Welcome to the R8 Spyder!
With 620 horsepower this is a V10 engine with over 600 horsepower and this is a naturally aspirated
V10 which is very, very unusual as car companies get more concerned about the environment and
regulations related to what is allowed and what isn't cars are becoming turbocharged
and they're losing the naturally aspirated sound well not with this car this is a full-on V10
car designed to give you that full experience!
Obviously the thing with this car and you know it's quite obvious here is
for everyone that sits in this car is as you sit in here you're well aware that you
are in a car that is well quite frankly very very special car which really in all honesty
is a dying breed a bit like the dinosaurs!
And just like the dinosaurs as good as jurassic park is I'd rather they were alive
than we are watching it on the big screen! of course you're watching this on the small screen
unless you're watching it on your TV and this is Tech in the Car and this is the R8 spider!
Now the first thing I would say about this is we are really low down to the ground
you feel very sporty as obviously it's a Spyder!
Today it's 30 degrees and this day is an incredibly hot day in the UK and it's really nice
to have a car without a roof! that feels amazing to know that I don't have a roof and i can enjoy
a drive like this and it is a lot of fun to drive a car like this!
Which is a fast powerful car! I've got a video on the interior technology of
the R8 on my channel so check it out if you want to know about the technology in here!
What i would say about this car is it's carbon fiber everywhere
we've only got one display the virtual cockpit which also can run Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
and inside is very sparse it's very focused
for what you want it for which is a fast powerful sports car which makes a noise like this…
And that is a lot of fun!
That noise is amazing! now i've got a bit of that noise from my rs3
but not the full full whammy not the full effect of that amazing V10 engine and this
car is about fun ultimately you know it's not practical you're not going to fit much in here
you got two seats if you don't have anybody in the car you can put your stuff in the
passenger seat but it's not about that it's about that amazing noise and the experience!
That is what this car is about!
The R8 is of course an all-wheel drive quattro Audi which means that you can pull that power down
and feel really safe knowing that you're not going to get kicked out from behind and that is a great
sense of comfort to know because as cars get more powerful putting that power down becomes
more difficult and becomes something which you need to have a lot of driving skill to use!
So what do i think of the R8 Spyder? It is amazing to hear that naturally aspirated V10 engine and
amazing to hear the noises it makes which means this car is a very exciting and special car!
Thanks!
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