RE: R8 Spyder To Cost £112k

[clorenzen]

Saw the R8 Spyder in the flesh at the Hahnenkamm Downhill in Kitzbuhel which Audi was sponsoring at the week-end and I was not at all impressed by the looks. The rear is massive and looks odd as the front is very low and sleek. Not a good looking convertible.

[nayf]

It's just 'nice' though, like its coupe siblings. Obviously I ought to point out at this point I haven't driven any of them, but basing this on looks - which is a little bit more pertinent than performance in the case of drop tops, for a variety of reasons - I'd rather have the Maserati GranCabrio fully specced. That's a stunning-looking machine. The Audi's 'nice' but it doesn't really evoke the same stirring in the loins as the GranCabrio. I can only speculate that the Audi will probably do lap times much faster than the Maser, but for top-down cruises along the Amalfi coast? I know which one I'd rather have...
And, fully specced, I believe the Maser is only £2k more than the vanilla R8 cost - where there'll be plenty of options to add on...

[Agent Orange]

mel said:

I'm more concerned by the fact that Pistonheads.com which is apparently Europes no.1 motoring website can't even spell the name of the British current FIA Formula 1 World Champion currectly! Disgracefull.

Ooo the irony.... Or were you being ironic...?

[russy01]

UH-Matt said:

Drove an r8 (hard top) today and was rather underwhelmed, felt far too refined and quiet.... I would pay extra for a more raw experience, hence the r8 is not for me, nice looking car though.

V8 or V10, the V8 does feel like you say, however the V10 is fantastic

[Polarbert]

Why specify in the article that an automatic gearbox can be chosen as an optional extra?