The R8 4.2 droptop follows the successful launch of the R8 4.2 coupe in 2008. In hardtop form, the 4.2-liter V-8 produces 420 horsepower, but Audi has seen fit to increase the 4.2 Spyder's output ...

New Audi R8 Spyder V10: debut at the New York International Auto ShowV10 engine developing 397 kW (540 hp), from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.6 seconds New: driving dynamics system with ...

Finally, the R8 Spyder features what Audi calls a racecar-inspired interior with driver-oriented controls and Audi’s fully digital virtual cockpit, a system we tested recently on the Audi Q7 SUV.

Instead of the 3.2 seconds to 60 that Audi reports for the hardtop V10 Plus, the Spyder gets there in a glacial 3.3 seconds. The top speed is a lackadaisical 203.8 mph to the hardtop’s 205 mph.

The R8 Spyder does — incredibly so. For street use, its edge is no less razor-sharp than that of its hardtop alternative, the R8 coupe.

Like the hardtop R8 V10 Plus, it’s powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 that revs to a screaming 8,700 rpm, making 610 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque.

Like the hardtop R8 V10 Plus on which it is based, the Spyder gets a 610 horsepower version of Audi's breathtaking 5.2-liter V10 engine. The glorious powerplant is also shared with its corporate ...

Something about the panel gaps of a folding hardtop or the bunched fabric of a ragtop just looks…off. In clear violation of this trend, however, is the Audi R8 Spyder.

The Audi R8 Spyder has been spotted testing sans camouflage in Namibia ahead of its official debut later this year. The undisguised nature of the car means that it is almost production ready while ...

A few weeks later, Audi called back, wondering if we’d like to test an R8 V10 Spyder instead. And despite it not really being a Father’s Day type of car -- no place for a child seat, or a ...

Though it weighs roughly 200 pounds more than the hardtop coupe, the R8 V-10 Spyder still slingshots to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds on its way to a 195-mph top-end limit, according to Audi.

Top-down, the R8 Spyder is striking, with fins behind driver and passenger that cover the engine instead of the clear covering that shows off the motor in the hardtop coupe.