It's only been a week before the news that the Audi R8 successor will be an electric car and will debut as soon as 2023, and now there is news that Audi will release a final version that focuses more on track driving before the current generation of R8 exits. According to foreign media speculation, this ultimate version of R8 may also use the RWD rear-drive configuration, and it is expected to debut in the fall of 2022 as soon as possible, but the power performance has yet to be revealed.
According to Dr. Sebastian Grams, managing director of Audi Sport GmbH, in an interview with foreign media, before the current second-generation model is withdrawn, the original factory still has many plans, one of which is to launch a more track-oriented final version of the R8. At the same time, he also added that the purpose of launching these models is to focus more on driving pleasure, and the launch of the R8 V10 RWD rear-drive version is the best example.
The details of the car are still to be confirmed by the original factory, but since Sebastian Grams has hinted that there will be more driving pleasure, it is worth speculating that it will be an RWD rear-drive model, which not only weighs about 65 kg less than the AWD four-wheel drive version, but also brings more fun to the driving characteristics of the rear-drive car. In addition, since it is a closer to the track version, it should also be expected that there will be a large number of air power packages and a more rigid suspension setting.
As for the launch time of the ultimate version of R8, if the 2023 successor is pushed back, it is likely to be released in the fall of 2022, giving this curtain call about a year to sell.