Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI Spider Returns to Nurburgring

The 525 hp hair dryer

Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring / Copyright CarPix
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring / Copyright CarPix
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring / Copyright CarPix
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring / Copyright CarPix
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring / Copyright CarPix
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring / Copyright CarPix
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring
Audi R8 V10 Spider Prototype on Nurburgring

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HEMI426

This is about the only sportscar convertible that is a lot slower than the coupe. I hope they do something on the back of the roof, it looks weird

June 16, 2009 2:29 pm

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eltorch

well we dont really know yet. those are just predictions

June 16, 2009 4:04 pm

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kimbo

I think LP-560 is much slower than coupe as well.

June 16, 2009 4:34 pm

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N20_Purge

525bhp Hair dryer. Best sub-title for this article! But I think it is one of those Convertibles that only look good with the roof down. With the roof up, It just looks... meh.

June 16, 2009 2:48 pm

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Joe_Limon

"The 525 hp hair dryer" Hahaha yes, especially when it catches on fire.

June 16, 2009 2:55 pm

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loyo

The car which caught up fire was a prototype, it was being tested... and it was not the spyder

June 16, 2009 5:02 pm

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Joe_Limon

Wasn't it the V10 engine in it anyway? And I thought I saw some been reports of more then one R8's catching fire anyway. Yes fully street legal ones that should be safe by now.

June 16, 2009 5:42 pm

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scratchy996

they tried to fit turbos on it, i.e. the RS6 engine , but the R8 is too small to add enough cooling , that's why it overheated and caught fire. that's why they canceled the diesel V12, same problem.

June 16, 2009 6:56 pm

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norther

you know what's the problem with this car?..not with the 5.2, but with the R8 spider. where the heck is the carbon fibre from the side intakes? it looks like a bigger TT. looks cheap.

June 16, 2009 10:59 pm

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Bristol411S3

Yes, it has indeed lost the "blades" in the conversion to ragtop. Good spot. I've never liked the blades on the coupe, but I can see how much they made it look different now.

June 16, 2009 11:17 pm

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scratchy996

looks a bit plain without the side blades.

June 17, 2009 1:31 pm

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vilivo

Actually, it looks like a Boxster that has been living in a trailer and gaining weight...

June 17, 2009 7:02 pm

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loyo

I wonder why exactly do some people hate the R8 so much? ...apart from the fact that they can't afford one obviously