Audi V10 sports car now comes with a retractable roof for outdoor emotions. If it's good enough for the Porsche 911 Turbo, Lamborghini Gallardo and a range of other luxury cars, then obviously, Audi thinks it's time for its flagship R8 was topless, too.
But unlike many coupes were converted to a folding roof design, the $ 376,000 (by hand) R8 Spyder is not just an R8 coupe with the roof cut. Rather it is a complete redesign of aluminum coupe is based on space-frame construction to maintain torsional rigidity (body stiffness).
The front panels including the bonnet and guards are made of aluminum, while the rear panels from the rear haunches and the engine cover that serves as the co-op roof molded from carbon fiber. R8 coupe's distinctive side of the leaf disappears Spyder.
Contrary to the modern trend of folding metal roofs, the R8 Spyder uses a canvas roof, which is both lighter, simpler and more compact than a metal cap, however, remains electrically operated , folds up or down in just 19 seconds and lives above the average motor mounted so do not steal your luggage or cabin space.
While some markets in the world will have a V8 engined version of the Spyder version was only Australia will be the version that uses the V10 engine megastar lifted from the Lamborghini Gallardo.
In R8 Spyder form, which means an engine of 386kW and 530Nm 8000rpm pushing of torque at 6500rpm, all without the help of a supercharger or turbocharger. Audi claims 0-100km / h in 4.1 seconds clear, and it is hard to argue with that from the seat of the pants feel.
The manual transmission option for the R8 Spyder is a complete six-speed unit with a shifter, while the manual six-speed clutchless, called R-Tronic (labeled a powerful $ 392,000) is formed little old, and still uses a unique clutch, while the rest of the world are rushing to embrace the superior technical dual clutch arrangement.
But while it may seem News last year on paper, on the track racing gearbox works beautifully, matching revs to road speed with accuracy and making it almost exactly as the driver says.
Management and control through the Quattro all-wheel-drive system helps the big Audi as infallible as the hyper-car could ever be. There are huge reserves of traction and plenty of tire grip to assist and control the magnetic suspension can adjust the dynamics of soft-ish-long race track.
The soundtrack is pretty amazing, too, with some unusual inactivity increased to a roar as the top speed of 8000rpm approach. Even starting the car is a listening experience with a woomph powerful as the engine catches on startup and 5.2 liters of air sucked into the thing in every revolution.
Options include ceramic brakes front and rear of a huge $ 25,422 of extra skin cut of $ 8700, Audi's sports seats Bucket $ 9100 and up a kit that includes carbon fiber inlaid with some of the interior finishes reflection at $ 5720.
Standard equipment, meanwhile, runs the adaptive suspension seats, a stereo Bang & Olufsen, Bluetooth connectivity (including microphones built into the smart seat belt driver for phone calls with the roof down) complete heating and LED headlamps.
Luxury cars are not for everyone, of course, and are not convertible, with theoretical maximum speeds around the mark of 300 kmh. But then, are not price tags, with all the options and costs on the road could easily tip the wrong side of $ 450,000.
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