Bizarre: converted Audi A4 indistinguishable from R8

Audi A4 V10

The Canadian owner of the “Audi R8” is a true Audi fan. In his garage is a TT and a primal Quattro. An Audi R8 is still on his wish list, but unfortunately is outside his budget. So he decided to screw an R8 nose onto his daughter’s Audi A4. Sounds like a lousy plan, but the operation worked out surprisingly well.

$700

He therefore decided to go ahead with the project. He left his daughter’s Audi alone and bought a used A4 for only $700. All the sheet metal of the A4 was replaced with that of an R8 and he immediately fitted a roll cage. In addition, many original Audi parts were used, making the result look quite convincing.

Surprisingly inexpensive project

Where a genuine second-hand Audi R8 V10 costs at least 80,000 euros in the Netherlands these days, this one cost just 5,000 euros converted. The Canadian tinkerer saved a lot of money on a number of things. For example, there are no real R8 brake discs on the car, even though they appear to be. He made fake brake discs with a 3D printer, which were placed in front of the A4 brakes.

The car’s steering wheel comes from an Audi TT, and he converted an S8 badge to an R8 badge. Shameless, but cleverly thought out. Under the rear window of the “supercar” there seems to be a real V10. Appearances are deceiving, once again. It’s just a cover plate of a V10 from a real R8. In fact, the car has not been modified engine-wise.