2016 Audi R8

[kikie]

Audi R8 Electric Supercar Is Possible, Says R&D Head Marcus Duesmann

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Scherer Sport is building what looks like a road legal version of a R8 GT3

This Wild Audi R8 Prototype Could Be A Road-Legal GT3

This white Audi R8 isn't a normal model, and spy photographers say it could be a special GT3 version built for road use.

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The Audi R8 is headed into the history books. 2023 marks the end of production for this much-loved supercar, so imagine our surprise when a series of R8 spy photos arrived in our email inbox. The winged and scooped Audi looks much like a GT3 race car, but there's something different about this one. It has number plates front and rear.

Are we looking at a road-legal Audi R8? Our spy sources behind the photos believe so, but it's not necessarily a special model coming from Audi proper. Rather, it's believed to be an R8 GT3 built by Scherer Sport, a company that's long been involved with Audi Sport in the racing and performance world. This could be a test vehicle designed for road use to meet future homologation requirements, but whatever it is, we want to have a go behind the wheel.

That almost certainly won't happen. Our sources say only 100 of these road-going R8 GT3s will be built, and it's safe to assume most (if not all) already have buyers waiting in the wings.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Welp, the Audi R8 is officially dead now, with the last model rolling off the production line this morning!

The Audi R8 Is Officially Dead

Audi has ended production of the R8 supercar and doesn't intend to bring a direct successor to the market anytime soon.

www.motor1.com

 

[AudiMan2011]

Audi R8 rumored to be considered for a revival by 2027 and twinned with the Lamborghini Temerario.

Audi plotting R8 revival – with nearly 1000bhp | Autocar

Supercar is in line for 2027 revival, using Temerario's twin-turbo V8

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[FT-1]

If this report is to be believed, I'm glad to hear the R8 is returning. As nice as the E-Tron GT is, it simply doesn't have the same appeal in terms of being the brand's flagship model.

With Audi's current design language, it could recreate the futuristic vibe the first-gen had very well. I also hope they go back to making the side blade one piece again.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Audi R8 rumored to be considered for a revival by 2027 and twinned with the Lamborghini Temerario.

Audi plotting R8 revival – with nearly 1000bhp | Autocar

Supercar is in line for 2027 revival, using Temerario's twin-turbo V8

www.autocar.co.uk

Great news! Hopefully it won‘t look as bland as the Temerario, though. That‘s the first time I’d call a Lamborghini boring design-wise.

 

[AudiMan2011]

New Audi Nuvolari. Shares the same 4.0 twin turbo V8 PHEV setup with the Temerario but boosts power to 1000hp. Goes on sale early 2027 and starts the new design language first seen on the Concept C. Only 499 units will be made

This is not a drill: Audi just revealed this stunning new V8 supercar... | Autocar

Ultra-exclusive Lambo Temerario twin gets nearly 1000bhp from hybrid V8 – and introduces new design language

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Audi presents its first supercar with a high-performance hybrid powertrain

With the Nuvolari, Audi is unveiling its first supercar with a high-performance hybrid powertrain — further accelerating technological progress. With 1,001 PS and a top speed of more than 350 km/h, the Nuvolari is set to become the most powerful vehicle and the fastest production vehicle in the...

www.audi-mediacenter.com

 

[MIE1992]

New Audi Nuvolari. Shares the same 4.0 twin turbo V8 PHEV setup with the Temerario but boosts power to 1000hp. Goes on sale early 2027 and starts the new design language first seen on the Concept C. Only 499 units will be made

This is not a drill: Audi just revealed this stunning new V8 supercar... | Autocar

Ultra-exclusive Lambo Temerario twin gets nearly 1000bhp from hybrid V8 – and introduces new design language

www.autocar.co.uk

Audi presents its first supercar with a high-performance hybrid powertrain

With the Nuvolari, Audi is unveiling its first supercar with a high-performance hybrid powertrain — further accelerating technological progress. With 1,001 PS and a top speed of more than 350 km/h, the Nuvolari is set to become the most powerful vehicle and the fastest production vehicle in the...

www.audi-mediacenter.com

GT3 version when, though?

 

[MisterWaffles]

GT3 version when, though?

Never, because F1 team which nobody asked for or wanted. Audi's whole thing was sports cars.

Also I bet VW's bean counters are happy they can just point to the Temerario and say "this is our GT3 offering now if you want to buy one, go there instead".

As for this car, it's nice there's a new mid-engined supercar from Audi in any capacity, but it looks terrible imo. The Concept C was already a little odd but looked mostly ok, this is just a straight-up Minecraft car. Looks like it came out of the 3D printer in Marathon or something.

No joke I think the new Ferrari Luce looks better than this one. (I actually don't even hate how that car looks lol unlike most people). But they really took the R8, one of the best looking cars of its time, and said "nah cube on wheels" and put this crap out.

Also I hate that it's got a limited LaFerrari style production run instead of just being a regular Temerario twin. So that also hurts its non-existent prospects of ever being turned into a race car.


I really feel like every single major car company is having a massive identity crisis trying to figure out this whole electric car thing, it's really only Hyundai that's doing it well imo. Audi threw out all of their sporting credibility with enthusiasts by going to F1 and killing all of their gas-powered performance models, Dodge killed their V8 and are trying to scramble to revive it, Porsche killed a bunch of their non-911 models and are scrambling to revive them, Jaguar went crazy and threw out literally their entire brand, Ferrari put out a Telsa rival as their first electric car instead of a more traditional supercar, and so on.