V12 Audi R8
Audi is smart enough to call its new R8 V12 TDi a super-sports car pitching it.
V12 audi r8. Audis parent company Volkswagen Group owns Lamborghini as well and components of. The V12 TDI with a displacement of six liters powers a concept car based on the Audi R8. We now know that never happened and of course that Audi and VAGs love affair with diesel would eventually turn sour.
Some introductions are required. The Audi R8 is built with a high-powered V10 engine and nothing else. The idea of an oil-burning R8 didnt die there though with strong rumours of the 42-litre twin-turbo V8 diesel being subbed in in place of the V12.
Conceived in 2003 in concept form the R8 was put into production in June 2006. The Audi R8 Panther is a special edition that is limited to just 30 coupe models. The Type 42 is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo and shares its chassis and engine.
Official Audi new and used cars. Audi is presenting a revolution in the top class at the Detroit Auto Show 2008 - the first 12-cylinder diesel engine in a high-performance roadgoing sports car. Audi Sport kicked off its series of TDI-powered fast cars with the SQ5 TDI back in 2012 and now its European lineup has models includes the S4 S5 S6 and S7 along with the SQ7 and SQ8 SUVs.
The V12 TDI is closely related to the engine in the Audi R10 the two-time Le Mans winner - so it catapults the Audi R8 into supercar terrain concerning performance too. But in reality the two cars could hardly be more different. Its a seriously powerful piece of equipment that Audi havent changed much since it was introduced in 2006.
Used Audi R8 review From a distance the R8 V12 TDI looks similar in all but detail to its petrol-engined brother. The car was fitted with a 60-litre V12 engine utilising Volkswagen Groups long-established Turbocharged Direct Injection TDI. This unit generates a huge 500 hp and 1000 Newtonmeters 73756 lb-ft.