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Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

tonyorlandondawn — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:14:03 EDT

This looks like a 99 Eclipse rear ended by a Cyclon Centurion and nine months later this comes out

tonyorlandondawn

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

GreatSunJester — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:17:26 EDT

OMG -- it is a goth-car! All they need is a silver or gray paint job to go with that overload of mascara.

GreatSunJester

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

Elhigh — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:49:40 EDT

It still looks like Fluffy, Destroyer of Worlds.

Elhigh

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KingRoyale — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:26:31 EDT

I shall name this auto-mo-bile....Beulah. Beulah McGrillecutty.

Now we just need a pic with Tommy Dreamer at the wheel, and the circle will be complete.

KingRoyale

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

PhoneticLorin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:16:27 EDT

@Ben Wojdyla: But you're the only one who's seen it in person!
And we're not drunk...yet.

PhoneticLorin

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SundaySunday — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:06:36 EDT

This car is made from 100% pure awesomeness. If I were back in 7th grade, this would be the car for which I'd ride my bike uptown and buy a poster to emblazon my bedroom wall. And you got to drive it. That's... awesome!

SundaySunday

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dohcspit — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:03:27 EDT

@Matt Hardigree: Damn, I clearly walk in the wrong places.

dohcspit

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mwoeber — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:47:53 EDT

You guys should've let Murilee drive it so she could see how it stacked up to the gasoling version/civic.

mwoeber

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

quiksilver180 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:39:57 EDT

While I think the R8 V8 looks a little feminine, I still really like it. But this... Holy Hell... It's hot.

quiksilver180

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:13:04 EDT

@smokyburnout: @dohcspit: Unfortunately, we just happened to be walking by and the cool Audi guys gave us a chance to get some seat time. The only reasons why we got photos was because A. one of the Audi execs grabbed our camera and started shooting (some great shots) and B. Spinelli saw me drive by and called ben to shoot some more.

Matt Hardigree

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keelay — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:11:48 EDT

this car is awesome, whoever says otherwise needs a dick check

keelay

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stevecmh — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:58:31 EDT

that car is just beautiful

stevecmh

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biminitwst — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:47:41 EDT

Someone made a comment earlier that the grilles aren't nearly big enough. I can still see the headlights!
I agree.
Dear Audi: stop screwing up good looking cars with tacky over sized grilles that make the '58 Ford Edsel look tasteful.

biminitwst

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:31:44 EDT

@RoninianHoon: Oh, cut me some slack, dude! I wasn't even gender-specific with that post... dudes can still groove on a chick in front of a roaring ski-lodge fireplace on a bearskin rug with a hot-toddy in hand... I'm not out to spoil anyone's party point... "laissez les bon temps rouler" and all that...

charles_barrett

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om nom de plume — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:47:38 EDT

@UDMan: my answer is, if I had money for one, I'd figure out how to get both! :D

om nom de plume

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:45:09 EDT

It's a little goth, what with the dark makeup under the eyes. Side view is awesome, though.

NovaloadMissesPolar

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

bmoredlj — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:13:17 EDT

That is soo frikkin' cool looking from the side.

bmoredlj

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UDMan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:03:35 EDT

@I'm so Malaise I can't taste it!!!!!!!!!11: What I meant was the Standard R8, non turbodiesel, The V-8 gas version.

UDMan

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RoninianHoon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:57:50 EDT

@charles_barrett: Crap, wrong blog... I'z out...

RoninianHoon

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:36:32 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯAISE: Cold will NEVER outweigh stiff in my book, dude... NEVER... ('tho the two in combination hold no appeal to me, unless there's a ski lodge, a roaring fireplace, a bearskin rug and a hot-toddy involved...)

charles_barrett

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smokyburnout — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:33:49 EDT

so, was your video camera destroyed by the sheer torque (sure, they tuned it down, but it's got to leave some sort of residue), or by the pure Bruce emanating from the tailpipes?

smokyburnout

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Braff Wayne — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:30:02 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯAISE: well typed

Braff Wayne

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dohcspit — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:25:53 EDT

You drove this, and did not record audio ?

:( :( :(

dohcspit

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Mad_Science — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:24:00 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯAISE: Like the voice of death, itself.

Mad_Science

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smokeydog001 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:16:30 EDT

George Clooney look-a-like hoon steals Audi R8 Concept Car and escapes via Statan Island look-a-like ferry!

smokeydog001

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:07:13 EDT

SO HOW DOES THE V12 SOUND, ALL-FUCKIN-READY?

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:56:54 EDT

@charles_barrett: cold > stiff

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:54:50 EDT

So, Matt, how long do you think it took for Uwe's sphincter to unclinch after your toodle around Manhattan in the R8...?

