After an enlightening few runs, Jon and I convene. “They are both really fun, exceptional cars in their own way,” he muses. “The Lamborghini though is a third or fourth car for the uber-rich; a toy, something you’d use on a winter’s evening. You’d maybe take it for dinner and park it outside a flash hotel. But as a drive it’s uncompromising and doesn’t suit anyone over 5ft 10in. The seat’s uncomfortable and visibility is awful, but it is a lot of fun.
“The Audi on the other hand is a beautiful car from any angle. It still has a big wow factor, but not quite the show-off factor of the Lamborghini. It’s a car that people will look at and admire, and it’s definitely got the practicality to be a daily driver if it was your only car, which is quite saying something as it’s a full-on cabrio and a full-on sports car.”
He’s hit the nail on the head. There’s no way I could live with the Performante day-to-day, unless I got a police waiver to commute every day at maximum attack. It’s the weapon of choice for the ultimate road or a racetrack, but completely impractical. And yet, cut from the same cloth, the R8 Spyder has a far broader appeal. You could go to the shops in it and have a fantastic drive home. It doesn’t have the edge of the Lambo, but it’s considerably cheaper?and does a much better job of being all things ?to all men. Just so long as those men have ?large wallets.