Audi R15 TDI Officially Launched

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tumbo

Impressive!! The closest you get to a F1 car

March 9, 2009 8:12 pm

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Airbag

In what way is this endurance racer even similar to an F1 car? The concept is totally different!

March 10, 2009 12:57 pm

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dbehmoaras

Audi really is incredible. In the past 8 years Audi has built some of the most impressive cars in the world. This is just another example of how great Audi is.

March 9, 2009 8:59 pm

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dbehmoaras

I wish they would make a road going version of this. That would be crazy

March 9, 2009 9:00 pm

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scratchy996

Audi R15 Strassenversion , sounds good to me ! now i just have to win the lottery :)

March 9, 2009 9:05 pm

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out4ride

The engine is V10 not V12. Less waight and lower mass.

March 9, 2009 9:21 pm

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loyo

That first pic is just incredible

March 10, 2009 12:49 am

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DieselDog

Incredible power, torque, and fuel efficiency. Audi truly dominates!

March 10, 2009 1:10 am

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Max_Speed

Probably they'll ban diesel engines if audi continues to win... Remember the WTCC when the alfa romeos were always wining... the comision made their cars heavier so someone else could get a chance at wining.

March 10, 2009 2:32 am

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Beetle

Dont you mean Audis and 4wd?

March 10, 2009 4:17 am

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MadMaTTer

Actually Audi was already required to lower the capacity of their fuel tank after their TDI won every event to try and keep some level of competition. and they still kept winning events.

March 10, 2009 1:15 pm

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Blake_10

The best looking race car ever! it looks awesome :D

March 10, 2009 11:22 am

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maloparac

That is all ok but, why are you forgeting the fact that Peugeot has better HDI engine. Last year Peugeot was faster than Audi but with more pit stops and crashes, that why Audi wins last year. I hope R15 is faster this year, and isnt this year rule that all car in this category must have rooftop???

March 10, 2009 12:32 pm

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MadMaTTer

Peugeot proved to have a great car and give the R10s some competition but the Audi proved its superiority all around. yes the Peugeot was faster but speed alone does not win races. Peugeot had to take more pit stops to clear the access for debris blocking airflow to their intercoolers showing clear design faults. Audi experience, planning and design helped them to be victorious over Peugeot.

March 10, 2009 1:13 pm

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contact_edward

Contrary to what people are saying here, the R10 was not all-conquering. I saw them race on several occasions and it was obvious that they weren't as quick as the P2s. They won all their races on the straights--with tons of diesel torque. When you have that much more power than everyone else, and you're really the only formidable make on the P1 grid, you SHOULD dominate. But they didn't. Also, as long as ALMS keeps air restrictors (which favor torque to horsepower) instead of fuel restrictors Audi will be competitive. To me, it doesn't make sense to favor cars that use less air/more fuel over those that use less fuel/more air. We want energy efficiency!

March 10, 2009 6:53 pm

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scratchy996

Le Mans is what makes the Headlines and brings the prestige, not ALMS.

March 10, 2009 9:48 pm

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contact_edward

Yes, yes, but they use the same ACO rules. So I guess I should say more accurately: I wish the ACO would change the the restrictors.

March 11, 2009 2:46 pm

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