Audi has secured a new moniker with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the R8 Green Hell.
Named after the Nurburgring and discovered by AutomobileMag, it was filed on March 10 and is still under examination. The nameplate can be used on “vehicles, parts and fittings of vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water”, according to the trademark information.
Truth be told, it could mean nothing, as it is quite common for automakers to register different monikers before the competition. Nevertheless, we could also be looking at a more track-focused version of the R8 that will perhaps serve as the swan song of the outgoing iteration, which is already 5 years old.
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A more hardcore model would probably drop some weight and add more grunt to the already potent 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 that currently makes up to 620 PS (611 HP / 466 kW) and 580 Nm (427 lb-ft) of torque in the Performance variant. Nought to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) takes only 3.1 seconds in this model and top speed is 331 km/h (205 mph).
Another scenario might see the alleged R8 Green Hell special edition try to steal the crown from the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ as the fastest production car at the Nurburgring. To do so, it would need to complete the course in under 6 minutes and 44.95 seconds. The Italian automaker has held on to the record for almost two years now, after it beat the Porsche 911 GT2 RS by more than 2 seconds, so it seems plausible.
The quoted publication states that Audi has not secured the new moniker with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), so if they are indeed prepping a special edition supercar, it probably won’t launch on this side of the pond. Now, what do you think the R8 Green Hell could be?
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