Motor Trend is doing this huge "best handling car" comparison and things are shaping up pretty well for the R8 by the looks of things.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0810_americas_best_handling_car_track_testing/index.html

Tomorrow they announce the winner and that happens to be the very same day I pick up my new R8. What would it say about destiny if it wins this award on the day I get mine. Talk about the stars lining up nicely.

Guess who is NOT sleeping tonight?

but hten again, you ARE picking up an R8...that in itself is grounds for a sleepless night!

... on the day I get mine. Some great quotes here:

Which brings us to our winner, a near-unanimous choice from Pobst through our road-test staff. "In another world compared with the other cars here," said Pobst of the Audi R8 (1st place). "So sweet," said road-tester Scott Mortara. "Lots of steering feel, great grip, but a compliant ride, too," noted editor MacKenzie. Each driver was describing the same qualities: On track or road, the R8 is Baryshnikov-fluid yet controlled, graceful yet dynamic. The figure-eight tracing is smooth and tight, with high limits but gentle transitions. Step-steer reaction time is fourth, lane-change third, ride quality fourth. The numbers only hint at the overall handling excellence, though. At any speed, you feel the delicate transparency of the steering, the supple yet confident chassis control, the crisp turn-in. Offered a weekend off to exploit the twirls and twists of Southern California's beckoning hills, the Audi R8-a car we've experienced from the Corkscrew to the salt flats of Utah's Black Rock Desert-is the car we'd most want to pilot, the machine with magic in its mid-engine, quattro-fed chassis. Why, in just a turn or two, the R8 even makes second-thoughts disappear.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0810_americas_best_handling_car_conclusion/index.html