Audi’s R8 Coupe V10 GT RWD in 2023 will be gone for good.

This final version of Audi’s mid-engine supercar is a loving farewell to the naturally aspirated V10 engine. It is lighter, angrier, and faster than its predecessors.

 

For sensible folks who own dental offices or accountancy firms, Audi’s R8 has been an exceptionally long-serving and successful mid-engine supercar. It is simultaneously more subdued and less threatening than its Lamborghini Huracan brother while being just as terrifyingly quick. Sad to say, it’s currently following in the footsteps of the thylacine. Audi is giving its mid-engine naturally aspirated supercar one last hurrah before retiring it from production.

 

Only 333 of the 2023 Audi R8 Coupe V10 GT RWD will be produced in the entire globe, and as far as farewell models go, it’s a pretty good one. The snarling 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 engine generates a very respectable 612 horsepower and 417 lb-ft of torque, which are exclusively sent to the rear wheels by way of a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

 

Additionally, it gains a new driving mode called “Torque Rear” that enables users to choose the degree of stability control intervention. It resembles the large dashboard knob on a Mercedes-AMG GT R, but it’s distinct. The crucial aspect is that it will enable the bold or foolish to reduce their traction control without necessarily turning it completely off and yeeting oneself off a cliff and into the sea or something.

 

Other noteworthy modifications include a 44-lb weight reduction in comparison to the non-GT RWD Coupe and a black intake manifold, so nerds in 15 years’ time will remember that you were once extremely cool, moderately wealthy, and in possession of a good relationship with your neighbourhood Audi dealer. The GT also comes standard with the cool-looking carbon aerokit.

 

The 2023 Audi R8 Coupe V10 GT RWD is expected to be on sale sometime in the following year for a suggested retail price of 225,000 euros (now about $220,500, but there are fees and taxes and blah blah, so expect a different pricing here).