Production of the famous Audi R8 supercar has been stopped in Germany. The sports model could get a super-powerful successor in a few years.
Production of the Audi R8 supercar has been stopped. The last car left the assembly shop at the Stuttgart plant a few days ago. This was reported by Top Gear.
The latest is the yellow Audi R8 Coupe in Performance Quattro Edition. In addition to bronze wheels, it also has a carbon body kit and wing. The car will be exhibited at the Audi Museum.
The Audi R8 Performance Quattro Edition supercar is equipped with a 5.2-liter V10 producing 610 hp. With. The vehicle can reach 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 330 km/h.
Audi R8 has been produced since 2006. The reason the model was abandoned was low demand. The fact is that the second-generation supercar did not have a more affordable serial version with a V8 like the first-generation model, so sales were constantly falling and, in fact, halved. For example, while 1591 R8 units were sold in 2023, 4-5 thousand cars were purchased annually in 2007-2008.
The successor to the Audi R8 is expected to be a high-speed electric supercar. It is planned to be presented in 2025 or 2026, and the power of the electric vehicle may exceed 1000 horsepower.
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Source: Focus
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