Audi R8 Spyder is the King of Convertibles

For those who want supercar performance and open-top cruising, you can now order the new Audi R8 'Spyder' convertible. 

The Audi R8 Spyder features a convertible roof that can close in 20 seconds while going 31 miles an hour, meaning you only have to deal with the rain for a short period of time before the top is up. To compensate for the lack of a roof, the Audi R8 Spyder has been given a touch of structural reinforcement.

            It has a weight of 3553 lbs, which is noticeably higher than the V10 Plus Coupe, by almost 150 lbs. Torsional rigidity also takes a hit compared with its hard-top sibling, although the use of the multi-material Audi Space Frame, comprised aluminum and carbon fiber makes the new R8 Spyder 50 per cent more rigid than its predecessor.

Perhaps the saddest news is the monstrous V10 Plus engine output is missing. Even with absurd levels of performance and a bit more puppy fat, the R8 V10 Spyder manages claimed 24.1mpg and CO2 emissions of 445g/mile thanks in part to the addition of stop and start.

The cabin of the car is also a sight to behold, largely because it is stylish and comfortable but also because the usual dials are replaced with a screen. The gauges are now on a 12.3-inch, fully digital display that uses 3D graphics to let you know what is going on in terms of your speed, the song you are currently streaming, navigation directions – all the stuff you want right in front of you. Another addition is the Audi smartphone interface, which originally debuted in the Q7 and A4. Connect an Android or iOS smartphone and certain content is displayed in the aforementioned Audi virtual cockpit display.

                                                                   

"The R8 V10 Plus is not just a formidable supercar, it's one you would willing want to drive to the shops. To work. To bloody anywhere you can think of because, quite honestly, you will never want to venture outside of the cabin."

The Audi R8 V10 Spyder has a starting price of $129,990. Orders are open now and Audi said first deliveries are expected in 'late 2016'.

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Audi on brink of design and tech revolution

 

              Starting in 2017, the next-generation A8, A7, A6 and Range Rover Sport-rivalling Q8 – the first all-new models to be overseen from start to finish by design director Marc Lichte, who joined in 2014 - will all arrive in quick succession (and in that order). Together they will usher in a new era of more adventurous exterior design sleek button-less interiors and autonomous capability, or ‘Artificial Intelligence’ as Audi plans on branding it.

The A8 will also blow raspberries in the Tesla’s general direction with a “level 3 piloted system,” an autonomous function to you and I, that can take total control of the car up to 60mph, with the potential for over-the-air upgrades in future should legislation let driverless speeds increase. A parking pilot function will let you step out of the car and parallel park it, or back it into your garage, remotely via your iPhone, while a smart phone app will let you ditch your car key altogether.

Where Lichte will really lay down his design marker, though, is in late 2017, with the all-new A7. The idea this time around is to create greater differentiation between the A6 and the four-door coupe A7, but make both a lot more dramatic to behold than the current cars. Both the A7 and A6 (and A6 Avant, complete with an even bigger boot) will all be on sale in the UK by mid-2018, and sport a longer wheelbase, plus wider and lower proportions with bigger wheels – up to 20-inchers.

The A7 gets a full-width taillight bar to denote it’s the flagship model in that particular pillar of the Audi range. The A7 also distinguishes itself from the A6 with a flatter, wider grille, a similar plunging roofline to the current car and a second feature line below the traditional shoulder crease that Lichte calls the “equator” line. The new Q8 – a lower, wider, more luxurious five-seater cousin to the Q7, that will sit atop Audi’s burgeoning SUV line up when it goes on sale in late 2018.

The Q8 shouldn’t be confused with Audi’s forthcoming pure electric SUV – a model previewed by the e-tron quattro concept and already confirmed for production sometime in 2018. The car is expected to have a minimum 300-mile range and slot in the space where you’d imagine a Q6 to sit, although it’s expected to wear an e-tron badge rather than being called the Q6. Got all that?

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