaudir8.com, though be forewarned, the site is about as bad as the chassis this R8 poseur is based on. Still, if you squint, like, a lot, the car doesn’t look half bad.
[Source: Jalopnik]
2 responses so far ↓
1 lawn morgan // Dec 12, 2008 at 9:37 am
what does Audi think? He is using their trademarked bashing.
By the way, does he have plans to build any 911’s based on something like a Vette?
2 Rob Boys // Feb 17, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Looks OK in the pictures. But I’ve seen “good” replicas before, and have seen a couple I’d drive or show. I’ve built 11 various kit cars over the years. The first couple should’ve been junked. After that I learned to “correct” the kit before assembly. Strictly trial & error, but it pays off. Rob
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