Video: Motor Trend visits Norway, looks for lineage in Audi R8 Spyder

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Etc. , Videos , Audi , Luxury When Motor Trend tecnical director Frank Markus decided he needed to get away, you should know that his ‘time out’ wouldn’t merely be a weekend at the local hot springs or camping down by the river. The MT crew has made fine work of taking glorious trips in glorious cars – and a Subaru Outback – and Markus would keep it up, tracing Viking routes and his own heritage in an Audi R8 V10 Spyder along Norway’s Atlantic Road. We’d love to tell you about it but we’d be remiss – the story is worth the read and the video, after the jump , is even moreso worth the watch

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Video: Motor Trend visits Norway, looks for lineage in Audi R8 Spyder

2011-12 Audi R8 Spyder recalled for fuel leak

Filed under: Convertible , Recalls , Safety , Audi Not even supercars are safe from recalls. Audi is recalling certain R8 Spyders for a potential fuel leak, caused by the fuel supply line rubbing against the heat shield in the engine compartment. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this effects droptop R8s built between May 18, 2010 and June 22, 2011.

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Audi donates two chrome R8 Spyders to raise $1 million for Elton John AIDS Foundation

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Auctions , Audi , UK , Celebrities Chrome Audi R8 Spyder for EJAF – Click above for high-res image gallery Back in the day, there were two automakers responsible for the famed Silver Arrows of pre-war Germany. One was Mercedes-Benz , the other Auto Union. The former has been known to revive the honorific from time to time, but with Horch, DKW and Wanderer all long gone, the only one of the four Auto Union brands that’s still around is Audi .

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Official: Audi releases full details on R8 GT Spyder

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Audi 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery Audi first let on that it would be producing a droptop version of its limited-edition R8 GT when it released a few sketches of the car back in April , and the recent spy shots of a test mule roaming the streets were evidence that a production version was close at hand. Audi has finally made things official and released full details of the new V10-powered convertible. Much of what made the R8 GT Coupe special stands true for the Spyder. Audi’s main focus was on weight reduction, and by using a variety of lightweight materials it has managed to remove 85 kilograms off the total weight of the car.

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Video: Audi TT RS blasts from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds with Car and Driver

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Audi 2012 Audi TT RS tested by Car and Driver – Click above to watch the video after the jump When Car and Driver tested the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 V10 FSI , the magazine managed a 0-60 time of 3.7 seconds . That’s supercar territory, which is to be expected of a $165,00 Audi with 525 horsepower and all-wheel-drive. The 2012 Audi TT RS should hit dealer lots this summer, with a much more reasonable Monroney somewhere in the $60,000 territory. The hot coupe features “only” 335 horsepower from its turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine, so it shouldn’t even come close to challenging the V10-packing R8 from 0-60, right?

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Video: Audi TT RS blasts from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds with Car and Driver

Abt Sportline R8 GT S goes topless in Geneva

Based on the Audi R8 Spyder, the GT S has a retuned 5.2-liter V10 engine which produces 620 PS (456 kW / 612 hp).

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Abt Sportline R8 GT S goes topless in Geneva