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I'm glad this video has happened, simply because It's been a debate i've had with myself and with others on here a few times, is it worth spending all that money and not getting the most extreme version and have the most bragging rights just because I hate that rear spoiler on the V10 Plus? :hmmm: I still can't decide. A fair few commenters on the video have said the same thing.

 

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I'm glad this video has happened, simply because It's been a debate i've had with myself and with others on here a few times, is it worth spending all that money and not getting the most extreme version and have the most bragging rights just because I hate that rear spoiler on the V10 Plus? :hmmm: I still can't decide. A fair few commenters on the video have said the same thing.

 

Totally not worth the extra money. There's a circa €20 grand difference in base price between them, 10 grand if you load the base version up with ceramics and other stuff.

The AMG S versions are probably worth it since they get extra things like active diffs and engine mounts, "drift mode", bigger brakes, etc., but iirc the R8 plus just has a bit more power, ceramics and that wing as standard.

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True, but at the same time you can wonder how much somebody will notice of active engine mounts if that person isn't shaving laptimes 40 hours a week. Some could say it's just another thing that can break down. But ye, really listing what you get extra, a GT S vs GT offers more bulletpoints difference than an R8 Plus vs R8 V8. Unless somebody really only wants a V10 and be able to say it has that.

 

Remember though Merc does the same thing. The x65 AMG used to be a rare top-notch offer, now it's as wide available as they can including on that ladderchassis container, it's being surpassed in terms of performance yet it costs around 100K more than a 63. But people will still buy them. It's a V12 with 1000Nm, still more than a V8 900Nm, and it's more expensive when new so they can show off even more and be able to say ''I bought the best one they had''.

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