On an unremarkable industrial estate on the outskirts of Heilbronn, Audi has a low-volume production facility where it produces its two most powerful and highly distinctive road vehicles. What is remarkable is that one is conventionally powered, the other pure electric. What is even more remarkable is that Audi builds both models, in any sequence, on the same line.
The R8 V10 is Audi’s combustion-engined two-seater supercar, designed for track days and more; its non-identical twin, the e-tron GT quattro, is a high-performance Gran Turismo EV – and there’s even a more powerful RS version. The R8 and the e-tron GT sit on different platforms and have little in common, save for the four rings on the front and the Audi Sport DNA running throughout them.
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