Porsche Boxster Spyder

Viliyana Filipova — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:39:31 +0000

The German company Porsche has developed a new version of the Boxster, which received the name Spyder. The car will debut at the world exhibition in Los Angeles in December, while sales in Germany will start in February with a starting price of 63 404 EUR. Porsche Boxster Spyder is the lightest model in the product range of brand whose weight is only 1 275 kg. It is achieved through lightweight construction and lack of a mechanism for retracting the soft roof that folds manually and using the manufacture of composite parts. In comparison with the versions of the coupe and cabriolet models, Boxster Spyder is distinguished by new bumpers, larger rear spoiler and rear of the structure changed over the unit. The car can also boast a new adaptive suspension and a lower center of gravity located, which is improved stability on the road. The engine of the Porsche Boxster Spyder is a 3.4-liter, as the Boxster S, but its power was increased by 10 h.p. to 320 h.p.
This allows the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 4.8 sec and to develop targets 267 kilometers per hour, while average fuel consumption is 9.3l/100km run.

Audi R8 Spyder

Viliyana Filipova — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:51:34 +0000

Undoubtedly one of the most exciting launches at the exhibition in Frankfurt is one of the Audi R8 Spyder. The car will appear in the company’s dealers in Europe in the first quarter of the 2010th, but his price will start from 156 400 euros. Convertible version of the Audi R8 has received a mild tilt, which is available in three colors, opens or closes for 19 seconds and is made of carbon fiber, so that its weight is only 30 kilograms. The car has a retractable rear window, which is independent from the roof and can remain raised, even when it is retracted, and function as a wind deflector. Although additional increased incurred in the construction of the car, its weight is 1 720 kg. That is only with 100kg. more than the Audi R8 V10 FSI. This was achieved thanks to its widely used in composite materials such as aluminum and carbon. Audi R8 Spyder exterior differs from the version on the new rear compartment lid with extra air vents for better cooling of the engine underneath, and in the absence of side “sideblades” panel. Moreover, the windscreen frame and vanes on the back cover are made of anodized aluminum.
The interior of the impressive Convertible is identical to that of the coupe version, but leather upholstery is fabric, preventing its temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius, even when exposed to direct sunlight. This ensures comfort to the future owners of the model and in the hot summer days. Audi R8 Spyder will be available only with 5.2-liter FSI engine that has a power 525 h.p. in 8 000 rev/min. and reaches a maximum torque of 530Nm. at 6 500 rev/min. The car will be available with six-speed manual gearbox and an automatic R-tronic transmission. In the first acceleration from 0-100km / h. for 4.1 sec, 0-200 kilometers per hour for 12.7sec and the maximum speed is 313 kilometers per hour.

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