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The Audi R8 Spyder now comes in V10 Plus form. In short, you can now have the 602bhp V10 from the fastest R8 coupe in the soft-top. Prepare your forehead for a tan, and your ears for the blast of an 8,700rpm gearchange. We"re not sure either will be ready.The most potent version of Audi"s 5.2-litre V10 naturally aspirated and joyously free of turbos has peak outputs of 602bhp and 413lb ft. That"s enough to blast the R8 Spyder to 62mph in 3.3secs down nearly half a second on the standard, 533bhp Spyder and towards a 203mph top speed, up 6mph.Power is all sent through a seven-speed paddleshift gearbox to a Quattro all-wheel-drive system. No manual gearbox or rear-drive option here, but the gearbox is a belter and with the right amount of aggression you can still send most of the V10"s output to the back axle. Praise be.The V10 Plus is more visually aggressive than the base V10, the biggest clue to the extra output being a fixed rear wing. The Spyder gets a much subtler (and, we"d argue, better looking) spoiler than the coupe, and it"s crafted from lightweight carbonfibre-reinforced plastic. Carbon ceramic brakes are also standard, though you probably won"t need them for cruising along in the sun.
Date written: 14 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8131
The Audi R8 Spyder now comes in V10 Plus form. In short, you can now have the 602bhp V10 from the fastest R8 coupe in the soft-top. Prepare your forehead for a tan, and your ears for the blast of an 8,700rpm gearchange. We"re not sure either will be ready.The most potent version of Audi"s 5.2-litre V10 naturally aspirated and joyously free of turbos has peak outputs of 602bhp and 413lb ft. That"s enough to blast the R8 Spyder to 62mph in 3.3secs down nearly half a second on the standard, 533bhp Spyder and towards a 203mph top speed, up 6mph.Power is all sent through a seven-speed paddleshift gearbox to a Quattro all-wheel-drive system. No manual gearbox or rear-drive option here, but the gearbox is a belter and with the right amount of aggression you can still send most of the V10"s output to the back axle. Praise be.The V10 Plus is more visually aggressive than the base V10, the biggest clue to the extra output being a fixed rear wing. The Spyder gets a much subtler (and, we"d argue, better looking) spoiler than the coupe, and it"s crafted from lightweight carbonfibre-reinforced plastic. Carbon ceramic brakes are also standard, though you probably won"t need them for cruising along in the sun.
Date written: 14 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8131
