Dealer accidently unveils Audi R8 Spyder in classified ad?
by Jonathon Ramsey on Aug 5th 2009 at 6:00PM 
Stafford Audi, a U.K. Audi dealer, placed an advertisement on the popular website Pistonheads for the forthcoming R8 Spider. For a picture of the car, they used an uncamouflaged picture of an R8 Spider from the Iron Man sequel, as you can see from the California license plate that reads "Stark." According to the ad, though, the car was "spotted testing in Germany."The ad copy goes on to say that the production car will differ from the coupe in the lack of side blades, extra air intakes behind the rear seats, a different location for the fuel filler cap, and the addition of rollover hoops that we assume are hidden until needed.
The car won't make its debut until the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010, but you can deposit down on one right now with Stafford. Estimated price: £105,000 ($177K U.S.).
Gallery: 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
[Source: Pistonheads]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
axlewood 6:28PM (8/04/2009)
That looks absolutely beautiful
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Protzenegger 6:31PM (8/04/2009)
I gotta say it's really growing on me. Still prefer the coupe though.
Quantumphysics 11:35PM (8/10/2009)
Boring. Gimme a CTS-V coupe.
Ralph 6:45PM (8/04/2009)
Mmmmm...gorgeous!
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zamafir 6:47PM (8/04/2009)
Can you still unveil it if autoexpress already posted those fully unveiled shots (as mentioned in the article)?
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Level 6:04PM (8/05/2009)
Déjà vu?
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zamafir 6:05PM (8/05/2009)
lol yes! just posted by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) on Aug 5th 2009 at 6:00PM, my last comment 6:47PM (8/04/2009). AB has a time machine now!
VW GTi 6:35PM (8/05/2009)
That has happened to me for several posts recently. I feel like I have seen them before. It just started yesterday.
Taglane 6:45PM (8/05/2009)
Good- I thought I was crazy.
Brent Schmidt 6:05PM (8/05/2009)
Wasn't this posted yesterday? I mean, I only read Autoblog so I could've sworn I saw it here (and... yesterday).
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VW GTi 6:37PM (8/05/2009)
Same here. It has happened to me for several posts yesterday. I feel like I'm reading them again. It's Groundhog Day all over again!!!
evolution2003 6:22PM (8/05/2009)
i will laugh my hiney off if audi pulls that dealership's allocation of R8 spyders because of this.... (likely won't, but would be a good lesson for the dealership)
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brad 6:33PM (8/05/2009)
Hell, they should pull their allocation purely for the following statement - "extra air intakes behind the rear seats."
Seriously, if the dealer is that out of touch then they should be relegated to selling leftover Daewoos.
Farmboy 6:42PM (8/05/2009)
I'm sorry dealer. You're grounded from R8 Spyders for a year. Now go sit and watch everyone else have fun selling them.
rammy 12:55PM (8/07/2009)
Never happen they would loose wayyyy to much mooooolaaa!
Kaveh 6:31PM (8/05/2009)
Looks really low with the flat back, but I rather have the coupe.
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bogman12 6:33PM (8/05/2009)
Oh damn! we get a sneak peak at a car with its roof chopped off.. I would have never imagined what it could look like without its roof.
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ropeburn 6:38PM (8/05/2009)
if this looks good when the top is up... then I'll be very impressed.
so often the droptop really gives up too much and ruins the lines of a car.
I have a feeling that Audi will get it right.
keep up the good work.
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AutoShortNews 6:39PM (8/05/2009)
looks very good, i waiting to see the originals photo from Audi
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Trent 7:03PM (8/05/2009)
I would rather own the coupe.
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