R8 SPYDER MAKES UK DEBUT AT FLAGSHIP DEALER

Audi will tonight open the doors to a new £45 million flagship London dealership in a 'recession, what recession?' move of spectacular proportions. The new dealership will also be the site of the new Audi R8 Spyder's UK debut.

The £110k 518bhp V10 Audi soft top will be unveiled at a star-studded launch party in front of 300 guests.

West London Audi, a 190,000sq ft structure has been designed by Gateshead Millennium Bridge architects Wilkinson Eyre and sits next to the elevated section of the M4 in West London.

The new site has a 116-car showroom and a 32-bay workshop, and expects to deal with around 30,000 customers in its first 12 months. It officially opens to the public on Monday 19 October.