Drove a 2011 R8 spyder today - Lateral-g Forums

Fluid Power · #1 11-03-2010, 05:35 PM

My buddy traded in an 08 viper (and a load of cash) for a black R8 spyder. Took it for a spin this morning. Stunning car with killer V10 sound. The cackling exhaust on the downshift was awesome. Blisteringly quick with a ride that was very smooth. Tons of crazy gizmos to keep the power on the ground and the chuckle heads out of the ditch. Not sure if I would spend the dough on that vs. a Ferrari (a 430 Scuderia comes to mind) but it is something I never really paid a lot of attention to before and is certainly an amazing vehicle.

Darren

**tones2SS** · #2 11-04-2010, 09:18 AM

Those are nice cars indeed. I'm "ass"uming you're talking about the R8 Spyder 5.2 Quattro, correct? That car has about 525 horses and and has a top speed of 195 mph.

The sticker price is OUCH!! I think I saw 161k?

Fluid Power · #3 11-04-2010, 09:42 AM

Tone,

You got it. Sweet car for sure. The sticker was a tick north of 200K....

Darren

**tones2SS** · #4 11-04-2010, 04:36 PM

Yes, nice car indeed.
Over 200k?!?

Jano4 · #5 11-06-2010, 01:24 PM

I would love to get behind the wheel of that car. Need to win some big money first