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Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« on: October 27, 2010, 04:05:13 am »



Fifteen thousand dollars more than the R8 coupe, the $187,000 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 features a fabric top that tucks away in 19 seconds, reports Peter Bleakney. Its 525-hp V10 "loves, nay needs, to be wound out," he says.

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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2010, 10:03:35 am »
To quote Jeremy Clarkson:

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I'm having a crisis!"

Pure automotive porn!!!
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2010, 09:26:57 pm »

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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2010, 11:06:47 pm »
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2010, 11:16:29 pm »
Did you see Battle of the Supercars?  The had an R8 V10 on it....
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 02:04:02 pm »
I remember seeing a silver spyder parked, top down, in a busy part of Montreal back in August, and I remember thinking, 1) how good the car looked, and 2) how careless/ballsy the owner must have been to have left the car unattended with the top down - that is unless the owner was the homeless guy sitting a couple of feet away from the car - i guess it's possible, as I know I'd have to sell my own house to afford it.
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 05:20:24 pm »
Man, I sure find the 5 (now 6) entries in here sad when I compare them to the over 50 (not Ovr50) comments in the CRZ thread.

Ya, ya...not many will own an R8...but I'd argue that not many people want to own a CRZ compared to this thing.  Although this isn't a hydrid, or even a paddle shift...so I might be wrong.   ;)

I've never been a big fan of the blade on the R8 coupes...so the Spyder looks better in my eyes.  And my goodness...does the 911 ever look dated compared to the R8.
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 05:27:19 pm »
I would sell the wife and kids to get one of these :rofl2: :skid:
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 05:36:27 pm »
Quote from: TopGun on October 28, 2010, 05:20:24 pm
And my goodness...does the 911 ever look dated compared to the R8.

I agree.  The R8 is one of the best looking cars on the road.

Car and Driver has a comparo in their most recent issue, including the V10 R8, V12 Vantage, 911 Turbo S, SLS AMG, and 458 Italia.  Its a good read about 5 great cars.  They placed the R8 third behind the 458 and 911 Turbo S, stating that at the limits it understeers, which inspired confidence but slowed its lap time.  I was surprised that it had the slowest lap time, even behind the V12 Vantage, especially considering its mid-pack acceleration times.

Either way, one hell of a great car.
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 07:36:46 pm »
Quote from: TopGun on October 28, 2010, 05:20:24 pm
Man, I sure find the 5 (now 6) entries in here sad when I compare them to the over 50 (not Ovr50) comments in the CRZ thread.


Not surprising really. The CRZzzzzzz can be bought by mere mortals, thus people relate to it- the R8 Spyder only by those with a healthy cheque book. The rest you see driving them are posers that wish they did or the "cousins of the Dealer plate crowd"...the "Automobile Reviewers". ;)
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Re: Test Drive: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2010, 04:50:44 am »
on looks alone, i'd still prefer a 911 turbo cab. Though not as exotic-looking as the R8, i still find it a beautiful car, and way more attractive with the top up than the R8 is with its top up.
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