Brand New Audi R8 V10 Plus Crashed in Italy, Eats Grass in Irrigation Ditch

While leaving a Cars and Coffee event in Italy, this brand new R8 managed to spin off the road and ended up in a ditch on the side of the road. It's not a write-off, but the owner is understandably not amused.

When we say that it's a "brand new R8", we aren't referring to the fact that it's the latest model, although that's also true. No, the blue pieces of foam and the fact that it's got showroom plates without registration numbers suggests this R8 is fresh off the lot.

Hopefully, this doesn't turn into one of those "rogue employees destroys a new car," type of story. Because if I worked for an Audi dealership and had R8 keys around, I would totally "borrow" it.

You might think that Italy, the home of Ferrari and Lamborghini, is not the right place to sell a German mid-engined supercar. However, that's because you haven't seen "The Fastest Interview Ever." It's a video from a few months ago that proves some hardcore quattro fans reside in the peninsula.

Anyway, getting back to the crash video, we find it amazing that the R8 had room enough to spin on such a narrow country road without hitting its front. Most of the damage is on the underside of the car, but it has eaten quite a lot of grass with one of its air glades. The sight is kind of rural, something that's to be expected in Italy. But can you imagine what every other supercar owner was thinking when they passed the Audi? Probably something along the lines of "serves you right for not buying a Ferrari."

Here's that other video we were talking about