Come 2014, the Audi R8 supercar could get lighter and faster than ever before!

Audi will unveil the next generation version of the R8 super car in 2014, following which a roadster version of the all new R8 will be launched in 2015. The 2014 Audi R8 will not use turbocharging but is expected to retain the highly strung naturally aspirated V8 and the V10 engine it currently comes with, albeit with big changes to boost both power and torque. The V8 engine of the 2014 Audi R8 with the 4.2 liter V8 engine is expected to deliver about 450 Bhp of peak power while the 5.2 liter V10 engine could produce over 550 Bhp. As is the case now, the 4.2 lier V8 engine will be base engine on the 2014 Audi R8 supercar.

2012 Audi R8 V10 Quattro Supercar

Both the engines are expected to use seven speed dual clutch gearboxes for power and torque transmission. Apart from the increased power and torque, big gains to performance will be made by lightening the R8 quite significantly by using a wide variety of weight saving measures. The boffins at Audi are said to be working to ensure a weight reduction by over 60 kilograms, which is quite considerable by supercar standards. With all that weight reduction, the Audi R8 is expected to measure under 1,500 kilograms.

2012 Audi R8 V10 Quattro Supercar

For all this weight reduction, aluminum and carbon fiber are the major materials which are expected to be used on the 2014 R8 and the 2015 R8 Spyder.Power isn’t the only thing that the Audi R8 will be all about. Far from it, the Audi R8 is expected to set stellar standards in terms of fuel economy, which at a claimed 10.9 Kmpl is nothing short of outstanding. A start-stop system, brake energy regeneration and a “sailing” function(A function which idles the engine on downhill stretches) are expected to be the many fuel saving measures.