Audi’s New R8 Spyder – Providing Additional Glamour
When the Audi R8 was first released to the public it became the talk of the town and also gave the entire industry a huge lift. A new supercar was introduced and it was given at a time when Audi were riding a very big wave; and so this new vehicle just catapulted the brand even further and to new heights. The only criticism that came its way was that the R8 did not have a soft top version; something that could show off the presence of the unit even more. Well, after what can now be described as seemingly a lifetime, Audi have now released the R8 Sypder, which is indeed the R8 with a retractable roof. So the idea and concept seems perfect but what about the actual delivery – was it all that is was cracked up to be? Well yes and no is probably the answer because, although this new design is visually beautiful and eccentric, the one element that is not available is what made the original used Audi R8 so popular – the rear end engine being on display via the back window of the car. Now normally this wouldn’t be such a major issue, but the fact that it was indeed this exact feature that was such a unique selling point of the original vehicle; meant that fans were left disappointed when Audi did not transfer this to the new style. Of course the easy argument for this non-inclusion is that it would have been difficult to incorporate both the retractable roof and have the rear window, which was used for displaying the engine. Ok, this part I can understand, but as a true Audi fanatic, the taste of sour disappointment is still raging within!
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