15 Manliest Cars On The Road

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3. Audi R8 GT

The fictional billionaire playboy Tony Stark drives one: Need we say more? If it’s good enough for Iron Man, it’s good enough for us.

An R8 says “manly” at just one glance. Climb into its cockpit, and you’ll have a 420 horsepower V8 at your command.

This powerful man’s car isn’t cheap, though. It will set you back $118,000 — but that’s a bargain compared to the Veyron!

The German car manufacturer has built more than 50,000 models since 2007 and they are available for purchase in a number of different engine configurations, ranging from a 4.2-litre V8 to a 5.2-litre V10.

Not many mid-engine cars can look contemporary or unique. Credit the Audi R8 for nailing both. Its unique aluminum body is unmistakably Audi and far less in-your-face than the Gallardo, but it still sends a clear message of performance.

There is even an electric version, the “e-tron,” although it’s just a concept at this stage until the price of electric motor and battery technology decreases significantly.