No Audi R8 planned after current generation ends

Filed under:Etc.,Audi,Convertible,Coupe,Luxury,Performance,SupercarsAnother Volkswagen Group icon looks headed for the River Styx. A few days after Autocar reported that the VW Beetle won't live past the current generation, Car and Driver reports "there are no current plans for a direct replacement" of the Audi R8. That information came after chatting to Audi R&D boss Peter Mertens at the Geneva Motor Show. Responding to a suggestion that the carmaker didn't have a next generation planned fo