1955 Porsche 550 Spyder

Porsche 550 Spyder: mali je, srebrni je i njemački je. Automobil je izrađen od aluminija i ima masu od 682 kilograma. Ne tako lijep podatak jest da je James Dean poginuo u jednom ovakvom. Motor sa 110 KS je 1.5-litreni motor s četiri bregaste osovine koji je projektirao Dr. Ernst Fuhrmann, a poznat je po svojoj složenosti. Podešavanje rada bregastih osovina samo je po sebi bio vrlo kompliciran zadatak, za što je danas kod modernih motora potrebno nekoliko minuta a na Furhmannovom je trajao satima.

Proizvedeno je svega 90 primjeraka ovog 550 Spyder modela. To je mali broj, ali s velikim značajem. Većina automobila spomenutih ovdje proizvedeno je u manje od jednoznamenkastim proizvodnim serijama. Ovaj određeni model ima oznaku šasije 5500061, i 61. je Spyder koji je izašao iz tvornice.

Audi R8 GT Spyder

The R8 GT Coupe, while also gaining a more powerful version of the Lamborghini-derived 5.2-liter V10 churning out an output of 560-horsepower.

In the coupe, Ingolstadt’s engineers were able to shave 100 kilograms (220.46 lb) dropping the car’s curb weight of to,525 kilograms (3,362.05 lb), and improving the power-to-weight ratio to 2.72 kilograms (6.00 lb) per hp. Expect to see a similar weight reduction (and by that we mean close, not more) in the convertible model. For the record, the coupe flavored R8 GT accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph).

Though absent from the prototype model seen here, the actual R8 GT Spyder will get the same aero package as it’s coupe sibling comprising of new front and rear bumpers with additional air vents.


From what we understand, Audi will follow the example of the coupe and keep production of the R8 GT Spyder limited to 333 units worldwide.