Audi R8 Spyder Unveiled! 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show

[TheMaliBob]

To be honest, I have always said that the Audi R8 V10 was the prettiest car ever built, followed closely by the Audi RS5.

As much as I loved the original R8 V10 though, this one doesn´t turn me on that much at all... It looks surprisingly ´normal´ and the absence off the side-blades are a real dissapointment. Also, the car doesn't look as 'muscular' as the original does.

[TheMegaCONARTIST]

Audi ~ Masterpiece

[Irregulation]

i like the original better

[Mothercityguy]

In time for winter it has a roof you clown.

[master9716]

looks ok.

[pancreas4online]

TOTAL PUSSY MAGNET CAR

TOTAL SEXY CAR

TOTAL AUDI

TOTAL 4 Rings to Rule Them All

[havalzaxoi]

how much they cost like $120

[Brants10]

That is a properly pretty car

[boagovaa]

my brother owns one white 2010 audi r8 spyder it rockssss some times i use to steal it coz i is fucking beautiful

[Nekosys]

Does that car has a retractable hardtop? if so, why didn't the guy present it.

[VIDEomaker58493]

If you have any questions about the Audi R8, R8 spyder,and R8 spyder V-10 5.2L FSI Quattro. ( last two are the same thing) just E-mail me at

Mikerthegolfer@comcast.net thats (mike-r-the-golfer-@comcast.ne­t)

[3L3CTR0static]

20mm lower, racing wheels, new racing exhaust system and it would be my number 1 convertible damn!

[PBH111]

Looks alot better then the coupe!!!

[lebronjames108]

i have this car in in the same instior put i put a 6.2 in it

[TheJzai]

I still prefer the coupe, this car is nothing without those two side blade things

[lilthug19908]

lmao, like people in Detroit have money for cars

[RaKaN513]

UGLY INTERIOR but amazing exterior

[sbvikings30]

cars in iron man 2

[vladkeeper]

I know this guy personally, He is such a dick, every time he criticize cars no matter how expensive ore unique. At the same time he drives honda civic 02. Looser!!!!!!!!

[SuperMarioY]

I am not trying to be funny or disagree with you at all but you have to learn to ignore these people. They are on a mission to 'make the name' if you know what I mean, by saying whatever it takes to get some attention. 'No advertising is bad advertising' is the motto they operate on. I bet he would have loads to say against new Ferrari 599 GTO.

[vladkeeper]

Haha, thats true, we'll see.

[pokemega100]

Money look like this

[2IntelCoy]

As an Italian who's stereo Type would be to Love Ferrari. On the contrary I am actually obessed with German Auto's. I had a Golf GTi, then Moved to a Mercedes 300 4matic. I have never been dissapointed ONCE with German Engineering, and I was just at the TORONTO Auto show, and saw the NEW SLS ......HOLY SHIT!. Gorgoeous!

[clippergoalie31]

saw that car at the same auto show too. there were 2 there! greman cars = life.

[Severiaxitus]

As a german i just say:" thats not a car...vw took distance to the public and build more cars for rich people...in bad conditions... on the other side u have to watch out for the supercar Mercedes SLS !!! THATS made in germany, your garanteed that this car is build by just one man !

very nice.

[kasseler2008]

3 words...

Made in Germany ;-)

[trier4952]

well like the Sham wow guy said "its made in Germany, so you know its good...excuse me while I beat up a hooker." LMAO

[MrBritdog2]

gorgeous simply gorgeous how do they do it time after time.

[makeminealarge1]

ive just wet myself

[britforlife32]

nice car

[DriverSideEd]

Alister is hands down, the best contributor to Inside Line. Period.

[yutufyoursel]

5.2 litros, que animalada. es una barbaridad. el coche es precioso, pero el motor esta fuera de epoca, hay que hacer otro tipo de motores. eso es desperdiciar el dinero.

