New diesel Audi... Le Mans car!!!

[dinkus 10]

Audi have just unveiled the world's first diesel Le Mans car and they're planning on racing it next year.

 

5.5-litre, 12-cylinder twin-turbo TDI that produces over 650bhp and a meaty 811lb-ft of torque.

 

Madness.

 

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[Walesy 0]

It doesn't say what sorta MPG it gives though... :-P

[chrishill 0]

wonder if that means they'll have less refueling stops too?

[dinkus 10]

Well I was assuming that because it's a race car, the MPG is going to be horriffic, but it may drink enough less fuel to mean it can cut out a fuel stop or two...

[Neil VR6 0]

And I get to see it at Le Mans !! :joker2: :cheers: :cheers:

[Jim 2]

Jeepers. Thats some torque!

[Not_Aircooled_or_Taxfree 0]

I thought that audi had already entered a diesel in le mans a few years ago?

[TomB 0]

I don't think it was Audi, but there was definately a diesel Le Mans car there in 2004 and a bio-ethanol one to boot. Neither lasted the full 24 hours though.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

That's more power than an equivalent petrol engine! The Ford GT40 is also 5.5L (I think) and supercharged but doesn't make any where near as much grunt as that diesel!

[dinkus 10]

It is a truly nutty car, it must be said. And it'll run on cooking oil from Tesco too! :lol:

 

And Not_Aircooled_or_Taxfree - According to the PH forum lot, apparenltly Lola ran a car called the Caterpillar a year or two back, but it busted itself way before the end.