AUTO CAR MANUAL

Audi’s latest supercar, the R8 Spyder, had just been launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Priced from €156,400, the R8 Spyder is the Ingolstadt company’s most expensive ever. The new drop-top has the same 518bhp 5.2-litre V10 and all-wheel drive system as the 5.2 FSI R8 coupe.

The Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro, which was developed in cooperation with quattro GmbH, dazzles with uncompromising performance. The V10 engine with the aluminum crankcase, much of which is hand-built, follows in the grand motorsports tradition at Audi. The normally aspirated engine produces 530 Nm (390.91 lb-ft) of torque at 6,500 rpm. Peak output of 386 kW (525 hp) is reached at 8,000 rpm, and the rev limit is not reached until 8,700 rpm. Specific power output is 100.9 hp per liter of displacement; each hp only needs to move 3.3 kilograms (7.28 lb) of weight.

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