Open Top = Better

2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder (Sketch)

It comes to everyone's attention now and then that anything without a top on is always better, whether it be a girl, a guy, or even a car. Audi has taken this theory once more into their premiere sports car, the R8. We've seen the R8 Spyder do its work on people. Now, Audi wants to see how popping the top off their lightweight R8 GT will do on the wealthy. This is just a sketch of what will be the 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder. Like all convertibles, it will be slightly heavier than the original GT Coupe. But, it will still have the 5.2-liter V10 engine producing 556 horsepower mated with Audi's R-Tronic 6-speed auto-manual transmission. Audi predicts the car to top out at about 193 MPH, 6 less than the GT coupe, 3 less than the regular V10 coupe, but about 2 more than the V10 spyder. All the same lightweight stuff will carry over like the rear spoiler, the front splitter, and the rear diffuser, as well as the awesome Alcantara interior. Production might be the same as the coupe (333 units) with a slightly higher price tag. Audi plans to officially debut this car this fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Hopefully, we'll have more info then.