Thursday 10th September 2009

First 'Official' Pics: Audi R8 Spyder

Images of Audi's Frankfurt show-stopper leaked

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'Official' images of the new Audi R8 Spyder have been 'unnofficially leaked' via a US website, just days before Audi prepares to unveil the car in the metal at the Frankfurt motor show next week.

The new images - presumably intended as R8 Spyder press hand-outs or brochure shots - show this exciting new machine in an interesting shade of chocolate brown. Pending any official information, we can see from the pics that the car's styling has moved on a little with a new design for the air intakes on the rear flanks - the coupe's exposed aluminium 'side-blades' obviously having been deleted. However the R8 Spyder does get a naked aluminium windscreen frame, and we know there's a fabric hood stowed beneath that twin-podded rear deck.

It all looks good to us, and the Spyder should go well too with the only engine offering being the 525hp, 5.2-litre V10 that Audi recently pinched from Lamborghini to upgrade the R8 Coupe.

We'll bring you more from the show next week...

 

 

[russellwatson17]

Brown, the first colour choice for your new car!

[BoRED S2upid]

Nice!. Not sure about the colour, very retro.

[CJ.OK]

OMG - My old head master had a Maxi in that shade of brown!!!

[190E Matt]

Wow, that looks absolutely fantastic!

That bit behind the headrests where the hood is presumably stored looks spot on.

[Slate99]

CJ.OK said:

OMG - My old head master had a Maxi in that shade of brown!!!

OMG - Had a poo this morning that shade of brown!

In all seriousness it does look wonderful - I am trying to imagine it in white and it seems like it would look excellent - Can't wait until the neighbour gets his!!

Edited by Slate99 on Thursday 10th September 09:00

[Jackpot]

Not special enough, looks like a TT.

I'd still have one, possibly in white though.

[AUDIHenry]

Beautiful! (but not in a st brown color)

[Mannginger]

Not such a big fan of this TBH - as said above, not "special" enough.

[GingerWizard]

Very nice. It really has got a Lambo arse though...... really obvious in those shots.

[fivesixseven8]

I like it! The colour is quite good too

[sprinter1050]

CJ.OK said:

OMG - My old head master had a Maxi in that shade of brown!!!

Yep-the colour "not to be seen in" in a 1970's British Leyland 1100/1300/Maxi etc (usually with the fetchingly named "Autumn Leaf" interior....in vinyl of course !)

[CypherP]

fivesixseven8 said:

I like it! The colour is quite good too

I quite like the colour too actually. It looks good, and i agree with the vents behind the headrests. Really did a good job on that area. A bloody nice engine in that as well

[hornetrider]

Hmmm, looks like a 2 seater A4 if you ask me. I love the R8, but something about that just doesn't 'grab' me.

[Gizmo!]

Mmmmm, browntastic. Wonder if the interior can be ordered in velour.

Thing is, this will be called something like "Chocolate Stardust" whereas British Leyland would have called it "Suspicious Stain."

[ZesPak]

Idd, I love it, and for the price it almost looks as good as the LP560 Spyder

[Walton]

Pure TT from the front

[pistolp]

dont like the naked aluminium bit around the windscreen

[minicab]

pistolp said:

dont like the naked aluminium bit around the windscreen

Me neither, was never a fan of it on the A4 cabrio either...

Still, it's a lovely motor - Frankfurt 09 must be the tastiest motorshow for unveilings in ages

[slarnge]

I like very much,i have to say the colour doesnt look that bad.

[daimo_45]

Looks like a TT! Got to be an idiot to part with 85k+ for a big TT!