Walter de Silva

Profile overview

Who is Walter de Silva?

Walter de Silva is an inventor associated with Italy. Their documented work in mobility & transport includes Audi R8 (first generation), the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

Walter de Silva directed Audi design and defined the first-generation Audi R8’s design language. The mid-engined production sports car became a distinctive halo product for Audi, and Audi’s own design-history page names the R8 as a clear example of de Silva’s reshaping of the brand’s visual identity.