(I can say that... I'm a solid 25% German by ancestry...)

charles_barrett

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

RoninianHoon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:38:00 EDT

RoninianHoon

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:32:19 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯ: ...and VW, and Seat, and Skoda... who'd I leave out...?

charles_barrett

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:30:35 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯ: You know, when YOU post, it just leaves me cold... ;-P

charles_barrett

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warpig — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:28:59 EDT

It's starting to get ridiculous. You'll wonder how long it would take to just cover the cars in barb wire, is what they are going for anyway. Its the clinching proof that the whole known creation likes to shave. And that can't be true, can it?

warpig

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Mad_Science — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:22:06 EDT

@Dsanders100: Or a Ewe Hauler if it's a bunch of sheep.

Mad_Science

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:08:31 EDT

@charles_barrett: Porsche is so impressed, they want to buy the Audi Board Seat!

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

Dsanders100 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:07:35 EDT

can't you rent a Uwe Haller for the weekend if you need to move a bunch of shit?

Dsanders100

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:07:03 EDT

@beercheck: I'm working from home... martini is already at hand... but you DO make for a great one-man drinking-game inspiration...! *hiccup*

charles_barrett

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charles_barrett — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:02:04 EDT

If Ford's "My name is Dave" grills remind us of Gillette multi-blade manual razors, then surely the R8 grill is the Remington electric razor of the automotive school of design...

charles_barrett

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

Brian E — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:00:58 EDT

Why the hell doesn't Audi let you get the standard R8 in red with a black sideblade? This is the only color combination that has actually made me want one. All the others just look awkward.

Brian E

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graverobber- Two BEER minimum — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:58:47 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯ:

Remember, necrophilia is a privilege, not a right.

graverobber- Two BEER minimum

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:53:17 EDT

@graverobber: Every time I see a post by you
I just want a cold stiff body to hold close.
Mmmmm, toe tags.

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

beercheck — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:52:22 EDT

@graverobber: Well, there's only one thing for it, then.

T minus 24 minutes and we're green for go...

beercheck

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om nom de plume — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:51:59 EDT

@UDMan: not that I th9ink the word applies to this vehicle but just what does standard relate to here??

om nom de plume

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om nom de plume — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:50:37 EDT

@JALOPOLAЯ: Thanks spirit guide, as I forogt to ask such an important questions...

Was the exhaust equivalent to the brown note?

om nom de plume

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om nom de plume — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:49:06 EDT

UNFUCKING BELIEVABLY AWESOME!!!!!

I can't get over how it makes Jalopnik much more kick ass that Audi let you guys have a go!!!! Makes the hoons a respectable force!!

I have to say, little sad to hear about the V12 getting cut down to V8.. but then again it makes the US sales SOO much more doable!!

FUCK YES!

om nom de plume

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:46:48 EDT

@beercheck: Well then elbow drop me and call me Hogan, BROTHER!

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

graverobber- Two BEER minimum — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:37:53 EDT

@beercheck:
Every time I see a post by you I get thirsty. Mmmmm, beer.

graverobber- Two BEER minimum

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RoninianHoon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:37:52 EDT

If Deadpool were a car this wood be it. [en.wikipedia.org])

RoninianHoon

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beercheck — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:37:35 EDT

@Euromobile: And you're just talking about the rear!

beercheck

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Euromobile — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:35:56 EDT

Needs less grille.

Euromobile

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Mad_Science — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:35:07 EDT

@Ben Wojdyla: I'm with you, Ben.

Beautiful, menacing car.

This thing would march up to an E-type and rip its aging heart out through its chest wall with deadly precision.

It puts down all enemies with no pithy commentary, no punny one liners, just brutal, bone shearing torque.

Mad_Science

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RoninianHoon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:34:47 EDT

"It either indicates Audi's abundance of trust or serious judgment lapses." Or they just get a hard on over teasing Werts blue balls...

RoninianHoon

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UDMan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:30:45 EDT

@Ben Wojdyla: Well, it must be nice at a press junket to see all of these glorious vehicles. The question is, would YOU by a standard R8?

UDMan

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beercheck — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:28:11 EDT

@Ben Wojdyla: There isn't one angle in any of those photos that would support that claim. Unless by awesome you mean technologically, not aesthetically.

I can't believe they'll even let them go in anything other than p***y magnet yellow, as that has got to be the demographic they're shooting for.

beercheck

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Unevolved 8.04 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:27:29 EDT

It's just a tease... Although the 1/2 power and torque is a pretty good indication of how the V8 will behave...

Unevolved 8.04

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highlandmiata — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:27:16 EDT

@jeremyc: I don't know. I have done some, I mean someone who has little regard for safety or the law, (not me) can get going pretty good on some of the avenues... the lights on 7th seem to work really well at 50ish, plus you get to slalom with the taxis... talk about guys who have no regard for laws or safety.

highlandmiata

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:24:08 EDT

@Ben Wojdyla: I'm with you (but then again,
I also like Scion's orange head of Frankenstein concept)!

How does it sound?!?!?!?!?

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

AndyDuncan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:23:34 EDT

too bad they're not going to build it.

AndyDuncan

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jeremyc — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:17:54 EDT

Audi is totally f'ing with poor Wert. Did they even let him drive it, too? Even if they did, having to drive it in Manhattan is worse than not driving it, since you can do nothing in traffic.

jeremyc