Burly Audis Give Iron Man's Stunt Team Headaches

The trailers for Iron Man look awesome, and with Robert Downey Jr. in the lead, I’m confident the big screen adaptation will deliver the goods. But as it turns out, the stunt team had a lot more trouble with some of the car shoots than they anticipated. In the clip below, the storyboard called for the R8 to flip, but like a stubborn puppy, Audi’s halo car just didn’t want to roll over. And when they tried use mechanical claws rip the roof open like a tin can? You guessed it. The German steel just wouldn’t cooperate. In another scene, a Q7 was supposed to come skidding to a halt, and as you can imagine, the Audi’s anti-lock brakes kept bringing the crossover to a nice, controlled stop. Apparently, German engineering doesn’t dig drama. Enjoy the clips.