The second-generation Audi R8 has been fervently debated over the last several years, but a plug-in variant was rarely discussed. Oddly enough, of all the versions considered for 2015, a hybrid may actually be the most likely.
Speaking to Car Magazine at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, Audi Technical Development chief Ulrich Hackenberg confirmed the possibility of a hybrid R8, using the showcase of a certain “hyper cruiser” as proof.
“We are able to make the R8 a plug-in hybrid,” he said, “the Lamborghini Asterion shows this is possible – that car uses the platform of the R8.”
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