Rumors of a possible V-6 version of the Audi R8 have been around since February 2015 and while whispers have remained dormant since then, everything came to a head when a leaked Audi product schedule shows that the R8 V6 will become a reality in 2018.
The leaked image comes by way of Autobahn.eu and it points to a lot of revealing information surrounding the German automaker’s production schedule over the next two years. Arguably the most important of these releases is the R8 V6, a car that until this schedule leaked out, has been discussed and debated in rumor mills all over the Internet. Well, debate no more, fellas, because the R8 V6 is about to become a reality.
The R8 V6 will definitely get the lion’s share of the discussion here, but just as important is the road map for Audi’s other models. Granted, the schedule only reveals the latter half of 2017 and 2018, but judging by the photos and labels of those cars, as seen on the upper left of the photo, we’re going to see a lot of models introduced in the first half of next year.
The Audi A5/S5 will probably kick off Audi’s year, while the R8 Spyder and the TT RS will follow suit. Then there’s the line connected to the Audi Q5/SQ5. It’s not shown in the photo, but it appears that those models are scheduled for an April 2017 launch. It becomes a lot clearer from there with a handful of Audi A5/S5 models projected for a May 2017 release. From there, it’s the SQ7 getting a July 2017 release, followed by the RS3 Sedan in August 2017 and the Q7 e-tron rounding out the year in October 2017.
The 2018 releases are a little bit trickier because there’s no timetable for any of them. What it does point to is that Audi seems to have earmarked this year for all of its premium and performance models. In addition to the R8 V6, 2018 will see the release of the RS5 Coupe, Q8, A6, A7, and A8. All these models are expected to come in next-generation guises, or in the case of the Q8, as an all-new model.
The last and arguably most mysterious of the 2018 batch of releases is the C-BEV. There aren’t a lot of details surrounding this model, but based on that name, it points to a future electric vehicle. Details about this car, as well as a lot of the other models on this road map, should surface in the coming months, or maybe even at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next week.
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