Hardcore Audi R8 Coming

As Audi shifts to electrification, the road for the naturally-aspirated V10-powered Audi R8 is coming to an end, but the supercar will go out with a bang!

Death by electrocution. That’s the fate of the potent R8. The Audi R8 supercar as we know it is reaching the end of its lifecycle and the next generation will be electrified.

That means petrolheads will be saying goodbye to the current naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that produces a hair-raising 449 kW and 560 Nm. For those who need to be reminded, the R8 is capable of accelerating from zero to 100 kph in 3.2 seconds and reaching a top speed of 330 kph. The next-generation electric R8, however, will surely be faster.

But before the next generation arrives, Audi will reportedly prepare a hardcore R8 that will serve as the swansong for the Ingolstadt firm’s pinnacle supercar.

This was confirmed by Audi’s RS Sport Managing Director, Sebastian Grams, who commented What I can say is that we have plans to do more. There will definitely be more to come on this generation of R8 platform. And as you can see from the R8 with rear-wheel drive, we are trying to bring ‘fun-to-drive’ to the front [of what we do]”

“What we are doing is trying to make the most out of the [car’s] life cycle. At the moment people are enjoying the R8 and we have a lot of sales. But I can tell you we have enough ideas for the future” he said.

The hardcore R8 is expected to be revealed in the first half 2022 and we will keep you informed as soon as more information becomes available.

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