Me & My Car: 2010 Audi R8 4.2 V8 for work and grocery shopping

Mr Raphael Seow (above), director of a financial management group, bought his 2010 Audi R8 4.2 V8 in September last year.
Mr Raphael Seow (above), director of a financial management group, bought his 2010 Audi R8 4.2 V8 in September last year. PHOTOS: RAPHAEL SEOW
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Ordinarily, I would have conducted this interview somewhere like a roadside coffee shop so that I can see the supercar rumble, roar or shriek into view, and its owner emerge with a wave and a grin.

These are extraordinary times, however, and so I am greeted only by a disembodied voice on speakerphone.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 13, 2020, with the headline Me & My Car: 2010 Audi R8 4.2 V8 for work and grocery shopping. Subscribe