[germanysbest89]

911 turbo cabriolet is much more beautiful!!!!Too much plastics and star track stuff ;-))

[donzifanatic]

beautiful my dad is getting one of those

[Boocho88]

i like the coupe more :) at the spyder its just to simple at the back

[EngleSackJus]

* I've never seen such a BiG car so fast since the Bugatti Veyron and the F99 GTB Fiorano. lol

Plus the styling is so Futuristic. Best car in the world "for the money."

* And at a fraction of those prices, $160(K) is a WISE investment! Expect lower maintenance costs than the Lamborghini Gallardo even though it still has it's engine inside.

[EngleSackJus]

Niiiice

[alph8732]

1 of a kind

[Uber525i]

give me the coupe

[TheMegaCONARTIST]

There is reason behind every design and made of this car such is removing side blades and lost visibility of engine, yes if those side blades were left in some way it would look better especially having black carbon fiber going along carbon fiber side mirrors, they had to make space for drop top in the back therefore not seeing engine as is in hard top R8, other than that car is an absolute stunner, would have it over any other convertible, or hard top R8 over any other production.

[SabaiDeeKhonLao]

ehhh....gimmie the original one. drop tops are for women.

[SmellsonElson]

haha its terrible its too long the good scoops have gone and its more expensive

id have the coupe anyday but not that

[Towelman20]

I find it easier to tell this r8 v10 spyder from a r8 v10 coupe and an r8 v8 coupe.

[HellmanChase]

shit yea it is the best looking audi.

[martinwbmetzner]

For some reason I just don't think Audi can make a good convertible. This looks good, but I think the coupe looks many times better.

[lithium332]

the same problem exists with the a5 coupe and its convertible counterpart

[charger967]

is it me or does the spyder look longer then the regular???

[MesaLX666]

well you subtract height your eyes see something longer ... image in they made that audi 7 feet tall .. you would see something completely different ... it might be longer but car manufactures dont like to reengineer entirely so I'm guessing its a stronger R8 coupe chassis which means the same wheel base.

[WellItsSimplyMe]

@charger967

yes it looks longer than the "regular" because the sideblade is missing

[tomdfw1]

I think this is Gorgeous...I own an R8 (V8) and I think this convertible is beautiful!

[nigeleckzdee]

that's actually pretty ugly. :\

[xxdomeafvrndiexx]

Agreed.

[jasonlee1979RT]

I'd pick the coupe over this any day of the week.

[Skandalf]

god this looks ugly, more like a ...shoe. I loved the way the r8 looks, but this is simply...hideous.

[cheesepufff]

they butchered the audi r8 with this spyder b.s

[skatevideo12]

nice car ;)

[Nattyboh007]

Shit, I mean I own many exotic cars. I just prefer to drive the Kia as my everyday car. I own a couple cars that are so exotic most people haven't even heard of them. They call them super premium extra exotic. Extra, extra exotic.

[bordenwesley]

Yeah, because that makes sense. What so- called cars do you have?

[Nattyboh007]

I own a Kia Sophia and with premium gas this thing flies. I'm thinking about getting a turbo kit, 18 inch wheels, and a body kit. It would blow the R8 away!

[UTubeRobot21]

lol good for you :D

[sentrartune]

The r8 is a bomb car an if im spending 6 figures i would get one just for the fact alot of people have lambos/ferraris but how many r8s do you see on the road? besides its an audi. No if we are talking about getting cars cheap to twin turbo id just get the buick grand national 6 cylinder an smoke the lambos an vipers lol

[emceeslo]

You dam right about that one sentrartune! You can easily pump one of those Buick turbo V6s up to a safe 1000 bhp and eat so-called supercars for the main course and the snack!

But only in a straight line. To bad, the real world has curves in the road.

[jeryl1968]

their just trying to get into the bugatti veyron markett and as far as im concerned they cant match that the bugatti veyron cant be matched

[resellworld]

can you say - overpriced "TT" with a few extras?

I am going to assume that the "Men" on here are looking at this car for their wives.

