When I went back to Neckarsulm today for the R8 production tour, I got some pictures of the CF lip spoiler and diffuser. They said these two parts are currently available in Europe, but may not be available for order in the US market. Those of you with CF side blades may want to consider these small touches. They look really good in person (even if you do have to almost get under the car to see the diffuser)

I asked about the CF steering wheel option and they replied that they had been planning to release one, but the CF would deteriorate due to the sun and wouldn't be released after all. Apparently the steering wheel has to be produced using a different method than other CF pieces and that was the reason for long term deterioration. <Edit> I saw a picture of a Gallardo with a flat bottomed steering wheel where the bottom was CF. I have no idea if this will be available, but would look great in the R8...

Anyway, here are some shots of the lip spoiler and diffuser...











The diffuser was hard to get a good picture of because the car is so low.

I saw another V10 up close - this time a black one. It didn't have the CF mirror housings, but it did have the correct front and rear bumpers, and oh, what a sound!!

John Stahmann
AudiWorld Contributing Editor/Moderator
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