After a 17-year production run, the Audi R8 left us following the 2024 model year, leaving a mid-engine-supercar-sized hole in our hearts. Now though, it looks like we'll be getting that hole filled with an all-new plug-in-hybrid R8 that'll be the German automaker's most powerful and fastest road car ever.

Autocar claims to have knowledge that engineering on the vehicle is officially underway with the backing of Audi chairman Gernot Döllner. The details are theoretically similar in scope to the two previous generations of R8: take the important bits from Lamborghini; temper its character into something more Germanic; and wrap it all in Audi styling.

Autocar understands that Audi will debut a brand-new R8 in late 2027 as the Audi Sport division's take on the 2026 Lamborghini Temerario

Cars’ return from production slumber is nothing unusual — Ford revived the Bronco, and Toyota brought back the Supra after nearly two decades. Now, Audi is launching the resurrection of their classic R8, but with a surprising twist: it is a plug-in hybrid, leveraging Lamborghini’s sophisticated technology.

The third-gen R8 will reportedly swap the naturally aspirated V10 for an electrified twin-turbo V8 that already powers the Lamborghini Temerario

Audi is set to reintroduce its R8 supercar, reimagined as a plug-in hybrid and scheduled to debut in 2027. This next-generation R8 will draw heavily from the Lamborghini Temerario, signaling a robust continuation of Audi’s collaboration with Lamborghini under the Volkswagen Group umbrella.

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.

Buckle up, everyone, because the Audi R8 is ready to ride back into our lives and it's about to send shockwaves through the world of supercars. Audi is serving us some great news after they “mourned” the R8's V10 engine,