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more about #audir10 more comments → Turboner: So, the clutch pedal delete option costs ~$9k? I'll keep it, thanks. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: At less that fifteen grand a cylinder, well, this here veehickel is a guaronteed bargain, fella. more » mr_dude: "It's not exactly the best bang for the buck, but with a body like that who cares?" Greater words were never spoken. We are all better off having rea... more » MarywithanM™: Can you get the V10 with the woodgrain panel? more » ravedown: ive heard all the jokes about electical problems with audi's but in my personal experience, im on year 5 of an a4 avant and its been flawless (previou... more » aSoundofSleep-less nights: /Picks up phone and calls dad: *RING RING* Dad: Hey aSoundofSleep, I haven't heard from you in a while, how's the girlfriend, job, and everything else... more » Boosted Lego Wagon: One dollar per electrical problem. more » SirNotAppearing: And if I trade in my white '85 Econophile van, it'll bring that sucker down to $141,500. You hear that, neighbors? more » .357: That was a great race. I watched every second that SPEED showed live, and the rest online. Amazing. more » fwa2500: I wish i could have seen more of the race, but my streaming online feed died at about 6am their time. The chunk that i did see, however, was brilliant... more » drewdrawshashtags: I know this is petty, but hey, that's the kind of guy I am. I hate the Peugeot on looks alone. It looks like a reworked 2001 Lola or something. It's u... more » scroggzilla raids again: *****THREADJACK*****Footage of the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans....Moss, Hawthorne, Fangio, Behra, Collins, Beub (pronouced boo-eb) et al driving various ... more » tek_nic: When do we get to vote for the people's curse? more » Mobius: A fantastic race, and a spectacular formation finish from Peugeot Squadron. Since then, I'v already changed my wallpaper. :) Congrats to all the winn... more » Unevolved has three moving parts.: I was shocked to see Patrick Dempsey raced a GT2 F430 in this race, and did rather well. I kind of blew my mind when I saw it. The lead actor in a ve... more » -
#newcars
Audi R8 V10 Priced From $146K
The Audi R8 V10 has finally gotten a price to to go with it's extra cylinders and, at $146,000, it's kind of a bargain considering the V8 version can easily flirt with that figure. More » -
#racingnews
24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
While Americans are reinventing endurance racing in a dadaist manner, Europeans are still doing their thing at Le Mans, 86 years after the first race. And it was Audi vs. Peugeot yet again. Warning: spoilers. More »
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#classiccars
Steve McQueen's Other Car: the Jaguar XKSS
The chestnut brown 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso wasn't the only barely-disguised race car McQueen drove on public roads: there's also this canvas-topped 1956 XKSS Le Mans racer. More » -
#racingnews
Audi R15 Kicks Ass at First Official Sebring Test
In preparation for Saturday’s 12 hour race, featuring 58-year-old Hans-Joachim Stuck in the GT2 class in a Porsche, Audi has put their new cars on the track, decimating the opposing Peugeots. More » -
#audir8v10
Audi R8 V10: Full Details, More Images
Let all the hearsay and rumor cease, the puppet masters at VW have released the complete details on the Audi R8 V10 just in time forChristmasthe Detroit Auto Show. The R8 V10 is a 5.2-liter affair generating officially, 517 HP at a heady 8,000 RPM and 390 lb-ft of torque at 6,500 RPM. All that grunt serves to deliver a 0-to-62 MPH time of 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 196 MPH. But the engine isn't the only place getting enhanced. More details and the press release below.
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#alternativeenergy
Behind Audi's Biodiesel Victory At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
One of the more interesting but overlooked facts from the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans was that the Audi R10 TDI cars not only ran, but won, on a mixture of Shell V-Power Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) racing diesel and a newly designed Biomass-to-Diesel (BTL) fuel. We've been fascinated with prospects of biomass diesel since taking a trip to the Sears Tower in the algae van, as BTL offers cleaner output, has no fossil-fuel base and doesn't interfere with the food chain. The version used in the race cars was also 90% cleaner than American low-sulfur diesel. We talked with Audi of America's Christian Bokich about his experience at Le Mans with the winning diesel team. More » -
