[M500]

Thanks mate..... very first RS5 into the country! - docks 28th of this month, was told yesterday there was a 78 day hold due to press launch etc, had a bit of a chat - Audi Australia have agreed to release the car End September/early October spec below :
Daytona Grey with colour coded mirrors
Blackout Kit
Titanium 20 inch 5 spokes
Panoramic Roof

Black Super Sport Seats with Grey Piping - Black roof lining
B&O sound
Advanced Park with Camera
Carbon Fibre Trim
TV - Digital and Analogue
Seat Memory Pack
Dynamic Steering
Privacy Glass B Pillar Back and Tint for A Pillar Glass

Congrats

That B&O Sound is something else!

[Ferrari Fissatore]

Clarkson said it well....

it's like HP sauce...

on a bacon sandwich, it makes it better, but on hallibut, it's a no no.

Chop topping supercars is like putting HP sauce on hallibut.

Barina and Peugeot etc, great, chop away 

[mhh]

Thanks mate..... very first RS5 into the country! - docks 28th of this month, was told yesterday there was a 78 day hold due to press launch etc, had a bit of a chat - Audi Australia have agreed to release the car End September/early October

I should bloody well hope so.

Car sounds as hard as nails. 

[Mr Enzo]

Thank god they used the 4.2 instead of there new 3.0 twin turbo   

[dkabab]

I was hoping the 5.2L twin turbo v10 from the rs6 would go in it...

[986986]

I was hoping the 5.2L twin turbo v10 from the rs6 would go in it...

Holy Crap - with that donk the bonnet would need to be like the deck of an Aircraft carrier...... I like an exciting drive but the understeer would have been epic!, maybe the first bank of cylinders in front of the uprights????

I think the V8 will be more than ok me thinks!

[DL599]

black V10 spyder at the dealer on church street

[AshSimmonds]

Bit of a write-up, also some comparo's with the RS5.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/user-friendly-supercar-laps-it-up/story-e6frg9zx-1225934982598

[MC]

No Limits by SydneySpotter, on Flickr

[carmooch]

Audi Australia is adding a new variant to its R8 high-performance sports car lineup. Hot on the heels of the R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro comes an additional variant – this time with a 4.2-litre V8 engine.

The R8 Spyder’s 4.2-litre FSI produces 316 kW and launches the open-top two-seater to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of 300 km/h. The engine is mated to either a six-speed manual or R tronic sequential manual gearbox and quattro permanent all-wheel drive is standard.

Available only by special customer order, the first Australian vehicles will arrive in mid-2012, with a Manufacturer List Price (MLP) of $300,400 (6-speed manual) and $316,400 (R tronic). The R8 Spyder 4.2 will feature a similarly high level of equipment that can be found on the corresponding R8 4.2 Coupe.