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Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept

Before images from the Detriot Motor Show start pouring in, we thought we’d go over some of the cars expected to make their début in a little more detail. Apart from the new sports TTS, Audi is presenting the ultimate road going diesel car. The R8 V12 TDI Concept.Using a newly developed twin-turbo 6.0-litre 12-cylinder diesel engine, the V12 TDI is based on thestandard Audi R8 but proves the point that diesel doesn’t always mean slow. With 373kW and 1,000 Nm of torque this supercar goes from 0-100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds.Using two turbochargers (which generate up to 2.6 bar of boost pressure), peak torque is not only enormous but also effortless, coming on at just 1,750 rpm to 3,000 rpm. As for the 368 kW, the diesel achieves a specific output of 62.0 kW per litre displacement.

The actual engine design is relatively similar to other turbo diesels from Audi. Two large intercoolers are used to reduce the temperature of the compressed air, connected to a twin-pipe exhaust system with two particulate filters.If you’re still of the school of though that diesels are dirty, it’s time to wake up. This Audi R8 V12 TDI concept can already fulfill the Euro 6 emissions standard while most supercars struggle to meet Euro 5.The V12 TDI marks yet another milestone in diesel technology, and it’s no wonder that Audi is behind it. The German luxury brand has been experimenting with diesel engines for decades.http://www.caradvice.com.au/9328/audi-r8-v12-tdi-concept/

Audi R8 V12 Interior

The world's first diesel-powered supercar. At least that's what some are calling it. Audi is smart enough to call its new R8 V12 TDi a super-sports car, pitching it against the likes of the Ferrari F430 rather than full blown supercars of the Veyron, Enzo and McLaren F1 ilk. But be in no doubt; this is a proper 100,000 pound plus exotic - and the first to drink from the dark side of the pump.It's still a concept car for now, but only until the dust settles, the media monitoring results come in, and Audi's suspicions are confirmed. It's convinced, you see, that the time of the mid-engined, V12, diesel-powered, quattro-driven sports car has come. But for good reason?

The word is that Audi had several multi-million dollar offers for this concept car at the Detroit motor show, on the strength of its looks alone. That's probably because it's a devilishly purposeful-looking car. In making it, the stylists substituted most of the standard R8's carbonfibre for aluminium, and added bumper- and sill-extensions in the same polished alloy, as well as a proper underbody air diffuser. The result looks threatening and aggressive, like the kind of car that devours roads, and whatever may be on them, without so much as a change of gear.

Which is exactly as it should be, since this particular R8 has the wherewithal to do exactly that. Powered by a Hungarian-built twin-turbodiesel V12 (the same, but for a dry sump, that you'll find in the new Q7 V12), this car will do 62mph in 4.2sec, 100mph in less than 10sec, and more than 190mph flat out. More phenomenal than that is its in-gear pulling power, which is the truest measure of everyday performance on the road.

Audi R8 V12

It was a fairly easy process – this being a concept car there’s no key, just a big red (sort of faded metallic red, almost dusky pink) starter button on the right hand spoke of the steering wheel. Press it once and it warms the coils whilst the needles do a sweep of the dials. Then hold it down for a second and the engine does something behind you. It doesn’t erupt, fire, explode, brum, chunter or even rattle into life, it sort of zizzes. At idle it’s making a thin, high-pitched whirring noise almost like an electronically synthesised imitation of what an engine might sound like. It seems a truly bizarre sound for a 6-litre V12 to be making, but cleverly it is also a very clean sound, which I’m sure is music to the ears of the boys and girls marketing diesel as the future…

Some introductions are required. The chap sitting next to me in the pink shirt and two-week Miami tan is the splendidly named Thomas Kräuter, head of concept fabrication. This is his baby, his creation, so it must take the patience of a saint to sit next to a bunch of journalists from all over the globe as they ride his clutch. Then there’s Cara, the state trooper who will very kindly be shutting down sections of road for our photographs. She has a sidearm, so we’ll be very nice to her.

Next up, the car. This is the same one that was shown for the first time at the Detroit motor show in January but repainted from matt silver to this rather snazzy red. It’s the same one because it is the only one and therefore, if not priceless, very very expensive. The chassis is stock R8. The engine, however, is based on the race-winning V12 from the R10 Le Mans car and hence has all Audi’s diesel know-how contained within it. 

