The future of the supercar meets one of the modern greats. Which would you prefer?
Technology barely takes a breath these days, a point that’s soon made when trying to summarise this intergenerational clash between the new McLaren Artura and the rear-driven Audi R8 Performance we’ve chosen to pitch it against.
There’s another big difference between the cars we end up testing, and not one we’ve planned for. The Artura that arrives is a late substitution for the planned loaner, which went down with a mechanical failure, and the replacement arrives on P-Zero Winter tyres. Which felt a bit too cautious on a day when temperatures were well above freezing. The Audi rode on regular P-Zeros, meaning the more powerful car was the one with less grip.
The line between sportscar and supercar is a much argued one, but I’d say that the R8 and Artura actually encapsulate the debate, each sitting just to one side of the line. The Audi is actually shorter in terms of overall length, but has a higher roofline and a cabin that is both easier to get into and feels more spacious once inside, although with an obviously higher seating position.
The difference between performance goes by the form book. The Audi has much less urge, but more character. It might seem ridiculous to publicly suggest that any car with 561hp and a 204mph top speed could feel slow, but after experiencing the two cars back to back the R8 does seem almost tame.
Not that the McLaren’s winter rubber was often up to delivering all of the thrust. The Audi might have less power, but even in the chilly conditions its summer tyres found more grip and traction - with the immediacy and hugeness of the McLaren’s urge requiring a significant amount of respect on winter rubber; full throttle feels like an occasional treat rather than a regular state of being.
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