IF NOT.......

give this car to your wife and drive a man's car.

I will answer the stupid questions in advance

"what is a "man's" car?"

Answer - Anything but this beautiful (for a woman) shit

I accept Paypal donations through Google checkout

[bordenwesley]

This car is far more than a TT with a few extras! It's a slightly bigger car with a much bigger engine and the interior is as good as it gets for Audi.

According to your definition of a "man's car," you would rather drive a Honda Insight than this newly designed R8? Come on, son, let's get real here!

[resellworld]

first of all kid

why in the hell are you talking about a honda in a super car area?......nobody cares about the car YOU drive.

why would you even dare make such a ridiculous assumption that i dont know what the r8 is capable of?

I actually have exotic cars, and everyone I know including myself agrees on the fact that the r8 is a nice well built car, but its not on any ones favorite list.

and i know, because I have actually driven one.

what have you driven?

....honda insight maybe?????

[bordenwesley]

You did say that any car besides this one is a "man's car." I was just wondering how far I could stretch that comment. What have I driven? Well, I'll tell you. My dad has a 2008 Maserati Gran Turismo and I have driven that a bunch of times. Also, since I am a college student, I drive a 2006 Lexus IS350. I have never driven the Honda Insight but that was the absolute worst car that I could think of.

[resellworld]

when i previously posted, i assumed that everyone would understand what i was trying to say rather than taking every word LITERALLY as fact, as all i was doing was offering my opinion

the gran tursimo is nice (if your dad really has one ;) just wished they could have made it a lot faster than what it is,....although still a good car especially for the price.

i only have a few cars that are exotic (need to get rid of some, ...huge waste of money down the drain)

[resellworld]

lexus huh?

watch?v=zsEm4iSFZ8M

more like TOYOTA

which is actually in the same class as the honda you mentioned you thought i drove.....lol

Lie FAIL!

just kidding ;)

[CommentWisdom]

"bordenwesley" = OWNED - BIGTIME

I went to your profile and saw the video of you clearly driving a toyota which stated in the description as "your car"

claiming you drive a lexus....lol

yeah, you do actually.......a step down maybe....lol

[bordenwesley]

Ok, that video was taken a year ago in my cousin's car. We wanted to see how fast it would go 0-60 in. I do, as a matter of fact, drive a 2006 Lexus IS350. Yeah, I didn't buy it, but my parents did. I'm sorry that the videos on my page are misleading. One of my cousins owns a 2001 Toyota Sienna and the other owns a 2000 Honda Accord. Maybe I'll take some vids of my car and post them, we'll see.

[resellworld]

you don't have to do that, i was only kidding

i believe you

[hwan2]

i dont like it...

[phantom0325]

damn my dad recently got the the regulefr r8 he should have waited

[Briichu]

Holy beautiful.

[Torq64]

I hear President Obama is starting the Draft again ?

[SuperVinsanity]

where did you hear that ???

[javinge]

I don't like it.

[Vinnygil]

this in not the best looking audi, the hardtop looks way better

[MrKneeDeep]

why did that english presenter just pronounce aluminium the way americans do? (allooominum) lol. I dont know why but that just grinds on me.

[thewilhelm]

Its funny the way aussies say it.

[skorpion47]

nice!!!

[yellowmusicfreak]

Porsches and Ferraris used to be some of my fav cars...but when I saw the R8.....the 360 Modena took second place. Best styled supercar I've ever seen.

[BarrackObamah]

nah unless u are a girl, a real gentleman loves a car when he drives it not when he look sat it. By far f430 is the best car i have driven 2nd is 911 turbo just fantastic, never drive r8 before.

[BadAssBootie]

mindless rambling

[PPKLU]

stupid accent.

[blitz355]

UGLY. convertibles suck

[dragongang]

I dislike how the back is longer than the hood and the Regular Audi R8 is sexy

[middlehavenracer]

looks like a confused hybrid of a dodge viper and a audi r-8

mehhh, for me

DK bout you guys, though

just voicing my opinion

[danool]

hey

[XDMProduction]

i could probably afford that! im so blessed to be wealthy. I might get it.

