MONTEREY, Calif. – When I decided I wanted to get into the car journalism business, one of the prime reasons for it – besides driving lots of neat cars, obviously – was wanting to be present for big moments in car history. I'd see photos from auto shows and car reveals from decades past and think, "How cool would it have been to be there?" And realizing all that had passed was new once, I didn't want to miss the next historic event. Of course, I was thinking about the big reveals. What I wasn't expecting, probably naively, were the big farewells, particularly as we move into the EV era. And one of those is for the Audi R8, which will depart after this 2023 model year.