Audi R8 goes diesel!
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Audi has already publicly revealed it will be showing two vehicles at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. One it called a "stunning" concept car and the other is a new production car making its world debut. One of the two cars will reportedly be an Audi R8 powered by the brand's V12 TDI diesel engine, this according to German mag Auto Motor und Sport. While the R8 TDI is likely destined for production, it's probably not the production car that Audi will debut in Detroit. If it's the "stunning" concept, consider us stunned. The car is projected to have around 500bhp/738 ft-lbs of torque, accelerate to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds and return 28 mpg, presumably on the highway. That's truly outstanding fuel economy for a supercar, though Corvettes are known to get above 30 mpg while lazily cruising this nation's highways, as well. That said, the equally as powerful 2008 Corvette Z06 is rated by the EPA as 15 city/25 highway mpg. Back to the R8 TDI, Auto Express also reports that since the V12 TDI is much larger than the standard car's 4.2L V8, it will gobble up all available luggage space just to fit. The R8 TDI's appearance in Detroit certainly isn't confirmed by Audi yet, so we'll have to wait until January 13th to see exactly what the German automaker brought to town. We think, however, that it is a safe bet.
Links are here...
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/04/detroit-08-preview-v12-diesel-powered-audi-r8-tdi-to-be-unveil/
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/229835/
If only Singapore allows private owners to drive diesel powered cars... fast and economical.
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R8 as taxis?Originally posted by outlaw-2:If only Singapore allows private owners to drive diesel powered cars... fast and economical.
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oh NO!!! thats the fuel of satan!!!
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clean diesel is better
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+1 was abt to say that..lolOriginally posted by ceecookie:R8 as taxis? -
Cool! Haha! I like the idea of having R8 as taxis!
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Yeah. i would love a diesel R8, But i am still waiting and dying for the new V10 R8.
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Finally after its Success with its R10 at Le Mans they decided to make R8 go diesel
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R8 as Taxi!!!! OMG!!!! This car has virtually no boot at all and it would be very impractical for a Taxi with no bootOriginally posted by Exige60:Cool! Haha! I like the idea of having R8 as taxis! -
Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept Revealed
Gobsmacked. Flabbergasted. Utterly speechless. When the sheets were pulled off of the Audi R8 V12 TDI - Audi's latest study model, the sound of jaws hitting the floor was impressive. About as impressive as the gasoline powered Audi R8 is in real life, we can only imagine what the diesel TDI version can do when it is let loose on the roads. After all, the R10 diesel race car is about as succesful as the R8 is.
The Audi R8 is of course a major success for the four-ringed brand from Germany. R8's are sold out for the remainder of the year and this 500 hp / 1,000 Nm torque Grace Silver monster is sure to be picked up as fast as Audi can make them should the German Manufacturer decide to proceed with production, but the entire WCF crew is united on this topic, please Audi, don't make us go without!
Just to drop some numbers, 0 – 100 km/h takes just 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of well over 300 km/h with peak torque at just 1,750 rpm. The engine is Euro 6 compliant, expected to be enforced by 2014.
The keener Audi fans will have spotted the RS rhombus-pattern in the air inlet covers, the sideblades are much wider in the bottom third and the NACA duct in the roof which accelerates the air drawn into the engine compartment. The R8 V12 TDI looks wider than its gasoline sibling and shows its core off with pride, the engine is covered by the restyled rear glass lid and is illuminated at night by LED's. Another little extra are the LED rear lights with 3D look and the full-LED headlamps.
The Audi R8 V12 TDI is a piece of art and seems too precious to use, but begs to be driven hard. The WCF newsroom has picked its Car Of The Year for 2008. Read on for further details.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080113.014/audi-r8-v12-tdi-concept-revealed
The engine bay looks different from normal R8.
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no please....Originally posted by Exige60:Cool! Haha! I like the idea of having R8 as taxis!
taxi coys will have more reasons for taxi fare hikes and fellow drivers will have to endure worst driving experiences on the roads.