Electric Audi R8 successor reportedly due mid-decade

An electric successor to the Audi R8 supercar based on a Porsche platform is being readied for launch by mid-decade, Autocar reported on Monday. Citing Audi insiders, the British publication reported the new car won’t be a direct successor to the R8 and as a result will feature a new name. As for the R8, it will reportedly bow out next year, with…