Oligarchical Russian BMW R8 - click above image for high-res gallery
In the pantheon of automotive wrongs, the Slavic hoser behind this "BMW R8" spotted in Moscow is a god. Hang around this car blogging business long enough and you see a lot of terrible things
at SEMA. But
this thing is almost cake-taking. Some of y'all might remember the
Bentley badged up as Hyundai from a couple years back -- but that was at least funny. This Audi/BMW is just... weird. For instance, if the guy's being serious, like, why not just buy an M6? They basically cost the exact the same amount. And also, isn't the Audi R8 somewhat more desirable? We're really at a loss as too why anyone would do this. Your thoughts? And a very special thanks to Justin for bringing this... thing to our attention.
Shudder.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
Lucas 8:00PM (8/22/2009)
No, no, no... that can't be.. he musta rear ended a 3er...and the badge fell off... and stuck on the Audi. Yeah, that must be it.
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JDM Life 8:12PM (8/22/2009)
okay...but explain how the badge got on the engine.....
kingtaz0 8:18PM (8/22/2009)
Damn Russians... someone call Ronald Reagan's ghost.
erik1080 12:56AM (8/23/2009)
In Soviet Russia, Audi is BMW!
timurjonchik 12:08PM (8/23/2009)
Russians are Crazy about Bimmers.
Here is a video about Black Bimmer and BMW never sponsored this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9M6E-VAJ4w
Syruskj 8:01PM (8/22/2009)
Maybe he's a BMW-phile that's feeling guilty?
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bgkeen 8:03PM (8/22/2009)
How do you say 'complete idiot' in Russian?
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AlittleCarLover 8:22PM (8/22/2009)
Vollidiot, I think.
DevilSX 11:16PM (8/22/2009)
if you don't know - don't even try
idiot in russian =
idiot (add complete - polniy idiot)
dolbaeb (a swear)
durak (stupid)
dibil (imbecile)
tupoi (even stupider than stupid)
there are so many ways you can tell a person that he's dumb that its gonna take forever to list them all.
J.Crew 2:11AM (8/23/2009)
Big
Magic
Wagon
Congratulations on the dumbest R8 Award. The poor Audi had little chance against such BS from a loser BMW fan.
John 6:25AM (8/23/2009)
@bgkeen
Matt
Tony 8:03PM (8/22/2009)
He is hoping to throw off any thieves who are stealing to order. Moscow is renown for auto theft along with Johannesburg South Africa. What easier way to track a thief than having him buy a new Audi badge.
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Ivan 3:50AM (8/23/2009)
It's either this or he registered the car as an old BMW to pay less tax. If he wanted to buy a BMW, he'd have bought a BMW.
TeamNutmeg 8:33PM (8/23/2009)
Or it's a car that's already been stolen, and the badges are meant to throw off cops looking for a stolen Audi.
TeamNutmeg 8:35PM (8/23/2009)
Or it's a car that's already been stolen, and the badges are meant to throw off cops looking for a stolen Audi.
Farmboy 8:04PM (8/22/2009)
*heavy heavy heavy heavy sigh* I have nothing to say.
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Stephan 8:08PM (8/22/2009)
Hmmmm, to steal the blue Dodge neon or the BMW R8 ?
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axlewood 11:05PM (8/22/2009)
lol..no its the BMW 850i
EWong 11:17AM (8/23/2009)
Shouldn't it have been a BMW 850 xi? lol
HotRodzNKustoms 8:09PM (8/22/2009)
Well... the small bit of justification I can give this monstrosity is that Audi still is not a luxury brand on the level of BMW and Mercedes to a lot of people (Myself included but that is besides the point) This owner obviously wanted a mid engined BMW sports car and cannot afford to drive a M1 around as a daily driver. But this is inexcusable, the M6 is a reasonable alternative to the R8 and this guy obviously likes BMWs more. But what takes the cake for me is the poor rebadge job he has done on the engine and the use of the 8 series designation which was a front engined car. So really, why not the M6?
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