Audi R8 Successor Will Reportedly Go All-Electric, Make 650 HP
If you’re in the market for a supercar you can drive daily, it’s hard to go wrong with the Audi R8. It’s comfortable, offers great ride quality, and in an era where forced induction is becoming increasingly common, it packs a fantastic, naturally aspirated V-10. But when Audi introduces its replacement in a few years, don’t expect that V-10 to stick around.
According to U.K. magazine Car, the Audi R8’s successor will be an electric supercar called the E-Tron GTR. And while it won’t have the current car’s combustion engine, the E-Tron GTR will reportedly make about 650 hp and run from 0–60 mph in the low-2-second range. Mechanically, it’s said to have a lot in common with the upcoming Porsche Taycan, using three motors to power all four wheels, a 95-kWh solid-state battery good for about 300 miles of range, and wireless charging.
None of those specs are official yet, but it does line up with a lot of what we’ve heard in the past. For example, our friends at Automobile reported last month that Audi will build two Taycan-based electric cars—an E-Tron GT sedan and an E-Tron GTR coupe. We’ve already seen the E-Tron GT in concept form and know it’s already scheduled to go into production in 2020. As for the E-Tron GTR, the rumor is that it will look a lot like the PB18 concept shown above.
If things go according to plan, expect the E-Tron GTR to go on sale sometime in 2023.
Source: Car
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