Rumor has it the famed Audi R8 isn't gone for good, after all. Apparently sharing its underpinnings with the Lamborghini Temerario, we envision what it could look like.

The Audi R8 that was discontinued in 2024 packed a roaring Lamborghini-derived V10 behind the cockpit. The next-gen R8 is rumored to be a plug-in hybrid.

The other player is Alex Soto, driving a 2018 Audi R8. It doesn't look quite as radical ... and then the drag race becomes a drift exhibition. The Silverado gets squirrely and then sideways ...

Produced from 2006 through 2024 over two generations, the R8 was initially expected to return with all-electric muscle and Scalable Systems Platform underpinnings. A rather soulless development ...