Given the inclination of supercars to lose their tops, a drop-top edition of the Audi R8 was almost inevitable. But it wasn't the original V-8-powered R8 4.2 that lost its top, but rather the new R8 5.2, which is supercharged by a 518-hp, 391-lb-ft 5.2-liter V-10 mated to either a six-speed manual or six-speed R tronic sequential transmission. 0-62 indication is achieved in meet 4.1 seconds, crowning speed sits at 195 mph.
The car features the R8 5.2 coupe's LED head and taillight fixtures. Its nose wears the crisp digit tier gills inside each modify front intake rather than the manifold set adorning the 4.2. Also characteristic its V-10 trim are twin oval tail pipes, a more carved under diffuser, and unique 19-in. wheels. As expected, the Spyder loses the striking side blades institute on the hard crowning R8s.
Thanks to the use of a cloth soft-top, which can be unsealed or closed at speeds up to 31 mph, the Spyder puts on bottom pounds. The crowning itself weighs meet 66 lbs and the car as a whole is said to weigh meet 13 lbs more than the coupe despite additional reinforcements in the sills, A-pillar, center tunnel, side wall, and floor pan to improve chassis rigidity. The R8 Spyder will go on sale in Germany in the first quarter of 2010 at a price of 156,400 euros ($230,581). Audi has not yet announced an on-sale date or pricing for the U.S.
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