When it comes to sports cars that not only perform on the road and on the track, but also look good, one of the main things that many people will look for is a convertible option, to enjoy the wind in their hair behind a very good car. This is what the Spyder version of the Audi R8 delivers, and both in the V8 and v10 ranges of the car there is a Spyder variant for those who are looking for the convertible option.

The Audi R8 is certainly one of the most popular and attractive sports cars to have been developed and sold in the 00s, and being of German origin it also offered a lot in terms of the specifications of the cars to go with the good looks, because after all what is under the bonnet will have a large impact on why people actually choose the cars they do.

Both engine options for the Audi R8 have plenty to offer the driver, with the 4.2 liter v8 providing plenty of power for swift acceleration up to the top speed of 187 mph, with the larger 5.2 liter v10 version adding an extra 10 mph to their top speed, leaving it verging on 200 mph. While its fair to say that most Audi R8′s will never be taken up to those speeds, having such performance under the bonnet is certainly an attractive prospect, and combined with the cabriolet of the Spyder options makes for a very attractive package.

One of the interesting things about the Audi R8 Spyder, indeed all the variants of the R8 is that the Audi group is also under the same umbrella organization as Lamborghini, which has led to the gearbox transmissions in the R8 actually being sourced from Lamborghini, and offering paddle change options as well as the more traditional manual transmission options.

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