After a 17-year production run, the Audi R8 left us following the 2024 model year, leaving a mid-engine-supercar-sized hole in our hearts. Now though, it looks like we'll be getting that hole filled with an all-new plug-in-hybrid R8 that'll be the German automaker's most powerful and fastest road car ever.

Autocar understands that Audi will debut a brand-new R8 in late 2027 as the Audi Sport division's take on the 2026 Lamborghini Temerario

Autocar claims to have knowledge that engineering on the vehicle is officially underway with the backing of Audi chairman Gernot Döllner. The details are theoretically similar in scope to the two previous generations of R8: take the important bits from Lamborghini; temper its character into something more Germanic; and wrap it all in Audi styling.

The idea of an electric R8 has fallen flat, so Audi is doing what it knows works - asking Italy for some excitement.

Avarvarii Automotive Artworks (aka 'avarvarii' on social media) has taken a good, extended look at Audi's plans and came up with a new-generation R8 PHEV

Buckle up, everyone, because the Audi R8 is ready to ride back into our lives and it's about to send shockwaves through the world of supercars. Audi is serving us some great news after they “mourned” the R8's V10 engine,

The Audi R8 nameplate may be brought back featuring a new plug-in hybrid engine from Lamborghini, as per our sister publication Autocar UK. This new R8 is reportedly set for an international launch in 2027;

Audi is gearing up to launch the next-gen model of its recently retired R8, but it won't be an all-electric replacement as some rumors suggested.

The Audi R8 is making a comeback — and not as the electric supercar many expected. According to Autocar, Audi has decided to resurrect the iconic R8 with a new generation model powered by a fierce 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8,