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All Torque, No Action: Audi reportedly cancels R8 TDI

If anyone could have done a diesel supercar, it would have been Audi. After achieving utter domination in Le Mans racing with its R10 TDI, the German automaker unveiled two successive turbodiesel concept versions of the R8 supercar at the Detroit show and then at the Geneva salon in 2008. But after whetting our appetites for an oil-burning supercar with instant power delivery and endless reserves of torque, Audi has reportedly canceled development of its R8 TDI program. Apparently, the R8 was not originally designed to accommodate the ... Read more →

AutoExpress has the details on the R8 diesel

click the R8 for a high-res gallery suitable for wallpaper When the Audi R8 first appeared as a concept car several years ago, it was inspired by the then dominant R8 Le Mans prototypes. Since that ...

All Torque, No Action: Audi reportedly cancels R8 TDI 7 months ago on Autoblog

If anyone could have done a diesel supercar, it would have been Audi. After achieving utter domination in Le Mans racing with its R10 TDI, the German automaker unveiled two successive turbodiesel concept versions of the R8 supercar at the Detroit show and then at the Geneva salon in 2008. But ...

AutoExpress has the details on the R8 diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog

click the R8 for a high-res gallery suitable for wallpaper When the Audi R8 first appeared as a concept car several years ago, it was inspired by the then dominant R8 Le Mans prototypes. Since that time, the R8 concept has developed into a full production car while the racing R8 has been superseded ...








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