Audi R8 Could Return in 2027 with 1,000 HP and Lambo DNA

The Audi R8’s absence from the scene might end up being a short one. Having left the stage in 2024, the Audi R8 could make a big return by 2027, but as a plug-in hybrid rather than in an all-electric format.

According to Autocar, the third generation of the R8, if it comes to pass, will keep neither the naturally aspirated V10 nor a dedicated Audi platform. Instead, it will borrow the PHEV powertrain and chassis from the Lamborghini Temerario.

An R8 on steroids: 1,000 horsepower in the cards?
If the rumours are confirmed, the next future R8 could become the most powerful Audi in history, with output exceeding 1,000 hp.

It would use the Temerario's hybrid 4.0L twin-turbo V8, supported by three electric motors. The Lamborghini already displays 907 hp, and an even more radical version is in preparation, which suggests an R8 with hypercar-worthy performance.

This technological leap would allow it to surpass the Audi RS E-Tron GT Performance, until now the brand's most powerful car.

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