[brocgustafson]

Just goes to sow that Audi sucks and everybody should buy Infiniti and Lexus.

[pornisgood1984]

isn't lexus a part of toyota. and Infiniti part of nissan, G35 is just some cheap crap version of the nice GT-R.

[brocgustafson]

You are stupid.

[pornisgood1984]

I am? why because you think so? LoL ever put a guitar string up your ass.

[ReVenGtriX]

actually they are the same,Toyota owns Scion and Lexus,Nissan owns Infinit,and Dodge is Chrysler

[RcKnMzK]

Toyota owns Lexus btw.

[targetassassin45]

they are the same company

[TheHilariousKidsShow]

i have that car lol!!!!

[MrThestig8]

lets see, no more peeking at the engine, no more side blade (sob), and no v8 version. i think ill find a used one

[OakLandgirl48]

a car just gets u from point A to point B

[IFukdYourGirlfriend]

EWw wtf did they do to it. Last years model is so much better. Fuck Audi and there mess ups.

[wolvesXD]

wow

[5440Borderline]

It looks normal now. I loved the look of the coupes, and with the roof gone, it's just not the same. :(

[AXHEJAZ]

it's a real nice car, but i don't really see the big deal? i mean i don't consider it an exotic vehicle.

[geolej]

IDK, like the coupe r8 better.

[enflek]

nice..

wish it had a back seat tho..

[dizz131]

"but just imagine how good the v-10 versions can asound.......in a tunnel!" XD that pause got me worried for a moment...the r8 convertible looks good it just looks a little weird because the coupe version was so loved...idk i like it anyways

[jonitrain]

dont get me wrong, its a beautiful car, but i prefer the coupe anyday

[petrachi94]

Same here, with any car too

[YOUNSTER007]

yep.

[conceptcs]

coupe version is better, the carbon fiber side blades are the signatures of R8. how can they drop that

[bob333336]

Kinda ugly... Im soz, the coupe is nicer...

[gruhonjic]

The rear end is so long. They could've fit another two seats and that would have made it look good.

[Bmants]

Sideblades are ugly.

[trashetanush]

How hard can it be to add the side blades.

[me0wm1x]

I dont think its any where as good looking as the R8 coupe

[DXSTICK]

GAY!!!! but not the origanle is THE BEST!

[jayx2710]

i hate this car. i love the regular r8 though.

[nameurself]

very very very disappointed!!! must be the work of new over hyped designer.

[MrChuck944]

icc

[felipesoto2010]

there is only one car of which its convertible version retains the good loock . and that is the ferrari 355. other wise coupe versions look better.

[unloadedboar1]

eeew

[girao6]

the coupe is better lookin thann this spyder

[ItsMRMONEY]

definately not the best looking audi- they have butchered a great car

[sprintrjm]

fuck it looks like an r8 for a chubby old house wife.

It looks like fucking crap.

[zYzmrZIzYz]

i think the coupe looks better

[snakerb]

So do I

[darksideguy]

auto union d type is best audi of all time

[darksideguy]

i mean best looking at the least

[manulasat]

May nik name best friends smale heppy lol party pies love heart tu you smale beautiful baby.

isy verzekerd vòre ackziedenten.

[mrbeerdagunslinger]

the original r8 is one of my favorite cars of all time, but this is ugly as hell. It's so long and boring, i would take the v8 coupe over this in a heartbeat.

