Ahead of a planned debut at the Detroit Motor Show the boys over at Russian site Auto Tuning News have got their hands on a video of the Audi R8 V12 TDi Concept and after watching this footage for the whole six minutes there is little left to the imagination. Initial details emerged last week of Audi's breathtaking diesel concept car which pumps out 500hp with 1,000 Nm of torque, it accelerates to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds, and hits top speed at just over 300 km/h, but amazingly the fuel economy is reported to be just 10 liters per 100 km. The Audi press conference is penned for Sunday, January 13, at 8:20 p.m. (CET)
Video Leaked: Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept
6 Minutes of Studio Footage
by Clinton Deacon
January 10, 2008 3:40 PM
Filed Under: Audi, Concept Car, Detroit Auto Show, German, Leaks
January 10, 2008 3:40 PM
Filed Under: Audi, Concept Car, Detroit Auto Show, German, Leaks
Comments
rwesq15
January 10, 2008 4:22 PM
Ever heard the R10 running? I'm sure you haven't. It sounds nothing like the diesels of old. It is just as quiet as a petrol engine.
Herr.Bugno
January 10, 2008 4:35 PM
Have I ever told you that the maximum rev is just 4000/min? ROFL
adriannedelcu23
January 10, 2008 4:55 PM
I bet this Audi beats all the other GT's with equivalent power.
Joe_Limon
January 10, 2008 5:24 PM
I am not a fan of the R8 series. Mainly because in the gas version the engine looks tiny in its engine bay, but I like the looks of this one and it's intake right beside the glass roof panels
Fer
January 10, 2008 5:44 PM
Do really matter what the engine is powered by? Think just about power, enjoyment, speed... sound. Just another beast, just another beauty.
eddy
January 10, 2008 6:47 PM
RPM is not evrything. The most important values of a real sportscar are a high topspeed and a very high acceleration.And this cvar is extremly fast, has an awesome acceleration. Furthermore it has nearly perfect driving dynamics, because it has a middlemotor and AWD.
BENZian
January 10, 2008 7:10 PM
We might as well accept the fact that the automotive world is changing in response to dwindling petroleum reserves and also due to the growing need for more efficient engines whether hybrid, diesel, Hydrogen or electric. Technology is making diesel a viable force in racing and a strong contender to hybrids. In the future i bet we will see more diesels in cars in general and also sports car...and I know you consider it blasphemy but we will also see Ferraris & Lamborghinis without V12 engines.
dmanero
January 11, 2008 4:10 AM
this is breath taking, just when you think they couldn't make the car any better. This beast is like the big brother with muscle. Can not wait for the offical info and video to come out.
out4ride
January 11, 2008 6:34 AM
Who says sports car must be loud? Ever went hunting with bow and arrow? You make the kill and they never see you coming. Herr.Bugno if you buy it it will be the fastest tractor in your village. As I said before car runs at around 5000 rpm, at least what the R10 was at LeMans.
Herr.Bugno
January 11, 2008 9:18 AM
Look at the data sheet of the V12 TDI:
http://www.auto-entertainment.de/typo3temp/pics/3d82f5a248.jpg
The redline seems to be at 4000 RPM!
Funny they made a video without sound! Are they afraid we´d be scared by ugly tractor sound? ;-)))
atleast500hp
January 11, 2008 9:23 AM
Herr.Bugno.... you seem to have a real issue with diesels. Could it be that your neighbour in the village had a John Deere tractor and you guys only had a donkey to plough the paddock with? And over the years you developed all this hatred for diesel. You obviously haven't been around a German engineered diesel car in the last 7 years. They are quiet, refined and the amount of torque they produce is amazing! Please go back to the corn field...
atleast500hp
January 11, 2008 9:25 AM
Herr.Bugno.... you seem to have a real issue with diesels. Could it be that your neighbour in the village had a John Deere tractor and you guys only had a donkey to plough the paddock with? And over the years you developed all this hatred for diesel when deep down inside you really wanted one. You obviously haven't been around a German engineered diesel car in the last 7 years. They are quiet, refined and the amount of torque they produce is amazing! Please go back to the corn field with your 1hp mule...
Herr.Bugno
January 11, 2008 9:42 AM
Hihi, I had a TDI Seat Leon 150 HP for 18 months! Great fuel efficiency, and not a bad car, but heavy motor on the front axle - big understeer. So not really sporty!
But now I have to go back to my mule! :-D
Herr.Bugno
January 11, 2008 12:56 PM
I see I forgot more about diesels than you´ll ever know ;-))
eddy
January 11, 2008 5:26 PM
Your 1.9 or 2.0 TDI Seat had an old 1.9 PD-Unit-Injektor (Pumpe-Düse) diesel engine by VW or the newer 2.0 DOHC-Version which wasn't a real advantage to the old 1.9 TDI. It was the smallest and cheapest 4-cylinder-diesel-engine VW had to that time. Furthermore it was a heavy front-motor with a lousy cupra transmission.
Now to the R8:
1. There is no ugly tractor sound with the new generation of VW/Audi-commonrail-motors. This kind of motor is extremly quiet. You didn't even have the ugly tractor sound with the PD-Injektion-system 6-cylinder-engines.
2.The maximal RPM is really unimportant. The S-tronic-gearbox is made for low RPM and high torque.
3. The R8 V12 has a 50:50 weight ratio, a middlemotor and AWD. That car doesn't understeer or oversteer.
Blaconque
January 11, 2008 2:58 PM
even it is Diesel but it is more beutiful and more succesful than before
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