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Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Puts You In A Trance

Mark Arnold — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:15:00 EST

We can't get enough of this Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Concept. OK, so its not quite on the track or in showrooms just yet. And yes, it's an awfully brilliant "Brilliant Red" paint job on this oil-burning torque monster. However we imagine that when it does hit the streets with all that ground-pounding torque , the world might just spin backwards. Maybe that's why it's just sitting still for now. The globe needs time to brace itself for the impact. So much for diesels being Earth-friendly.

Audi V12 TDI Le Mans Live at the Geneva Motor Show

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:10:05 EST

The Audi V12 TDI Le Mans looks a bit different under the Geneva spotlights than in the press shots, but the nonetheless bad child of the Audi stand still looks ravishing in crimson. The 12-cylinder TDI, producing 500 hp and and 737.56 lb-ft of torque is also a sexy beast of tubage and whirly parts. Its 0-to-62 time of just 4.2 seconds is a fine number. Though we're wondering how the boffins can keep the tires from powdering with peak torque at 1,750 RPM. Questions, questions.

Detroit Auto Show: Audi R8 To Feature V12 TDI Engine, We Sort Of Called It

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:30:00 EST

When all of those R8 mules started bursting into flames the blogosphere bit down pretty hard on a description from Quattro GmbH that they were packing V10 twin-turbo'd engines. We quickly posted a response from J.F. Musial claiming that we should expect anything but that V10 for the next R8. Thanks to an embargo break from Auto Motor und Sport, we now know that the R8 coming to Detroit will be featuring a V12 TDI turbodiesel. Booyah! It's good to be skeptical.

We don't have the full details, because we don't communicate well in Ze German language, but it looks as though this "design study" produces a lot of power while consuming only a little fuel. In the V12 Q7 this engine is good for 500 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque. [Auto Motor und Sport via Carscoop]