Audi technical chief says next-gen R8 will eventually receive a smaller turbocharged engine

An Audi official has recently made an announcement that the second generation R8 will eventually receive a smaller turbocharged engine.

Last month we had heard a rumor about the next-gen Audi R8 carrying over the same naturally-aspirated V8 and V10 engines but with a few tweaks so that it can deliver slightly more power. Now, Audi’s technical chief Ulrich Hackenberg has officially confirmed that the two motors will find their way inside the new R8, with the V10 being related to the 5.2-liter engine inside the recently unveiled Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4.

He further stated that the new Audi R8 will stick to an all-wheel drive arrangement and a dual-clutch seven-speed transmission. Further down the line the R8 will receive a smaller turbocharged engine, indirectly hinting towards a six-cylinder motor since it’s a big step from 10 cylinders to four though there are some numbers in between that they could still think of looking at.

Due to some alleged last-minute engineering changes, the second generation Audi R8 has been postponed and is now expected to be unveiled only next year in 2015.