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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Spy Shots: Audi R8 GT Spyder almost ready to scatter toupees across race tracks

Filed under: Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Audi Spy Shots: Audi R8 GT Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery Audi keeps churning out more exciting versions of its two-door supercar, the R8 . It began with the R8 V8, went power hungry with the R8 5.2 FSI V10 , topless with the R8 V10 Spyder and on a track-focused diet with the R8 GT . Soon, Audi will let loose with the next iteration; the Audi R8 GT Spyder , a lightweight droptop poised to bring a more aggressive open-air motoring to R8 fans.

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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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Audi teases hard-core R8 GT Spyder

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Audi Audi R8 GT Spyder preview sketch – Click above for image gallery It’s onwards and upwards at a rapid pace over at Audi , which after releasing pricing and availability for the hard-core R8 GT coupe has now reportedly confirmed plans for an open-top version. Destined to be previewed at Le Mans in June before its proper unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the R8 GT Spyder has been teased with these preview sketches released to the British motor press. Expect the same 560-horsepower V10 as the coupe, mated to Audi’s R-tronic six-speed automated manual transmission.

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