I feel like my title needs a little explanation. That's supposed to be H8 as in h-eight (hate), the feeling which I have for this unholy combination of A8 and R8, two of the better looking cars in their respective genres. At least it doesn't have the sideblades.
I wouldn't say the revised Vauxhall R8 is fugly exactly, although the increasing number of stereotypical go-fast styling cues are approaching critical mass. I'm mainly posting because of the new split grille with chrome toppers. The added chrome looks like unnecessary bling, crowding an already complex front end treatment - and looks a lot like the grille of the pre-facelift current generation BMW 3 Series.
A couple weeks ago this Audi R8 popped up near Nürburgring, and the internet went atwitter with people hypothesizing that this is a special edition R8 mockup, out in about in a strange camo tape job and relocated exhaust. However, given that the tape job doesn't really hide anything, I'm thinking this is just a case of "money doesn't buy class". Looks to me like the world's most unattractive vinyl job, and a case of buying a less restrictive exhaust setup without paying for fixing the bodywork to remove the old exhaust ports. Here's to hoping Audi will prove me wrong.
