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2012 Audi R8 Spyder V8 in Australia mid-year

By Tim Beissmann |

The Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI V8 will complete the German brand’s flagship sports line-up in Australia when the first of the special-order supercars hits local showrooms in mid-2012.

The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI six-speed manual is priced from $300,400 before on-road costs, while the R tronic six-speed sequential version costs $316,400. As a result, the new ‘entry-level’ variants undercut the existing 5.2-litre V10 models by more than $75,000.

The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI is powered by a 316kW/430Nm 4.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 engine, which rockets the cloth-top from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds. It trails the 5.2 FSI V10 model by 70kW/100Nm, and is seven-tenths slower in the sprint.

 

The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI features 19-inch alloy wheels, magnetic ride suspension, advanced parking system with rear-view mirror, xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights, sports seats with Alcantara leather and a windbreaker for top-down comfort.

The launch control system ensures optimal starts off the line while Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive can vary the power delivery ratio to the wheels from 15:85 front-to-rear to 30:70.

Audi says it will only bring the R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI to Australia for special customer orders, ensuring its exclusivity.

Last year, Audi Australia sold 54 R8s, up 32 per cent over 2010.


 

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  • Bretti13

    beautiful car except in metallic
    brown

  • Jazrod

    Cheap . . . :-/

  • Gol

    Drop dead gorgeous… so sexy it hurts..

  • Acfsambo

    Give me a Manual one, either engine coupe or roadster.

  • bob

    Looks a beauty, but for that price, needs some better performance figures.  Guess that’s where the V10 comes in, and they charge even more for it!

  • Oliver Cromwell

    remember its the spyder which more often than not cost more and are usually slower than their hard top equivalents.

  • Hayabusa1

    Brown is the new black. Mark my words. It was silver, then white. The next big thing is versions of brown.