Recently, Audi officially discontinued the R8. But Audi has no shortage of performance machines. Take a look at the image below, which is a concept sports car developed by Audi more than a decade ago (around 2010 and 2013) under the internal name "Skorpion". With this appearance, it is completely outdated now. Unfortunately, the car was not mass-produced and is currently housed in a museum in Germany.
At the time, Audi was developing the car with the intention of building a road-capable Le Mans R18 endurance car, which was also available in a diesel version. Audi also said at the time that the car was positioned above the R8 and would go into production in 2015.
In addition to the diesel version, the concept sports car also involved a petrol version, which at the time produced between 400 and 550 horsepower. In terms of power, the car was equipped with all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive, and was also equipped with a hybrid version, but Audi eventually stopped production plans for this model.
At the time, there were also rumors that the car would be limited to 333 units, using the R18 platform and with a honeycomb-reinforced carbon fiber monocoque body. At the time, it was believed that the car would use a racing 3.7-liter V6 diesel engine and an electric motor with a total horsepower of more than 700 horsepower, with the engine for rear-wheel drive and the electric motor for the front wheels, resulting in an electric Quattro.
Although the idea of a diesel supercar seemed crazy at the time, Audi had done it before. In 2008, the R8's V12 TDI model had a twin-turbo 6-litre V12 engine mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, which was made into a diesel all-wheel drive system. Although the car was not mass-produced at the time, its engine was eventually used in the Audi Q7.
It is reported that Audi has revealed that it will launch a new flagship performance car, which will most likely adopt the styling of the electric R8. So what does it mean that this car is now revealed?