Yep.....the R8 definitely uses some Lambo technology.
In a previous lifetime, my wife (literally the-girl-next-door) moved to Hollywood as a couple of naive 19 y/o kids.
Eventually bought a new ‘69 Bug at “Bob Smith’s Hollywood VW & Porsche”. I still recall the showroom had a 911 with a sticker of “only” $5,000 - seemed like a fortune at the time.
I saw that sticker and settled for the Karmann Ghia at exactly $2000. Wish I had bought the Porsche.