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IMPRESSIVE COMPRESSION; Driving Audi's R8 diesel.(News)
Byline: WES RAYNAL
Okay, so it was only a couple of laps on an old airport runway (near the famed Sebring track in Florida) in a one-of-a-kind concept car that would get us fired or killed-or worse-if we wrecked it.
But driving Audi's V12 diesel R8 was a good indicator of what a future with diesel-powered supercars could be. That future looks bright.
This is the same car we voted Most Fun at the Detroit auto show, over the BMW 1 Series convertible, the Dodge ZEO concept, the Hummer HX concept and the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.
Then Audi painted the concept red for Geneva. The car was given a name, the R8 TDI Le Mans. All of this fueled speculation that the car is getting closer to production.
The Audi is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 common-rail diesel, the first V12 diesel in a sports car. The engine cranks out 500 hp and an astonishing 737 lb-ft of torque, the latter figure more than double that offered by the standard, gasoline-fueled R8-and it all comes between 1750 and 3000 rpm. Audi says the engine is based on the 5.5-liter, 650-hp powerplant used in its Le Mans-winning R10 racer. Audi also says its engine already fulfills the Euro 6 emissions standard likely to take effect in 2014.
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Source: HighBeam Research, IMPRESSIVE COMPRESSION; Driving Audi's R8 diesel.(News)