Weighing in at under 3300-pounds, the 2015 Audi R8 will pack “a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the monocoque will be a lighter, aluminum and carbon affair.” Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. Click here for more pictures. In similar news, continue reading for a review of the 2012 Audi R8 GT.
The evolution or disappearance of the sideblades on the “clean-sheet design” also wasn’t broached, but the trademark signifiers don’t appear in Autocar’s rendering. The report states that it will take cues from the R8 e-tron (pictured), but they see intakes at the door shut-line, which feature very MP4-12C-like dual strakes.
[via Autoblog]
