Treat Your Ears to This Audi R8 Spyder Manual

There are few issues in life larger than driving an open-top supercar with a naturally-aspirated engine and a handbook gearbox. Although, such experiences may be tough to return by, as supercars are costly, particularly convertible/handbook ones. Which is why this video from AutoTopNL is nice, because it brings that have as near you as is totally potential by means of the web. On this new video, you get to nearly sit within the driver’s seat of an Audi R8 V8 Spyder with a handbook transmission and it’s superb.

For starters, it’s nice to see a first-gen Audi R8 V8 Spyder. It’s simply such a reasonably automotive and has solely gotten higher with age. Particularly on this vibrant orange. The inside additionally appears to be like nice and has extra character than the present, second-gen automotive’s.

However the true motive you watch this video is to see what it’s wish to drive a drop-top R8 with a handbook transmission from the driving force’s seat. The primary-gen R8’s handbook transmission is a six-speed, open-gate unit that makes a beautiful, chunky metallic sound with each shift. And since the four.2 liter V8 revs so shortly, you need to shift usually, which is a really, superb factor.

That four.2 liter V8 solely makes round 420 horsepower, which isn’t nice by right now’s requirements, nevertheless it’s greater than sufficient and, truthfully, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is its noise, although, which sounds improbable because it revs to its stratospheric eight,250 rpm redline. No, it isn’t as sonorous because the 5.2 liter V10 from the identical era R8 however nobody’s going to scoff on the V8.

It sounds completely improbable and the dance of throttle, clutch, shift, and again on the throttle appears to be like intoxicating. It’s greater than quick sufficient, and has sufficient punch to spin the tires from a launch, and the expertise simply appears so immersive. Add in the truth that you may drop the highest, or simply the rear window in case the climate is poor, and listen to that engine even higher is icing on the cake.