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"Living \u2014 and driving \u2014 in Southern California has its spiffs, like encountering Tony Stark (aka Robert Downey Jr.) and his &amp;quot;Stark 11&amp;quot; licensed taking part in the filming of &amp;quot;Iron Man 2,&amp;quot; the much anticipated followup to 2008&amp;#039;s blockbuster.   This sequel, staring the likes of Downey, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson, won&amp;#039;t be seen in theaters until May 2010. And this is the best look we&amp;#039;re likely to see of the prior to its expected debut in September. V10 badging of the car identifies its powerplant, the dohc expected to produce around 525 bhp. In fact, it&amp;#039;s rumored that this will be the only engine initially offered in the convertible. Eventually there&amp;#039;ll be the lesser (but still luscious) 4.2-liter V-8.   The soft-top R8, for which Spyder nomenclature has been suggested, displays somewhat cleaner flanks than those of its earlier-coupe sibling. Gone, you&amp;#039;ll note, are the exaggerated side strakes. Subtle razor edging delineates a sweep of fender flare, front to rear, that continues on to the rear deck.   It&amp;#039;s certainly a super-cool way to carry around oversize film props.   Noteworthy as well in these exclusive spy shots is the stealth-SUV used as the camera car. We&amp;#039;ll have to rig up something similar for our own car-to-car work! We believe we recognize the location too: Southern California&amp;#039;s Pacific Coast Highway, up Malibu way north of Los Angeles. It&amp;#039;ll be fun to see &amp;quot;Iron Man 2,&amp;quot; recognize the scene \u2014 and the car. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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