Watch: the final Audi R8 GT V10 vs the original MkI Audi R8 V8

Terrible news folks: the Audi R8 is no more. Well, almost. Audi has announced it’ll stop building its V10 supercar in late 2023 and its replacement will be an all-electric e-tron. Farewell, 5.2-litre howl…

Audi’s goodbye present to itself is the R8 GT: a rear-wheel drive limited edition with a bit less weight, a bit more power and a family value pack of carbon fibre aero parts. It can teach you how to drift, but does that mean it’s the most fun-to-drive Audi ever? Or does that title belong to the first supercar ever to wear the four rings - the 4.2-litre V8 R8 complete with a manual gearbox and a mere 414bhp?

Top Gear magazine’s Ollie Kew has exclusively driven them both back to back, to find out…