Is the R8 a Gallardo?
Conceived in 2003 in concept form, the R8 was put into production in June 2006. The Type 42 is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo and shares its chassis and engine. Audi’s parent company Volkswagen Group owns Lamborghini as well and components of both of the cars were shared mainly to save development costs. For nearly 30 years, Lamborghini models had either a V12 (high-end cars and SUVs) or V8 (entry-level cars). Lamborghini partnered with Audi (who purchased Lamborghini a few years earlier) to develop a V10 engine that would power the Gallardo and the Audi R8 V10.