Audi R8 V10 Decennium vs. 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S

James and Thomas from Throttle House compare the ultra-exclusive Audi R8 V10 Decennium and the all-new 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S.

We are big fans of the dynamic duo from the YouTube channel Throttle House. In one of its recent videos, James and Thomas get behind the wheel of an Audi R8 V10 Decennium and race the mid-engine supercar against the all-new 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S.

The webisode is quite an exciting watch, and in addition to a drag race, the video also offers a road and track review. Audi’s contender is the Decennium Edition R8 V10 which will probably be the last of its kind, as the Ingolstadt brand recently announced its plans to discontinue the nameplate and its powertrain. Audi also confirmed that will also stop developing IC engines altogether.

James shared his thoughts on the ride quality of the two models, “We’ve driven both of these today, and we’re testing them for everything we can, and this Audi R8 V10 is without question a better riding car than the 911. It’s more supple, you’re not going to be apologizing to your passenger nearly as much for the shakes and the bumps. He further added, “Where 911 and R8 massively differ is at my foot I have a Lamborghini activation pedal.”

The duo drove down to a track and almost immediately lined the two cars up for a drag race. The much newer 911 Turbo S managed to cross the finish line faster than the R8. This does not mean the Lamborghini-sourced V10 is a slouch as it produces 602 HP of maximum power.

The Audi R8 V10 Decennium also checks off all the boxes when it comes to styling and panache. The car featured in the video is one of only 222 examples of the R8 V10 Decennium editions that were ever produced. The car sports a beautiful Kemora Grey paint job which is exclusive to the models sold in Canada.

Surprisingly, after an entire day of testing, both James and Thomas managed to reach an agreement. “If forced to ignore the far cheaper and still incredible 911 Carrera S and the regular R8 V10, which are almost every bit the daily sports cars these are, our choice between these two is the more character forward, charismatic R8 V10 Performance,” Said James.

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