Past- A4, TT, S4
Present- R8 V10
larger air scoops on the side?? is that what gives it? Looks very good anyway
looks like it. i hope it is. audi is really steppin up their game. bigger scoops + s5 side skirts. looks good.
Nice - but will the V10 in R8 crack 500bhp now that Gallardo Superlegga has 530bhp?
This is a R8 V12 TDI testmule IMHO.
The 5.2 V10 FSI don't need bigger side air intake, the V12 TDI does.
btw, i like the new side skirts very much.
Hans.
1000Nm is very nice for a 2.5tonne Q7 - but would be completely ridiculous for a R8
Well the Veyron doesn't have any problem with over 1000Nm of torque, it is still able to leave the likes of the Enzo on a twisty road so why would the R8 has a problem. I personally think it would be a great idea to have a big powerful diesel in a supercar and who better than Audi to follow it through.
Just think of the look on Mr Ferrari 599's face as you puffed some diesel smoke in his eyes as you pulled away.
Search and you will find the truth.
Well, 600Nm/tonne in a R8 would really second to Veyron and third to none - no doubt fun, but unusable on the road: it would be Audi's very own Brabus monster then - severe rear bias in torque delivery and not at all built from onset like the 2.1tonne, no costs spared, Veyron to handle such forces. Even the Le Mans quattro prototype was not much lighter and had only had 750Nm...
B/c the Diesel has a smaller powerband, it will need tall gears, so the 1000Nm at the crank won't be at the wheels.
Mazda MX-5 (Miata NB)
2 more pics.
Hans.
The Audiworld interview basically confirmed that the V12 TDI is too heavy for the R8. (300 or so more for the engine at least+likely a heavier gearbox and other stuff)