Audi bids adieu to R8 Supercar after 17 years; may be for its electric rebirth
Audi has officially ceased production of its renowned R8 supercar, marking the end of a 17-year era. The final R8, a high-performance variant, rolled off the assembly line at Audi’s Bollinger Hofe plant in Germany and will be preserved at the company’s museum in Ingolstadt.
The final R8, a high-performance Performance Quattro Edition variant, has a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine producing 612 bhp. It was initially powered exclusively by a 4.2-liter V-8, but a few years later Audi dropped the Gallardo’s 5.2-liter V-10 into the R8.
