On april 17th, it house reported that kjell gruner, the new ceo of volkswagen motors usa, has made it clear that the brand is not planning to restart the legendary full-wheel drive super-run - audi r8。
According to external mediamotor1, during an interview at the new york car fair on wednesday, local time, gruner said, "on r8, in the final analysis, the choice of product lines -- depending on whether there is room on the market. I believe that a medium engine-driven car is no longer on our blueprint.”
It house note: audi r8 since its inception in 2007, initially carrying 4. 2 litres of natural inhalation v8 engine, combined with quatro 4x4 system, quickly became brand symbol. Since then, r8 has replaced the v10 engine provided by lamborghini. In 2015, the second generation of r8 was visible, the appearance was redesigned and the manual block option was removed. Ultimately, this generation of vehicle production ended last year。
However, the public has still not given up markings. Although golf gti and r did not perform well in the first quarter of 2025, both models will continue to sell。
According to gruner, “the united states market has never been the home of the crane. Market trends are constantly changing -- when the back-car was in the past, it was a minibus, and now it's suv's turn to become the mainstream because they meet almost all the needs of users. The lift will not dominate the united states market, nor, frankly, will it matter to us.”