[insanityawakens]

The original R8 looked way better Those Carbon Fibre Slots on the side was it's signature look, and no other car couldv'e pulled it off like the R8, If you ask me, what they should do if they're gonna put a V10 under the hood, make it Twin Turbo. I know it might sound cliche putting a twin turbo on it, but i'm just sayin, if there making faster, why not build it to smoke the V8 model? don't get me wrong, I love the R8. I'll buy one, even if it's demolished if i had the money

[UFCADDICTED21]

i agree but just keep it a v8 dont need to go bigger the fastest road car in the world is a twin turbo v8 plus v8s sound better

[UFCADDICTED21]

gay a 325 hp v10

they should of kept the 450 hp v8 and added turbos and kept the same rims

[iphoneluvr]

its 525hp not 325

[Camilookb]

awsome car

[aqwayne]

Almost as bad as the front of the SLS T_T

[crawley86]

I don't like it...

[ATV10Soccer]

looks ugly.. the back is extremely ugly .. also they made it way too long i like the R8 100 times more

[andy993]

The original looks better. This one looks like a big TT.

[jiangshenghai57]

sick car

[angryboiy]

yeah it does the R8 spyder doesnt have those carbon blades which makes it look like, a TT. really should have kept those.

[TheNewNine]

Straight up ugly. Terrible job imo

[uragan111]

r8 is a very small car

[Hacknor]

the black carbon at the side of the R8 rly made the car more special without it i dont rly get the feeling of R8 sry but the normal version is 10times better then this one

[larryshere]

or if your in the uk never buy this car cuz u will never have the roof down...

fucking british wether...

[neoscythek]

nice job fitting the roof assembly at the back despite of being a mid engine car

[smon68]

Looks like a lambo!

[MikkelAagaard]

lol no it doesnt,

a lambo is cooler

[ac3jc]

have you ever seen a lambo?

[osamaFXX]

It is a Lambo !!! apart the badge

[smiddymac]

v8 looks better by miles, this one probably better performance by miles, literally

[gentusss]

better with the hard top

[shadow2389]

honestly i like how the V8 version looks the most

[axiomsolo]

I expected more from Audi with this project. It's not bad by any means but it could be a hell of a lot better. The rear decklid with those generic, plain and boring vents just looks...well it looks.

[adj789]

LOL he said flappy paddle just like Clarkson

[coolerdude44]

idk to me it doesn't look as good as the coupé

[2008getitdone]

with the roof down, it look okay, but I bet with the fabric roof up it will ruin the look totally.

[onejace]

As per usual, the convertible version of a great car is butt-ass ugly!

The only good looking normal drop tops are the S2000, the Boxter and the Z4.

[flaconyc1]

The hard top looks way better. The blades on the side make it unique. The only thing "R8 looking" is the front.

[InvaderHLG]

Hardtop. No questions asked

[someonesperson]

good looking??  no way. no soft top car ever looks as good as hard top.

[VanillaCokeIndianSty]

the BMW Z4

[carfan2k2]

no carbon fiber sides.. and the thing is too long compared to a regular R8

rubbish

[myaos]

with out the carbon fiber side blades it is just another gallardo

witch means it is still one of the best looking cars on the roads today

[thugangel662]

what!! fuck it ill have the DBS Volante over that ugly shit!!

watch?v=pTKMhZ9bkzA

[TheMegaCONARTIST]

What an absolute elegant beastly sex machine, This is the evidence that Audi is less talk lot more action and is leader in top notch technology productions, VW Group is the best of the best, wow 10/10.

[J52425]

looks classier without the carbon fiber sideblades...but classier in a gay way.

[MyMMC]

hmmmm.

i dont like it.

[jchang911]

coupe ftw haha

[legendray2008]

Audis are like cake ..

The R8 looks Delicious ..

[arabrockerman]

Thats the first time Audi has made a car I would love to have. Looks way better than the regular r8

[eyesack9]

the NORMAL overpriced R8 looks better

[levenste001]

the R8 is not overpriced its pretty cheap for being a super car

[eyesack9]

$130k, oh yeah that's totally not expensive at all

[levenste001]

130k is cheap for a super car a lamborghini Murcielago is $358,000

the ferrari 599 is $320,580

So yes the R8 is a very inexpensive SUPER CAR!

[jt108786]

Zr1 is even cheaper!

ZR1 is a piece of shit.