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Ten-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race Audi revealed its new contender for this year’s event in the Audi Training Center at the Munich Airport.
- Audi R18 E-tron Quattro Debuts New Aerodynamics
For the past two decades, Audi has dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This year, the R18 e-tron Quattro looks poised for yet another great season. Read more »...
- What Is It Like To Drive The Nissan Gt-r Lm Race Car? [w/video]
Nissan has recently announced its plans to elbow its way into what was once a three-way battle between the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro, Porsche 919 Hybrid, and the Toyota TS030 Hybrid for the overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In order to get the...
- Audi Dominates 24 Hours Of Le Man Taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd And 5th Spots With Diesel-hybrid R18 E-tron
For the second consecutive year and 11th time in the last 13 years, Audi nabbed the chequered flag at the famed Le Mans 24 hours endurance race with drivers Marcel Fässler (CH), André Lotterer (D) and Benoît Tréluyer (F) behind the wheel...
- New Audi Q7 3.0 Tdi With 204hp V6 Diesel
A new EU5-compliant diesel engine has been added to the European range of its recently updated Audi Q7. The 3.0 liter V6 common-rail turbo diesel that drives Audi's large SUV delivers an output of 204HP (150 kW) and 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) of peak...
- Peugeot Previews 908 Hdi Diesel – Electric Hybrid At Le Mans
At the final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series at Silverstone on Saturday, September 13, Peugeot Sport presented an electric-hybrid version of its 908 HDi FAP diesel race car equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) similar to the one that’s...
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Audi’s 2012 R18 Le Mans Challenger Comes in AWD Hybrid and RWD Flavors
Ten-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race Audi revealed its new contender for this year’s event in the Audi Training Center at the Munich Airport.
Named the R18 e-tron quattro, the four-wheel drive LMP1 racer combines a diesel engine, which has worked brilliantly for Audi in the past, with hybrid technology.
While the 510HP 3.7-liter V6 TDI diesel engine continues to drive the rear wheels like before, the R18 e-tron quattro also features a kinetic energy recovery system up front that captures energy during braking and feeds it to a flywheel accumulator.
Read more »- Audi R18 E-tron Quattro Debuts New Aerodynamics
For the past two decades, Audi has dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This year, the R18 e-tron Quattro looks poised for yet another great season. Read more »...
- What Is It Like To Drive The Nissan Gt-r Lm Race Car? [w/video]
Nissan has recently announced its plans to elbow its way into what was once a three-way battle between the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro, Porsche 919 Hybrid, and the Toyota TS030 Hybrid for the overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In order to get the...
- Audi Dominates 24 Hours Of Le Man Taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd And 5th Spots With Diesel-hybrid R18 E-tron
For the second consecutive year and 11th time in the last 13 years, Audi nabbed the chequered flag at the famed Le Mans 24 hours endurance race with drivers Marcel Fässler (CH), André Lotterer (D) and Benoît Tréluyer (F) behind the wheel...
- New Audi Q7 3.0 Tdi With 204hp V6 Diesel
A new EU5-compliant diesel engine has been added to the European range of its recently updated Audi Q7. The 3.0 liter V6 common-rail turbo diesel that drives Audi's large SUV delivers an output of 204HP (150 kW) and 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) of peak...
- Peugeot Previews 908 Hdi Diesel – Electric Hybrid At Le Mans
At the final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series at Silverstone on Saturday, September 13, Peugeot Sport presented an electric-hybrid version of its 908 HDi FAP diesel race car equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) similar to the one that’s...