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The roadster is very real

Posted by: John Stahmann on 2008-03-20 15:36:04
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In Reply to: R8 V12 TDI cancelled posted by Rocky-in-Connecticut on 2008-03-20 05:24:35

I confirmed that today - the R8 roadster has been built. I did not see it, but was told the top is similar to the Gallardo Spyder. Apparently they needed to slightly lengthen the wheelbase to make it work.

It is a roadster and not a targa.

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Thread:

R8 V12 TDI cancelled - Rocky-in-Connecticut 2008-03-20 05:24:35 (594 views)

The roadster is very real - John Stahmann 2008-03-20 15:36:04 (182 views)

Whoo Hoo! My order has been in for a while! - floormat 2008-03-21 09:32:05 (92 views)

Yeah, good luck! - John Stahmann 2008-03-23 07:19:11 (72 views)

Floormatt...you getting one of these too???!!? - Kep 2008-03-21 12:08:55 (69 views)

Trade-in the current R8 when this comes in ;) - floormat 2008-03-21 14:55:13 (61 views)

Or sell it to me... - John Stahmann 2008-03-21 19:54:46 (54 views)

Are they saying that the V8 TDI is in lieu of a V10 model as well? - KMarshall 2008-03-20 11:30:35 (75 views)

Seems based on John Stahmann's trip below that the V10 is still very much in the pipeline. - Gorobei 2008-03-20 13:15:21 (130 views)

Saw another one today, and stacks of the V10 rear bumpers ready to go on the cars. - John Stahmann 2008-03-20 15:25:03 (135 views)

no. I read elsewhere the V10 is still on - Rocky-in-Connecticut 2008-03-20 12:58:31 (60 views)

for sure, i heard someone was at the factory and saw three of the prototypes - ScratchRob13 2008-03-24 19:40:33 (47 views)

lame... but i still wanna see the torque figures, not the hp - ScratchRob13 2008-03-20 07:34:53 (98 views)

According to this article 550 pound-feet...... - sTTickman 2008-03-20 09:46:18 (91 views)

So which hippies are going to buy an underpowered "green" sports car? For a lot less money they can - Zeptepi 2008-03-20 07:10:59 (113 views)

The rich ones will just drive the koenigsegg ccxr. - Push That Tush 2008-03-20 09:22:12 (70 views)

Yeah, if the published numbers for the V12 were right - floormat 2008-03-20 09:02:05 (111 views)

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