On July 1, 2010 Autocar was the first to report that Audi had added the 4.2 FSI V8 engine to the R8 Spyder range; the 428 bhp V8 engine fully rounding out the Spyder line-up.
To produce the R8 at quattro GmbH, seventy workers fit 5,000 unique parts by hand. The factory at Neckarsulm, redeveloped at a cost of €28 million, usually produces between eight and fifteen cars a day, up to a maximum daily output of 29 cars. Ninety-five lasers inspect the entire car in five seconds to ensure that over 220 measurements are within 0.1 millimetres of spec. | Click to Enlarge 1920×1200
No slouch, the V8 powered R8 Spyder is capable of going It has a 0-60 mph in under 4.8sec and will reach an unrestricted top speed of 185 mph. The engine is also available with Audi’s R tronic sequential manual gearbox. Like the V10 model, the V8 Spyder features an aluminium spaceframe with carbon composites and an automatic retractable folding cloth roof.
A native of Tampa, FL Robert is the presiding editor and co-owner of both Down Shift Magazine and DS Holdings, LLC. A proud alumnus of the University of South Florida’s class of 2005 Robert is active in the Tampa Bay community and when not residing at his home in Tampa, FL enjoys traveling throughout the United States and abroad covering the motorsports and cultural phenomenon that shape our modern automotive enthusiast community.
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