Thread: Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI - it's Official!

Audi R8 Spyder Gets 4.2-Liter V8 With 430-HP | AutoGuide.com News


*pic is of 5.2 FSI model

Even though everything seemed all but confirmed until now, Audi has finally released the detailed info on their R8 Spyder sporting a 430-hp, 4.2L V8 powerplant. We first reported on the 4.2L FSI availability in February, and it’s interesting to see that it will have slightly more power (10-hp) than the R8 V8 coupe.

Audi’s recent marketing campaign in setting itself apart from the crowd has now included an R8 to rival Italian-manufacturer Ferrari. And even though it still has quite a ways to go before kids truly compare an R8 to a famed stallion or bull, Audi is making a great effort in putting the R8 in the same conversation. It is very hard to deny that the R8 is a much more functional daily driver than any of its Italian counterparts from Ferrari and Lamborghini.

And in nontraditional fashion, Audi has released the lower, cheaper and less powerful model after releasing the 5.2 FSI. Offering a healthy alternative and just another overall choice to the R8 Spyder line, the 4.2 FSI carries traditional Audi Quattro all-wheel drive and the aluminum body with carbon fiber composites that the R8 is infamous for. The cloth top is powered with an electrohydraulic drive for quiet and lightweight operation.

Top speed of the R8 Spyder is limited to 185 mph and 0-62 mph is a little shy of 4.8 seconds. The 4.2 FSI will be available in European markets for close to $150,000 in the third quarter of 2010. So while it may not have the same powerplant as the LMS race car, you’re still getting a hand-assembled beauty that’s high revving and surely a pleasure to drive.

And hey, when it’s an Audi R8 Spyder and you’re cruising down the street, you think that kid peering out the window knows the difference between a 4.2 and a 5.2?

I was the kid that would know the difference!

I don't personally like the Spyder but i must say the brown colour looks HOT HOT!

I dig it but at that price I would rather have a used lambo or Ferrari

Originally Posted by nytrydr

I don't personally like the Spyder but i must say the brown colour looks HOT HOT!

Im exact opposite, love the car - just not that color

I don't really like it in Spyder form.

I think that brown is a lot better than other brown's I have seen...

Originally Posted by EnnioVF

I think that brown is a lot better than other brown's I have seen...

Eh, Macadamia Metallic Porsche paint is beautiful in person... this looks a bit like that

I like it...but the question is how can you make it better???

Top down and twin turbos...lol

The Car is awesome in Person, Looks a little bigger than a TT,

This one is the 5.2