The only one from 2015 with Emerald Green Mica over Nougat Brown, Audi R8 V10 glitters in the sun like the gem it always is.
There’s only one supercar Audi builds in its lineup: the R8. When the 4.2-liter FSI V8 isn’t enough, though, the 5.2-liter FSI V10 drops the mic with its extra pair of cylinders. Pair either one up with Ingolstadt’s beloved quattro all-wheel drive, and you have a platform for greatness, no matter what you do with it.
One previous owner of a 2015 R8 V10 chose exactly that when they placed their order for a one-of-a-kind color combo. Now, that same R8 rolls across the virtual block of Bring a Trailer, awaiting to become someone’s new treasured gem.
As you know, Audi offers more colors than what’s in the configurator through its Exclusive paint catalog. And this R8 V10 lives up to that name, and more. It’s the only Emerald Green Mica model with a Nougat leather interior built in the 2015 model year. As if seeing an R8 V10 on the road wasn’t a rare sight on its own.
Speaking of the Nougat, you can never go wrong pairing such a deep brown like this with a green like that. Here, the gated shifter for the six-speed transaxle ties everything all together. Carbon-fiber trim and a black Alcantara headliner accent the luscious leather. The heated and power-adjustable seating making for a comfortable experience on the road, too.
Of course, these are the best seats in the house to hear the 5.2-liter V10 sing. All 550 horses and their 398 lb-ft of torque, all going to the 10-spoke 19-inch wheels and their Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Talk about eating up the road! The V10 sings a new tune with a Fabspeed exhaust, though it still has the original song tucked away.
The one-of-a-kind R8 V10 left the showroom with a sticker of $164,450 in 2015. That’s nearly $190,000 in 2021 dollars. Whether or not it matches the sticker matters not, though. You simply will not see an R8 V10 like this often, if at all. Let us thank the original owner for knowing their colors way back when.
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Cameron Aubernon
Cameron Aubernon’s path to automotive journalism began in the early New ’10s. Back then, a friend of hers thought she was an independent fashion blogger.
Aubernon wasn’t, so she became one, covering fashion in her own way for the next few years.
From there, she’s written for: Louisville.com/Louisville Magazine, Insider Louisville, The Voice-Tribune/The Voice, TOPS Louisville, Jeffersontown Magazine, Dispatches Europe, The Truth About Cars, Automotive News, Yahoo Autos, RideApart, Hagerty, and Street Trucks.
Aubernon also served as the editor-in-chief of a short-lived online society publication in Louisville, Kentucky, interned at the city’s NPR affiliate, WFPL-FM, and was the de facto publicist-in-residence for a communal art space near the University of Louisville.
Aubernon is a member of the International Motor Press Association, and the Washington Automotive Press Association.