Subiesport Magazine - August/September 2008 - (Page 28) EAST MEETS WEST Words by Darlington Streipz Photos by Ryan Douthit S ometimes, when automotive journalists get together around a bottle, we get to making some pretty tall claims about our personal cars. Recently at the local pub, our esteemed publisher, Ryan Douthit, wondered aloud how his daily driver, the Subiesport 2007 Legacy GT project, would stack up against a truly worthy contender. Not just your average run-of-the-mill BMW or a Mercedes, but a purebred supercar. Subiesport editor, Travis Geny, nearly shot beer out of his nose at the mere suggestion. “It would be trounced,” he shot back. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of humor for within a fortnight (that’s 2 weeks) I was to take delivery of a loaner Audi R8. I lowered my pint and asked him point blank if he was serious. Ryan replied stoically, “Well, I’m not talking about a track shootout, just ‘real world’ application here. Which would be the better car? Does the Legacy project even come close to the R8’s perceived perfection?” And that brings us to today, and the three of us standing outside the Streipz garage looking at two very different interpretations of motoring passion. THE CONTENDERS In this corner, we have the Audi R8 — the state of the art in German supercar technology. It’s got 420 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque pumped out of a normally-aspirated direct injection 4.2-liter DOHC V8 engine. Power is delivered to all four wheels through Audi’s advanced R-Tronic 6-speed “clutchless manual” transmission. Of course, this is a true sports car, so they bias the power 90 percent to the rear. To achieve the kind of balance that lets you put that power to the ground and still go where you 28 SEPTEMBER 2008
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