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,

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.

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 future of the Audi R8 will not involve a V-10, but it will also not be a fully electric supercar, as the latest developments prompted Audi to backtrack on its electrification strategy.

With a four-digit power output, the new R8 Performance will be the most powerful and fastest road-legal Audi ever, surpassing the current titleholder, the e-tron GT RS.

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.