R8 Convertible

[R3N]

For all you topless fans out there
http://www.carcentral.com.au/images/gallery/Audi%20R8%20Spider%20spy%20shots%202008/Audi_R8_Spider_spy_CarCentral_004.jpg

http://www.carcentral.com.au/200808132572/spy-shots/audi-r8-spider-spied-possible-rs-version-in-development.html

[vectraguy01]

thats hot i love it!

[SSS_Hoon]

OMG they ruined a great car by doing that to it OMG.


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SSS_Hoon

[poita]

Oh god, Ange is gonna have heart failure.
I'm undecided, maybe it's the colour that makes it look crap

[Wraith]

Oh god, Ange is gonna have heart failure.
I'm undecided, maybe it's the colour that makes it look crap

I'd have to agree with you Poita.

At a 1st glance - I don't really like it :(

Must be the dull colour or maybe the uneven proportions, or maybe the 'loose' looking fabric top, don't know, but it looks a bit shite IMO...will pass final judgement when we see the final product in decent pics.

Obviously like other mid engined cars, there's no room for a fold-a-way high tech hard top - pity...

[SSS_Hoon]

Obviously like other mid engined cars, there's no room for a fold-a-way high tech hard top - pity...

eggzachary, so why even bother to make one at all.


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SSS_Hoon

[btm]

eggzachary, so why even bother to make one at all.

cause it gets attention and people talk about it. ie. now :)

but as others have said above, i think it may be the colour that makes the above car look a little... strange

[Wraith]

eggzachary, so why even bother to make one at all.


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SSS_Hoon


Competition !!! :)

All the high end exotics have a soft top variant of some of their mid engined range, so I suppose Audi wants to get into that side of the market as well with their R8...

Audi are known to release countless models of their vehicles anyway, there was a leaked report of their future model releases in one of the magazines last month, think it was, I think this R8 vert was one mentioned and they had something like 1/2 a dozen new models coming into the market over the next 12 months, personally I'm looking forward to their TT/RS to be released July/August next year :)

[imay]

All the high end exotics have a soft top variant of some of their mid engined range, so I suppose Audi wants to get into that side of the market as well with their R8...

Plus Audi don't have a hard-top coupe-convertible in their range at all. They are obviously trying to cater to the "purist" convertible owners. i.e. convertibles should have a soft top; coupes should have a hard top!

[GodsKnight]

I'd take it if it was offered to me...

[Wraith]

I'd take it if it was offered to me...

I think we all would, if it were 'offered' to any of us :D

But would you have it, if you had to pay for it ??? :) I would expect the pricing to be the better part of 300k at least as the coupe is around 270k - no thankyou for me ;)

[btm]

I'd take it if it was offered to me...

i'm pretty sure most people would!

[Wraith]

Plus Audi don't have a hard-top coupe-convertible in their range at all. They are obviously trying to cater to the "purist" convertible owners. i.e. convertibles should have a soft top; coupes should have a hard top!

mmmm, good point and I can obviously relate to it Ian being a soft owner like yourself, but I think this is definitely a case of having to go soft top, because there's no room for alternatives...as mentioned, it's the norm with all mid engined exotics, there simply isn't the room to pack away a hard top.

Another advantage in their case would be the weight saving factor too, the soft top portion is much lighter than a hard top set up and won't add as much to the increase in weight penalty already gained from chassis stiffening.

[lithium]

not really liking it either, doesn't look right for some reason...might be the silver bodywork with black top
going to reserve judgement until i see it with the roof down though!

[btm]

going to reserve judgement until i see it with the roof down though!
and in white ;)