The R8 Spider in the flesh

[wedouglas]

Wonder how the top works.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...udi-r8-spider/

[Marrelius]

Ugly. Neither soft nor hardtop. halfbaked thing. And looks as there is going to be a separation between driver cabin and engine. So no unfiltered sound like in the 911 cabs.

[randombloke]

Really not feeling that - the lack of sideblades breaking up the sides and the way they've done that side air scoop make it look like a lot of other cars out there.

[Stewart W]

IMHO- the body colored overlay panel that covers the top side and rear window area is in fact the camouflage...I see a Gallardo type top lurking below...
I simply dont believe Audi would put forward such a piecemeal look on the greatest car they have ever launched..

[GR8]

Looks like camouflage to me too. It's too tatty looking. I heard an "informed" rumour that the V10 will have the roof airscoop, and body styling that was seen on the Diesel prototype. Could this be the V10 with the airscoop hidden by a shabby fake clothtop? Other vents are also like the diesel.

[randombloke]

there have already been a bunch of v10 pics doing the rounds with those wider sideblades and I really can't see audi ditching them on the hardtops.

all the top part of the car looks too ropey to be production ready in these pics, but the damage is the metalwork below it imo.

[ky_soldier]

it apprears that the cloth looking thing is nothing more than tape covering what looks like a removeable hardtop/targa panels?

I agree, no sideblade = losing its identity and signature design feature.

[resonate]

I also agree with the "no sideblade = losing its identity and signature design feature." Looks more unbalanced than the regular R8.

[bz888]

Yup, it's definately a V10. And I'm leaning towards the cloth being camouflage. Targa top it maybe...

[800]

UMMmmm ugly.