Is the Audi R8 V10 a good investment?

The thesis

The first-gen R8 V10 with gated manual is one of the last mid-engine, naturally aspirated V10 supercars you can still buy for under £100k. Sharing the Lamborghini Gallardo's engine, it offers 525 hp, iconic 'click-clack' shifter, and bulletproof Audi build quality. Manual V10 R8s represent approximately 1–5% of total production (forum estimates), making them genuinely rare. German manual V8 prices surged +23% in 2025; V10 manuals lagging but now showing early upward pressure. With R8 production ended and Audi pivoting to electrification, this is the analog Audi halo.