The Audi R8 e-tron is actually coming next year

Remember the Audi R8 e-tron? We won’t blame you if you don’t, actually, considering that Audi first displayed this electric version of its R8 supercar more than six years back. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then; electric supercars and hybrids from the likes of Tesla, Porsche, McLaren and even Ferrari has appeared and charmed the pants off the world; but Audi is finally ready to make good on its promise now. 

The Audi R8 e-tron has been spied testing at the fearsome Nürburgring, and there are credible, albeit unconfirmed, news that Audi plans to introduce it sometime next year. 

From its gestation till now a few things have, understandably, changed on the R8 e-tron. For example, the headlights aren't tinted, and the vertical element of the air vents for the brakes are slightly different. On the R8 shown in Geneva, the front grille was made of naked carbon fibre, but not here. You may also notice that the blades on the sides now glow bright orange and the wheels no longer have an aero cover to reduce drag.

We expect bookings for the Audi R8 e-tron to open sometime later this year or maybe early into 2016. Then the dream of an electric coupe with 456 PS and 920 Nm of torque, good for a 0-100 km/h time in the three-second range and capable of tackling the Nürburgring, will finally become a reality.

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