Audi R8 Spider revealed

Posted Thu Jul 26 2007 6:40 AM by Kenneth Hall

This is the first picture of Audi’s upcoming R8 Spider. The new model will come with a removable Targa style roof instead of a fabric top or folding hard-top, which require more modifications to the structure and add too much weight.

The R8 Spider will get two vented roadster style bumps behind the seats that help draw air to cool the rear-mounted engine. Instead of the large side-blade, we’ll see a small blade insert on the doors, so there are some significant visual differences between the Coupe and Spider models. Car managed to get their hands on some early sketches of the Spider from Audi’s official design team.

Audi plans to begin sales of the R8 Spider in 2009 with the same 4.2L V8 churning out 420HP as the RS4 and R8 Coupe. Down the track we can expect a 500+HP V10 model using an engine derived from the Lamborghini Gallardo and perhaps even a TDI to promote their involvement with the R10 racecar.

Reader Comments

Fri Jul 27 2007 3:54 AM
addy says

amazing

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