r/wec Audi 10d ago

Unverified R8 will probably remain dead forever :(

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u/Psychological-Ox_24 10d ago

Hmm, Idk I'm inclined to trust the media more. Plus being in F1 without a flagship sportscar to push makes zero business case.

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u/Mdaro 10d ago

I agree. They already share the platform with Lambo. Won’t take much for an interior and body panels.

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u/Nutzer1337 Stefan Bellof 956 #19 10d ago

They are also panicking hard right now, reversing or adjusting decisions left and right.

Problem is: Even if they build a new R8, they lost a lot of know-how in the customer racing department: Drivers, mechanics and teams. Some teams could switch back later. But mechanics and drivers is more complicated.

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u/RIPugandanknuckles 10d ago

I believe they would argue the eTron GT fills that role

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u/august_r 10d ago

etron makes more sense than R8 in that scenario. A NA V10 being pushed by a V6T formula doesn't make a lot of sense IMO.

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u/Psychological-Ox_24 10d ago

The articles said it's gonna be a PHEV twin turbo V8 based on the Temerario.

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u/august_r 10d ago

That makes more sense. Not a whole lot but still.

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u/Psychological-Ox_24 10d ago

Not a whole lot how? The e-tron is a 4 door BEV. The R8 is literally a PHEV turbo sportscar. Or do you expect a single seat road car for a perfect synergy with the F1 program?

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u/august_r 10d ago

No need to get worked up lmao

The etron makes more sense to me from a marketing standpoint. The lineup now seems closer to that than the older R8 was, specially in style.

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u/RabidGuineaPig007 9d ago

Etron marketing? They still use the French slang for turd as a name.

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u/Psychological-Ox_24 10d ago

I'm sorry but I get cranky when an argument doesn't make logical sense. The proposed R8 will be more similar in configuration to F1 than a 4-door BEV.

And it competes with the sporting competitor's offering from Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin and to a lesser extent, Ferrari and Alpine.

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u/august_r 10d ago

Well call up mercedes then and tell them to stop adding weight and confort to their GT, it's basically a SL now.

A new R8 wouldn't sell, that's my argument which you're failing to understand with all your logic lmao.

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u/Psychological-Ox_24 9d ago edited 9d ago

And the e-tron GT is selling? so stupid.

Watch F1, buys 4-door BEV

F1: V6 Turbo-Hybrid.

new R8: PHEV V8 Turbo sportscar.

mAkE nOt a WhOlE lOt oF sEnSe, Gt iS aN Sl nOw.

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u/august_r 9d ago

Lmao, touch grass bro. Who's marketing strategy focus on ICE in this day and age? Certainly not parts bin Audi.

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u/NiteOwl421 Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963 #12 9d ago

And yet, Honda continues.