Report: Audi to Bring R8 V-12 TDi Study to NAIAS
German publication Auto Motor Und Sport has gone ahead and tipped Audi’s hand in its February issue, by saying the automaker will bring a diesel-powered R8 to Detroit for the North American International Auto Show. Now CarScoop has gotten a hold of a few images of the new car, and posted them to its web space.
The R8 V-12 TDi Study seems on first glance to offer little change save for a mildly massaged body kit, but the drastic difference from the existing car can be found in the engine bay as the name suggests. This Audi “study
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Reilly
This is my dream. I absolutely cannot wait for a TDI R8.
The Stig
THAT will be a cool car.
Mena
This would AWESOME indeed!!!! Wow, to think they are even considering it.
Steve
Wow. Who would have thought?! So many thing about this car are amazing...
- An Audi supercar
- A diesel supercar
- A mid-engined diesel
- A 100k+ diesel
I love it! Good job Audi!
Reilly
Torque would be insane at these levels. I would go diesel over gas any day!
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[...] reports of Audi bringing a V-12 TDI version of its R8 supercar to the Detroit Auto Show seem to be well founded if this video can be [...]
uli
i found a link to the german article online:
klick
in a nutshell
6 liter v12
6 speed
0-60 in 4.2 seconds
all-wheel drive
topspeed around 190mph
passes euro6 emissions, should be almost comparable to california smog level.
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