The biggest compromise is doing without the kidney you’ll have to sell to afford the estimated $165,000 base price when the car arrives here in late fall. This is not the case with the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 V-10 FSI Quattro. Plus, microphones have been placed in the seatbelts for the best hands-free telephony experience possible, while an optional Audi smartphone interface now sees a phone box with inductive charging thrown into the well appointed dash.It’s well documented that chopping the roof off a car usually includes a list of sacrifices made in exchange for open-sky motoring. The marque's MMI navigation plus system has been given a mild refresh, meaning the interface is more responsive than in earlier models. Audi R8 Spyder (2016) review: Tech treatsĪudi's awesome Virtual Cockpit feels like old hat to those in the know but it doesn't fail to impress. Despite the addition of cylinder deactivation -which shuts down a bank of cylinders when cruising to save fuel - and a free-wheeling function, expect to struggle to tickle the 20mpg mark. Some purists will mark the Spyder down for its lack of steering feel, but it offers a nice balance, proving to be a doddle to use in inner-city environments, yet providing enough feedback when the high performance modes are selected. Unfortunately, there's only really space for a backpack up front and a spare pair of pants in the door bins, so you may want to send luggage ahead, but there's plenty of room for two adults to embark on some major road trips. With the help of a 175-bar pump and nine electro-hydraulic actuators, it carefully raises and lowers the convertible top at the press of a button. Its intricate, origami-style opening and closing system is able to operate when driving at speeds of up to 31mph. To this end, the new R8 Spyder is faultless, as it's folding fabric roof grants access to all of the above in a mere 20 seconds. Let's cut to the chase here: the reason you buy an Audi R8 Spyder is to feel the wind in your hair, the sun's rays on your brow and the soundtrack crackling and popping in your eardrums. So if you've got a penchant for convertible supercars, a spare £130,000 and a date with your local Lamborghini dealership, you lucky devils might want to make a date in the Moleskin diary to see the new Spyder… Audi R8 Spyder (2016) review: Raise the roof The 2016 Spyder has received some major revision under the skin, ensuring it is lighter and stiffer than ever before, while exterior styling has been sharpened, the body widened and the interior now features some of the most dazzling in-car tech on the market. Yes, it's strangely comfortable and almost irritatingly adept at eating the motorway miles, but unpeel the beautifully complex fabric hood, hit the sports exhaust buttons and unleash all 533bhp from the naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 and it's difficult not to be blown away - both physically and cognitively. But the latest drop-top version, the R8 Spyder, is living proof that the everyday supercar can easily mix it with the big boys. The controlled but elegant exterior styling, the impressive interior technology and its ability to make terrible drivers feel confident behind the wheel has seen it find a home with those wanting all-out performance but also a vehicle that can handle a trip to Waitrose every once in a while.įor these reasons alone, the flamboyant Lamborghini and Ferrari ownership set often dismisses the machine as a tarted-up TT.
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