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Offline msian

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Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« on: December 13, 2005, 11:27:19 am »
Wow...650hp, 1100 NM torque. Only "need" to be in 3000-5000 rpm for the race.
Should have great MPG...less gear changes, less fuel stops (probably not an issue as they have to change drivers anyway).
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2005, 11:58:40 am »
Very impressive indeed.  I tuned into the broadcast for awhile this morning and they were talking about breaking Diesel into the US soon as it proves to be more efficient and cleaner.
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2005, 03:57:57 pm »
Sounds GOOD...has a diesel ever been on LeMans before...excuse my ignorance..while I grab a croissant and a nubile attende ANT!!!..Oh I'm coming down the Mulsanne STRAIGHT!!!! :D
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2005, 08:55:11 pm »
Quote from: safristi on December 14, 2005, 03:57:57 pm
Sounds GOOD...has a diesel ever been on LeMans before...excuse my ignorance..while I grab a croissant and a nubile attende ANT!!!..Oh I'm coming down the Mulsanne STRAIGHT!!!! :D

Yup...last year Taurus Motorsports ran a VW "Toureg" diesel engine tuned by Caterpillar Electronics in their existing Lola chassis. Unfortunately the car was retired after a couple of hours due to transmission or clutch failure.

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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2006, 09:32:23 pm »
could prove interesting?...i wonder what the fuel mileage actually works out to be in comparison to the others
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2006, 11:05:24 am »
Quote from: no imports on January 11, 2006, 09:32:23 pm
could prove interesting?...i wonder what the fuel mileage actually works out to be in comparison to the others

Apparently not a huge advantage in fuel mileage. This is due to the following quote from the designer of the car:

One of the diesel engine’s biggest advantages is the low fuel consumption, especially at part-throttle and overrun. However, when compared to more classic circuits which demand a higher ratio of part throttle, the lower specific consumption will hardly be noticeable at Le Mans because the quota of full-throttle is almost 75 percent.

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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2006, 07:02:00 pm »
They were looking at my 82 Rabit with a drilled out aur box but it was
too much HP to handle.
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2006, 06:42:09 pm »
This car should be able to go about 2 or 3 laps more per tank of fuel, which is a lot around Le Mans which is 8.5 miles long. It would be pretty amazing if it won (albeit in a cloud of smoke  :rofl2: ).

Last time I was there was in 1989

Got my tickets/ferry booked, I'm there dudes!

Have a look here for amazing images of all the past winners..

http://www.xkevocation.com/gallery.html

Those GT40's look amazing!  :o



can't wait.
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2006, 06:52:22 pm »
Quote from: bob_defly on January 27, 2006, 06:42:09 pm
Last time I was there was in 1989

Got my tickets/ferry booked, I'm there dudes!

can't wait.

I'm jealous.  Attending this race is high on my list of things I'd like to do before I kick off...motorsports wise anyway.
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Re: Diesel-powered Audi R10 for 24-hour LeMans
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2006, 07:01:03 pm »
I'll get loads of pics, and maybe some video too!
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