Audi R8 V12 TDI Production Model Development Halted

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! -sigh- :( its not fair

Nice, diesels can go die.

The fun ones are dropping like flies. Bummer. Although, I had been hoping they were going to do away with that snow shovel of a front bumper before release...

what a shame, it would have defintely done very well as many auto enthusiast would have loved to be part of history with the R10 Diesel Race car dominating and the technology being passed onto a street car.

it should be produced! Audi shame on you!!!! And it looked so sooo good!!!! TDI should be in R8 because of LeMans winning R10 and R15

it was never meant to be a regular series anyway, it was just there to promote the Diesel engines in their standard cars. also, it would have been more expensive than the V10, with less power.

good news. Diesel should be put only in small, eco-friendly cars.

its ugly. they've ruined the beautiful car. the front end is ruined

Audi has become smart

too bad , it would have been something original in the supercars club.

This comment was edited at 11:53? but its only 10:53...

Get this body kit on the R8 petrols is what were saying. P.S. Hummers are ugly not the Audi.

It seems that most guys here are from the US.. So I live in Germany and almost the half of all cars are diesels. Every outside salesman drives a diesel because it?s quiet, very powerful and very efficient. That a diesel is noisy - it?s a tale from the past (GM diesels from the 70?s). Have you ever driven a modern european diesel? It?s much more quiet than a powerful petrol engine as you can see on youtube if you search for "R10 TDI sound". For US-drivers, the diesel is much better than any asian hybrid: I drive an Seat Ibiza TDI with a 110hp Audi-engine and the consumption is: Highway 50mph - 98 mpg, 75mph - 85mpg, 110mph - 34mpg, 130mph - 23mpg City 40mpg Even if you can believe it, these are true and realistic values..

It seems that most guys here are from the US.. So I live in Germany and almost the half of all cars are diesels. Every outside salesman drives a diesel because it?s quiet, very powerful and very efficient. That a diesel is noisy - it?s a tale from the past (GM diesels from the 70?s). Have you ever driven a modern european diesel? It?s much more quiet than a powerful petrol engine as you can see on youtube if you search for "R10 TDI sound". For US-drivers, the diesel is much better than any asian hybrid: I drive an Seat Ibiza TDI with a 110hp Audi-engine and the consumption is: Highway 50mph - 98 mpg, 75mph - 85mpg, 110mph - 34mpg, 130mph - 23mpg City 40mpg Even if you can believe it, these are true and realistic values..

I think the R8 TDI would be a step into the right direction because other cars in the league consume about 18-30 l/100km - the R8 TDI is about 10-12 l/100km. Also it would be unique - why don?t buy the only diesel supersports car in the world. Maybe the R8 TDI could be a V10 because the actual Lemans race car R15 is a V10...

Our dear American friends will sooner or later realize what a powerful diesel engine is really worth... Audi will be introducing the A3 and the Q7 with diesel engines in the US and and Mercedes is trying to sell its new E-Class with their new diesel engines. Even BMW is now offering the 335d in the US.

oh no!!! what a monster not to be produced! ):

They had the boot ventilation problems via that front grill I think, hahaaaa such car design!

hoooooooooooooo

I partially agree about this front end. The classic Audi R8 was a model of beauty - it looked like an all one-piece sleek piece of technical machinery. But for cars in the price range, I don't see the point in the diesel engine. Fuel is a luxury these car buyers can afford.