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Originally Posted by aajami
I don't know what kind of arguments were happening over the direction of the new R8. But I do know that it's shedding weight and staying naturally-aspirated (at least the V10 model is). If Ulrich was the one pushing for that direction, then you assume Van Meel was pushing for something other than lightening the weight and keeping the engine NA, which is bad news.
Anyway, I guess time will tell. Given how far car product pipelines run, we likely won't see his influence for a number of years.
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Good observation, judging by the date and content of this video I think you are correct.
Prior to being Head of Quattro, he was in charged of electric mobility for Audi as well.
Proof here in first 2 minutes of this video -