Audi R8 V10 Spyder Convertible

Which is strange because the original R8 coupe is one of the most useful supercars in history. You can have that coupe for thrills, and for every day. But there's one crucial detail that hobbles the Spyder as an everyday car. Where an R8 coupe has a handy space behind the seats, in the Spyder that space is used to store the folded roof. All that remains is the front boot, which, as with all R8s, is the size of a lunchbox.So while the Spyder is on paper a relatively trifling eight per cent, or £8,690, more expensive than the coupe, in practice you'd also need to add the cost of forwarding your luggage. Say £28,250 for an S3, plus the wages of its driver.

Since as an R8 Spyder buyer you'll need to be so financially well-upholstered, you'll think nothing of forking out for two more cylinders. So Audi doesn't give you the choice and the Spyder is, for the time being at least, available only with the V10 and not the V8. And standard all-LED headlamps, magnetic ride, Bang and Olufsen hi-fi, and (nifty detail this) Bluetooth phone microphones embedded in the seatbelt fabric so that - even at big speed roof-down - you can phone your man in the S3 and tell him where to meet you with the fresh undies.

And what a time you'll be having en route to the rendezvous. We've already written thousands of words on the subject of our near-boundless love for the R8 V10. And now here's a convertible, with all the advantages that confers. A convertible is when you can't go very fast and want to enjoy the agreeable scenery and weather. A convertible is also more dramatic-looking. The absence of a roof makes a low and wide car even lower and, in consequence, wider-looking. And you hear that engine all the better.www.audia8lcars.blogspot.com

Audi R8 V10 Interior

One look at Audi R8 V10 and you are sure to fall in love with it. A sure-shot improvement over Audi R8, this mean machine impresses you with its ultra-sleek looks. It has been equipped with new LED headlamps, along with high gloss grille and air intakes. The front wings exhibit V10 badges, while at the back you can see oval exhaust pipes and restyled taillights. Talking about the interiors, R8 V10 provides you with a unique racing ambience at the luxury level. Dominating its interiors is the monoposto, a wide arc with the steering wheel and the cockpit.

 Everything inside Audi R8 V10 creates an image of highest quality workmanship, in your mind. While the dashboard and doors are lined with fine materials, their seams seem to be decoratively stitched. Then, you have electrically moved seats, V10 badge on the instruments and an awesome stereo system. The long wheelbase of the car makes sure that passengers of any size fit inside with ease. Not to forget is its great luggage space, 100 liters (3.53 cu ft) under the front hood and another 90 liters (3.18 cu ft) behind the seats.There are two variants of Audi R8 V10, one offering 6 Speed Manual Transmission and the other boasting of 6 Speed Audi R-Tronic DSG Transmission. As for the launch price of the car and the colors in which it will be available, no specific information has been provided as yet.http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/audi-r8-v10-5029.html

Audi R8 V10 GT

The R8 GT takes all the lessons that Audi’s performance specialists at Quattro GmbH have learned running the motorsport-compliant R8 LMS cup car, and manifests them in a road-legal track car based on the already brilliant R8 V10. All of which means that this thing could be one of the best sports cars of the last five years.The 552bhp, 398lb ft, 5.2-litre V10 engine in this car is just the beginning of its performance makeover. Versus a regular V10, it’s got lightweight bucket seats, polycarbonate and extra-thin glass where there used to be the regular stuff, and various carbonfibre, magnesium and lightweight aluminium body components.

The GT’s rear hatch, made of CFRP, saves 6.6kg versus the standard R8 V10. The CFRP rear bumper and sideblades represent savings of 5.2kg and 1.5kg. The fixed CFRP rear wing is good for a 1.2kg saving, and the aluminium bonnet is thinner and saves 2.6kg. A lighter braking system and battery, lighter air intakes, and the removal of the engine compartment’s sound deadening save an additional 19.5kg, and add up to a total saving of 100kg against the ‘regular’ 301bhp-per-tonne car; the GT packs 362bhp-per-tonne.Aside from the weight reductions, the R8 GT’s lower ride height and stiffer springs and dampers bring it extra track suitability, as does Audi’s optional race package, which includes a rollover bar, four-point harnesses, a fire extinguisher and a battery kill switch.http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Audi-R8-5.2-V10-GT/252857/