Audi R8

Audi’s supercar is a sleek-looking, mid-engined two-seater featuring the famous Quattro four-wheeel-drive system. The car shares many underpinnings with the Lamborghini Gallardo. The highlight if you hire an Audi R8, however, is feeling the engine power. The high performance unit is mounted longways just behind the passenger cockpit. There’s a choice of 4.2-litre V8 or 5.2-litre V10 providing eye-watering acceleration. The 0-60 mph benchmark sprint takes less than 5 seconds and, depending on specification, so it is little wonder that the R8 was the car driven by superhero businessman Tony Stark in the film Iron Man II.