Audi R8

The Audi R8 did what few mainstream manufacturers have managed: build a real supercar, and make it usable every day. Mid-engined, all-wheel drive, a V8 and then a V10 shared with Lamborghini.

Fast, precise, reliable, it democratised the exotic without betraying its spirit. Every piece is embroidered in France, in a dense, hard-wearing stitch.