{"id":413428,"date":"2022-11-18T20:09:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=413428"},"modified":"2024-02-11T17:29:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:29:12","slug":"the-first-generation-r8-gt-possibly-audis-best-supercar-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-first-generation-r8-gt-possibly-audis-best-supercar-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: The first generation R8 GT, possibly Audi&#8217;s best supercar &#8230; ever."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the buzz about electric cars, and the fact there probably won&#8217;t be another Audi R8 generation when the Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n gets replaced, it might not come as a surprise that the by-now classic R8 GT will go into the automotive history books as the best Audi supercar ever, and there will never be a better one in the future either, let&#8217;s take a look at what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JayEmmOnCars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JayEmm on Cars<\/a> has to say about this amazing-looking, white R8 GT Spyder with the V10 engine fitted in his latest video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Why There Will Never Be A Better Audi Supercar Than The First R8 GT\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MZQz741P5IQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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