One of the best manual transmissions ever put on the market was the gated six-speed in the first-generation Audi R8. That silken, row-your-own warrior departed to the afterlife with the introduction ...

Justin Cupler has been a member of the TopSpeed team since 2012. Justin's love for cars started back when he was just five years old, helping his dad work on his 1957 Chevy Bell Air and then his 1966 ...

The R8 V10 Spyder with the gated manual gearbox could be the single most interesting Audi of the modern era. It's unique, even by supercar standards. As you probably know, it's difficult to get a ...

A host of changes are due for the upcoming 2016 Audi R8, and more details on what to expect have emerged. According to Automobile, the manual transmission option that is currently available will no ...

The first Audi R8 was a jaw-dropper appearance at first. The German mid-engine supercar has aged well, and even the first examples are collectibles. Some examples are worth more than others, and the ...

Remember when Audi offered that glorious gated manual in its flagship R8 supercar? Driving anything with a transmission like that is an experience, and the click-clack of a gear change is one of the ...

One of the original Audi R8’s best features was the fact that it was offered with a gated manual transmission, but that feature unfortunately departed with the introduction of the second-gen model.

Exotic carmakers have started ditching stick shifts from their offerings a few years ago. As a result, the value of high-performance models equipped with three pedals on the used car market has ...

Most journalists long ago stopped discussing the Audi R8. It's a danger that comes with the car business: Focus on the Next Big Thing, you can lose sight of recent achievements. But I started thinking ...

Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a ...

The Audi R8 is stunning in this monochromatic color pallete. The only glaring omission is a set of blacked-out wheels. I think bright alloys look wrong on a car that's otherwise devilishly dark and ...