R8 Official: Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept
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PanterroR
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Audi abandons plans for R8 V12 TDI
When Audi's R8 V12 TDI made its debut at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, the world stood in awe of the sheer beauty of the idea: a fuel-efficient, torquey and potent diesel vehicle that could rival Lamborghinis and Ferraris in performance. But unfortunately new reports say the global industry downturn has claimed the oil-burning R8 as its latest victim.
At 5.5L and 500hp (373kW)/740lb-ft (1001Nm) of torque, the R8 TDI's V12 engine was a thing of beauty. Based around the company's dominating Le Mans diesel engine design, the V12 TDI was expected to be a sure hit with high-performance aficionados and diesel-heads everywhere. When a second concept was revealed at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, many thought the car was a shoo-in for production.
But that high-tech engine and the technology that goes into it equate to huge costs - costs that a racing team can eat or recuperate, but are too high for a road-going car to bear, reports Auto Express.
Of course, just because the market isn't currently at a level that could make the car a successful business proposition doesn't mean it won't be at some point in the future. And Audi won't be letting its diesel racing technology languish in the mean time, so while the R8 V12 TDI may be dead, it could yet prove to come alive again several years down the road.
Source: Audi abandons plans for R8 V12 TDI - [Audi R8 V12 TDI] - MotorAuthority - Car news, reviews, spy shots
When Audi's R8 V12 TDI made its debut at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, the world stood in awe of the sheer beauty of the idea: a fuel-efficient, torquey and potent diesel vehicle that could rival Lamborghinis and Ferraris in performance. But unfortunately new reports say the global industry downturn has claimed the oil-burning R8 as its latest victim.
At 5.5L and 500hp (373kW)/740lb-ft (1001Nm) of torque, the R8 TDI's V12 engine was a thing of beauty. Based around the company's dominating Le Mans diesel engine design, the V12 TDI was expected to be a sure hit with high-performance aficionados and diesel-heads everywhere. When a second concept was revealed at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, many thought the car was a shoo-in for production.
But that high-tech engine and the technology that goes into it equate to huge costs - costs that a racing team can eat or recuperate, but are too high for a road-going car to bear, reports Auto Express.
Of course, just because the market isn't currently at a level that could make the car a successful business proposition doesn't mean it won't be at some point in the future. And Audi won't be letting its diesel racing technology languish in the mean time, so while the R8 V12 TDI may be dead, it could yet prove to come alive again several years down the road.
Source: Audi abandons plans for R8 V12 TDI - [Audi R8 V12 TDI] - MotorAuthority - Car news, reviews, spy shots
I was really looking forward to this. Let's hope the next A8 or at least Bentley gets it.
bmer
Tire Trailblazer
Not entirely. It's true that the concept served as a marketing tool to both lift the profile of diesels in US market and to benefit from the Le Mans success but the R8 V12 TDI also had a chance of making it to production. Otherwise it would have made little sense to make a driveable concept with all the engineering effort that was required to make it work.
VroomVroom
Autotechnik Ace
LOL!!
Lmao, check the reverse gear position in gear-lever & notice where it's marked on the gear-knob!
Good Somone else noticed i have posted a comment on page 2 of this thread and no one commented about it...
bmer
Tire Trailblazer
Yup, it was that way in the press pics but in the car that was available for test drives for car mags it was correctedLmao, check the reverse gear position in gear-lever & notice where it's marked on the gear-knob!
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