We can expect the car to have rear-wheel drive, like the limited R8 RWS.
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Scheduled to arrive in South Africa during the first quarter of 2020, the SQ8 TDI features the same turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 diesel as the related SQ7.
Audi have announced that the TT is going to be phased out of production by 2022.
The switch from R8 to an e-tron-badged supercar comes as cars like the R8 and TT enter executives’ crosshairs in the mission for profitability.
The S6 and S7 will also be offered (USA, Asia and Middle East) with a version of the turbocharged 2.9-litre V6 petrol engine but at this stage it is not yet known which offering South Africa will get.
The top speed will probably be close to the 300 km/h mark.
The R8 may also be saved through electrification.
Believe it or not, but the R8 V10 has now been with us for 10 years already.
Lumma hasn’t given us an exact date as to when we’ll see the CLR Q8 in person, but we can probably assume we’ll see something in Geneva next month.
Local pricing and availability is not yet known but we will update you as soon as we hear from Audi South Africa.