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Audi, What Big Eyes You Have: New R18 is a Diesel Racer with Lots of LEDs
Audi has unleashed its latest LMP1 racer, the R18. After winning the Le Mans 24 Hours nine times since 1999 with the R8, R10 TDI and R15 TDI, the Ingolstadt-based automaker aims for the top spot with a closed coupe again. “In the future, aerodynamic efficiency will be even more important at Le Mans than it was in the pastâ€, says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. “A closed car has clear advantages in this respect. Our computer simulations have been confirmed in the wind tunnel and during initial track testsâ€.
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Porsche Gives Its 2014 Le Mans Prototype The Maiden Test
The new Porsche LMP1 sports prototype, which will compete in the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2014, successfully completed its first rollout today on the Porsche test track in Weissach. Porsche works...
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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...
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Porsche To Return To Le Mans In 2014 With Brand New Lmp1 Racer
Porsche, the most successful marque ever in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has announced its return in 2014 to the world’s most famous endurance race. Porsche has won at Le Mans a record 16 times, and aims for the top spot with its works...
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Audi's Allan Mcnish Explains 24 Hours Of Le Mans In Animated Film
Audi will attempt to achieve a new victory next month at the Le Mans endurance race, with last year's victorious trio of veteran drivers (Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello) aiming for a win in the new R18TDI. Audi has won the Le Mans...
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Peugeot's Le Mans Drivers
It ought to be a matter of national pride for Peugeot, not to mention the disturbing nature of absolute German dominance at France's most famous race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  Audi  won this classic race in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,...
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