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Production chronology2006–2024
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗19 years
← Audi
Audi / Model record
AudiR8
Production2006–2024
Recorded originGermany
ClassTwo Seaters
Power612 hp
Built45,949 units
Background
The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 2006. Production ended in the first quarter of 2024.
Text adapted from “Audi R8” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2018
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗1 year
Canadian NRCan model years2008–2023
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗13 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2007–2013
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗7 years
Research notes
Mid-engine sports/supercar sharing its platform with the Lamborghini Gallardo (gen 1) and Huracan (gen 2). Audi's first production car with full-LED headlamps and first US model with laser headlights. Production ended March 2024.