Audi has announced today the Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI price for the new V8 version on the UK market. The Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI is powered by the V8 engine of the R8 model range which outputs 430PS at 7,900rpm and 430Nm of torque between 4,500 rpm and 6,000rpm. The top speed of the Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI is rated at 186 mph and the German manufacturer says its new open-top can hit 62 mph in 4.8 seconds. Equipped with the R Tronic transmission, the Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI offers a combined cycle fuel consumption of 20.9 mpg.
The Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI price for the UK market start at 95,545 GBP for the six-speed manual version and at 100,855 GBP for the six-speed R tronic automated manual. Apart from the British market Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI price,
the company has also announced that its new version will go on sale across the island in January 2011. UPDATE: This is the latest Audi R8 price list.
Audi Press Release:
Open-air R8 adopts eight-cylinder power for the first time as it takes on the upgraded Audi EU5 V8 engine in conjunction with the coupe
- New 4.2-litre FSI version of ‘convertible’ R8 now available to order with six-speed manual or six-speed R tronic automated manual transmission priced at £95,545 OTR and £100,855 OTR (pricing incorporating forthcoming 20% VAT rate) – first deliveries in January 2011
- Latest generation V8 gives 430PS at 7,900rpm, 430Nm from 4,500 to 6,000rpm, 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds, top speed 186mph, combined mpg 20.9 (R tronic)
- Fully automatic lightweight fabric hood helps to minimise weight in conjunction with Audi Space Frame aluminium construction enhanced by additional carbon fibre composite panels
- Standard specification mirrors R8 V8 Coupe but adds metallic paint, electric seat adjustment, seat heating and Bluetooth mobile phone preparation incorporating seatbelt microphones
The Audi R8 Spyder is about to perform a pincer movement on the open-air supercar establishment as it adopts a new generation 4.2-litre V8 FSI petrol engine to run alongside the existing 5.2-litre V10 FSI. The new R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro is now available to order priced at £95,545 OTR for the six-speed manual version and £100,855 for the six-speed R tronic automated manual.
UK customer deliveries will begin in January 2011.
The latest version of the high-revving, dry sump-lubricated 4.2-litre FSI V8, which will be shared with the Coupe, complies with EU5 emissions limits with the help of a new recuperation system that conserves energy during coasting and braking. Its increased 430PS output (previously 420PS) peaks at 7,900rpm, with maximum torque of 430Nm arriving at 4,500rpm and being sustained through to 6,000rpm. At least 90 per cent of this torque can be tapped into even lower down the range from 3,500rpm, and from the 6,000rpm peak through to 7,500rpm.
In conjunction with both the standard six-speed
manual transmission and the optional six-speed S tronic automated manual, the R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro can sprint to 62mph from rest in just 4.8 seconds, and in the appropriate circumstances can continue to a 186mph top speed.
The electrohydraulically controlled hood, which opens the R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro to the elements in 19 seconds at speeds of up to 31mph, blends harmoniously into the advanced aluminium and carbon fibre composite body shell’s dramatic lines, and when lowered folds like a Z beneath the automatically activated cover of its storage compartment above the V8 engine. The heated glass window, which is separate from the fabric hood, is lowered into the bulkhead. It can be independently raised and lowered at the touch of a button, with the top up or down. An additional wind deflector is fitted as standard and can be latched into the bulkhead behind the seats in two easy steps.
Beneath the skin, the deceptively spacious cabin is equipped with the same comforts as the existing V8-powered R8 Coupe, but also adds heating and electric adjustment for the Fine Nappa leather-trimmed seats, plus Bluetooth mobile phone preparation incorporating innovative seatbelt-mounted microphones which make it possible to talk on the phone even with the top down on the motorway. Metallic paint is also added over and above the R8 V8 specification.
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Audi R8 Spyder snares a new engine – The coveted Audi R8 Spyder has adopted a new generation 4.2-litre V8 FSI petrol engine to run alongside the existing 5.2-litre V10 FSI. The new R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro is now available to order priced from £95,545 OTR, and will reach its first customers in January 2011.
