Brace Yourselves: A V6 Audi R8 Is Coming

A leaked production schedule reveals that a V6 R8 is indeed happening, and the car will be with us in 2018
Brace Yourselves: A V6 Audi R8 Is Coming

With only the V10 engine from the first-gen R8 carried over to the new model, we couldn’t help but wonder if there’d ever be a model to replace the old N/A V8. There was talk of Audi’s 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 making an appearance, but apparently cooling it in a mid-mounted position was an issue, leaving speculation to focus on a twin-turbo V6. And it seems the V6 option is almost certainly going to happen, but not until 2018, judging by this product schedule leaked by Autobahn.

Brace Yourselves: A V6 Audi R8 Is Coming

The schedule merely states ‘R8 V6’, but we can’t imagine it being anything other than the twin-turbo unit. It’ll most likely be the same unit Audi will fit to the next RS4, which recent reports suggested would be good for as much as 480bhp. The reason for an entry-level V6 model? It’s all about the Chinese market, where demand for fancy cars with smaller engines is high.

Other interesting bits of fast Audi news seen on the schedule include the TT RS - which will arrive in April 2017 along with the R8 Spyder - an RS3 saloon appearing in August the same year, and an RS5 arriving at the same time as the V6 R8.

Autobahn via Autoblog

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Comments

Anonymous

Brace youself for a lot of people that have never driven an R8, couldn’t afford a V8 let alone V10 R8 complain that there’s now going to be a V6.

The V8 is dying. It’s unfortunate in a way, but time and technology moves on.

I for one welcome my twin turbo PDK masters.

02/24/2016 - 11:14 |
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🎺🎺thank mr skeltal

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Why does it have a PDK if it’s an Audi?

02/24/2016 - 12:07 |
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Leonardus Wilhelmus de Graaf

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

i wouldn’t say the V8 is dying, rather the v10 and v12.

02/24/2016 - 12:41 |
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Vincent Vigil

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Remember the ford gt v6tt comments? Haha. I’m on board with you, fast is fast no matter how many cylinders you’ve got.

02/24/2016 - 16:07 |
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suchdoge

Is Audi on Crack.

02/24/2016 - 11:33 |
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captaind00m

[sarcasm]
awesome. they should make a 4 cylinder one too.
and maybe a TDI one as well
[/sarcasm]

02/24/2016 - 11:38 |
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I’d actually quite like the idea of a R8 with the biTDI competition unit or with the 4.2TDI

02/24/2016 - 11:58 |
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The W12 that was used in A8 before was great..hah

02/24/2016 - 13:13 |
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manarineduardo

Why not V10 Twin Turbo?

02/24/2016 - 11:40 |
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That would be the old RS6 engine. Wasn’t that great.

I’d rather have the high revving NA

02/24/2016 - 12:38 |
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CaJoMc

Sounds like the best sports car in the world

02/24/2016 - 11:46 |
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Anonymous

And if that spell the end of the v8 R8,i will kill people

02/24/2016 - 11:53 |
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Anonymous

They copied the gtr

02/24/2016 - 12:14 |
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Camden Wolfe

10 bucks if its for this “Fuel Efficiency” crap.

02/24/2016 - 12:34 |
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Anonymous

Q8??? is that going to be larger q7 or sportier?

02/24/2016 - 13:04 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Larger.
The SQ7 is also listed, which is the sportier model of course.

02/24/2016 - 15:43 |
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RedlineAllTheGears

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It’s going to be a gasstation

02/24/2016 - 23:13 |
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Duke RocketBunny Nuggets

Let me guess , 3.5 liter V6? GTR influence all the way xD

02/24/2016 - 13:10 |
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Gt-r is a 3.8 twin turbo

02/24/2016 - 14:14 |
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