Audi R8 e-tron

Audi has quietly killed off the R8 e-tron - report

Remember the Audi R8 e-tron? Well, according to a new report, the German automaker has quietly axed the all-electric supercar from its line-up in Europe.Why? Well, an anonymous Audi representative talking to Car and Driver blamed exceedingly slow sales for the decision.Indeed, the source told the US ...

Full EV Audi R8 e-tron to go into production

Ingolstadt have revealed a production-ready Audi R8 e-tron EV at the Geneva show.It’s been on the cards for a while now – we saw an e-tron concept of the previous gen. R8 as far back as 2009 – but a lack of suitable battery tech and high costs stalled the project in the concept phase. To their ...

Audi's Electric R8 Tackles The 'Ring [video]

Audi's electrically powered R8 E-Tron is just about ready for market introduction, and to create some hype, it has recently sent its groundbreaking new car around the Nurburgring, where it clocked a time of 8:09, only five seconds slower than a R8 with a V8! But before you get to excited... production ...

Plastic springs

IN the quest for ultra-lightweight vehicles, manufacturers are targeting all components, including the conventional coil spring. Audi, in conjunction with patent holder SOGEFI, has developed a fibre-reinforced-plastic (FRP) spring for weight-saving purposes. Compared with a steel spring found in an Audi ...