Holy crap! SOMEONE ELSE who realizes that torque is the most important thing! I have been arguing w/Honda fans forever, trying to prove to them that a car with 197hp/124ft-lbs is a gutless machine! This Audi has more torque than most production trucks available!
when designing a prototype.. almost every part is manufactured from scratch… which is incredibly expensive… it costs hundreds of millions of dollars to put a car into production not to mention building a prototype
The difference is not only the engine… It’s the gearbox and engine cooling as well… They’ve put an A4’s TDI gearbox just to drive it, but not to max it out… There are still no gearboxes in production that could transfer such massive power and torque… And the engine cooling of course… The bigger the engine, the harder it is to cool it… + the 2 turbos, that’s a real challenge in engineering…
Why? The only difference between the R8 TDI and the R8 production model that I know of is the engine. And that sure as hell doesn’t explain the insane amount of money Audi spent on the car.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
i agree!!! that is one sexy ass fucking car
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
i feel like i just had sex
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
lol thats an interesting idea
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
I wonder what it could tow…:)
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Holy crap! SOMEONE ELSE who realizes that torque is the most important thing! I have been arguing w/Honda fans forever, trying to prove to them that a car with 197hp/124ft-lbs is a gutless machine! This Audi has more torque than most production trucks available!
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
did he say 740 torque that technically can make it faster than the barabus with the AWD and handling
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
i got one ….
NOOOOOOOOOOT
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
My Car is too beast
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
I love this car!!!! I am from Austria and i am driving a Audi S4 but this is the dream of every audi driver!!!!!!
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
lovely car
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Or just your mom :p
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
i was behind one when it was going over a speed bump. it took forever
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
One of the best Cars !!!
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
when designing a prototype.. almost every part is manufactured from scratch… which is incredibly expensive… it costs hundreds of millions of dollars to put a car into production not to mention building a prototype
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
yo quiero
That is incredible. Can I have oneplease.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
I could tow the world in this car.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
The difference is not only the engine… It’s the gearbox and engine cooling as well… They’ve put an A4’s TDI gearbox just to drive it, but not to max it out… There are still no gearboxes in production that could transfer such massive power and torque… And the engine cooling of course… The bigger the engine, the harder it is to cool it… + the 2 turbos, that’s a real challenge in engineering…
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Why? The only difference between the R8 TDI and the R8 production model that I know of is the engine. And that sure as hell doesn’t explain the insane amount of money Audi spent on the car.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
are these going to be made a production car
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
the production one wont be… this is a prototype which are very expensive to make
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
It’s a pretty badass car. And diesel’s are the best. I just don’t understand how it is a “multi million dollar car”.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
this car is freaking beautiful
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
the 520 may be at the crank but not the brakes. im not sure just sayin
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Ja geiler Ausspuff,aber bei einem Diesel kommt doch nichtd raus hinten!!??
August 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
die auspuffrohre sind lecker