Revealed! Refreshed Audi R8 Photo Shared on Twitter

We’ve known an updated Audi R8 was coming and we now have our first official photo of the Teutonic supercar. Audi has just released on Twitter its first image of what we believe is the 2013 Audi R8.

 

From the front-view photo Audi tweeted, the new R8 looks to be getting a minor nip/tuck up front. The 2013 R8 gets reworked headlights, new LED daytime running lights, and a revised grille. The result isn’t a huge departure from the current R8, but may be enough to keep the R8 looking fresh for the years to come. Though we can’t see what changes Audi’s made to the rear of the R8, we can see that its distinctive side blades remains.

Though Audi has yet to release mechanical specs for the new R8, rumor has it that the six-speed single-clutch gearbox will be replaced with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word yet on powertrains, but a minor horsepower bump to the 4.2-liter V-8 and 5.2-liter V-10 wouldn’t surprise us. . It may also be just a matter of time before Audi’s new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 makes its way under the hood of the Audi R8, which currently uses a 4.2-liter V-8 in the “entry-level” models that gets 13/21 mpg city/highway with the six-speed auto-clutch transmission and 11/20 mpg with the six-speed manual. That’s not much different from the EPA-rated mileage of the V-10 models, at 12-13/19 mpg.