Back in March, Audi->ke14 unveiled the first teaser video announcing "the new R8->ke1440 is coming!" Well, it's been a couple of months and there's been no sign of the R8...until now. Our spy photographers have come across an R8 prototype as it was finishing up some of its testing. Guess, we'll be waiting a lot longer than we would like to see the car in full production garbs.

The R8 facelift prototype in these images is heavily camouflaged - dizzyingly so - but we can still make out the new hexagon shaped grille that is similar to the one seen on the Audi R8 e-Tron prototype, the new headlights with LED technology, and the new rear lights. At the rear, the new R8 has also received new exhaust pipes similar to the ones on the R8 GT.

While the exterior will only see minor changes, the biggest change will be made under the hood. Audi will offer the same choice of V8 and V10 engines, but with an increased output of 444 HP (V8) and 533 HP (V10).

Expect to see the new Audi R8 facelift launched in September at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.

UPDATE 05/22/2012: It's been less than an hour since we published images of a highly camouflaged Audi R8 facelift, and now our photographers have sent us new images with the next R8, but this time completely naked! Enjoy!!

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