2008 Audi R8

Despite its six-figure sticker—$109K with six-speed manual, $118K with Audi’s slow and unsmooth R tronic sequential-shift gearbox—and a few (mostly subjective) deficiencies, the erotically styled, dynamically delicious, all-aluminum, all-wheel-drive R8 is a mid-engine supercar bargain that will rate over-sticker prices and a long waiting list for years to come. See how it performs as a superhero in Iron Man. (www.audiusa.com)

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Former automotive engineer Gary Witzenburg has been writing about the auto industry, its people and its products for major magazines, newspapers and web sites for more than 20 years.