Audi's 4.2 FSI liter V8 will live on in the next generation R8 with 450 horsepower
This motor just will not die. The next generation R8 will of course be based on the new Lamborghini Huracan. The engines will carry over so the same V8 and V10 that exist now will into the next generation model. The V10 of course makes sense as it is the same engine the Huracan already has anyway. The 4.2 V8 though will carry over as well with a bump up to 450 horsepower essentially matching the Audi RS5 version of the motor.
It now becomes apparent why Audi did not bump the facelifted R8 to 450 horsepower from 420. The reason for that was so that now with the successor they could say the new model is more powerful. They could have bumped it to 450 all along considering that is what they already had with the RS5 4.2 V8 which is basically exact same motor.
With the next generation RS4/RS5 set to ditch this old 4.2 V8 engine many hoped the R8 would as well for an exciting turbocharged powerplant. Unfortunately, that will not happen. The Audi 4.2 FSI V8 soldiers on.
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