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Assembled ranks of Internet, meet the Audi R8 GT Spyder: the hardest iteration of Ingolstadt's open-topped supercar.
Sound familiar? That's because this time last year Audi revealed to us the coupe version of the GT, and the makeover is exactly the same. The R8 GT Spyder gets lightened to the tune of 85kg, via carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) side and rear panels, CFRP front/rear spoilers and rear bumper, lightened transmission, wheels and brakes, and special bucket seats that save 31.5kg alone.
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The engine has also been fed through Audi's Bertha-style enhancer, weighing in at 552bhp (up from 520bhp) and will do the 0-62mph dash in 3.8 seconds before steaming off into the horizon at a 197mph. Mercedes SLS roadster, are you paying attention?
As before, you get rear-biased four-wheel-drive together with a standard-fit six-speed R tronic ‘box with launch control. This can help embarrass drivers of lesser cars into rethinking their life choices through a rather fizzy standing start, as well as blow-drying your scalp.
And so the question falls: with just 333 models being produced, would you opt for the hardened R8 Spyder or the SLS roadster? Decisions, decisions...
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Bjoern commented on this article
at 10:50 am on 03 June 2011
This will make all those "Audi's are boring" people have to think again!
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Jammidd commented on this article
at 11:38 am on 03 June 2011
Superb. But then again, let's wait for the rumored 458 Italia and MP4-12C Cabs before we make any real decision. It'll be the same debate all over again
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Bjoern commented on this article
at 01:17 pm on 03 June 2011
I would like to see the 458 Italia or the MP4-12C in the winter though Jammidd.
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Bjoern commented on this article
at 01:18 pm on 03 June 2011
They miss a little detail called quattro
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benjinumber15 commented on this article
at 02:13 pm on 03 June 2011
Only cocks drive convertibles in the Winter! These are made for Dry Roads and Race Tracks! Sorry but both 458 and MP4 will smoke this!
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