Brian
12-13-2005, 10:25 PM
Audi V12 TDI: a quantum leap in diesel technology
<p><img alt="Audi R10 engine 450 pr photo" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000058099.JPG?0.4277344759369647" align="top" border="1" height="300" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="450"/></p>
<p>Autoblog shares this stunning peak at Audi’s V12 bi-turbo diesel engine. I’ll take two!</p>
<p>Audi launched the direct-injection ?TDI?-type engine in 1989. Today half of all new Audis carry a TDI powerplant,<br />
with the top of the line production diesel engine a 4.2-liter V8 offering 326 hp and 650 Nm torque.</p>
<p> The all-aluminum V12 bi-turbo is a huge leap forward. Although limited by the Le Mans regulations to a maximum<br />
displacement of 5.5 liters, a maximum boost of 2.94 bar, and a restricted air intake, the engine still develops 650 hp,<br />
and a stump-pulling torque of 1,100 Nm.</p>
<p> The experience for drivers and spectators used to screaming small displacement V8s will be unique - the diesel power<br />
band lies between 3,000 and 5,000 rpm. Equipped with diesel-particulate exhaust filters, the engine is said to be so<br />
quiet that the drivers can?t hear it when the car?s up to speed, while spectators and photographers will miss not only<br />
the howl of the engine, but also the off-throttle exhaust flames that have become a feature of night-time endurance<br />
racing.</p>
<p>Audi has a track record of migrating racing technologies to production cars. It?s not much of a stretch to predict<br />
that we will see aluminum-block high performance diesels in future production cars.</p>
<p>Full press release after the jump.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.automotivearena.com/entry/1234000250072361/">Continue reading ?Audi V12 TDI: a quantum leap in diesel technology?</a></p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/13/audi-v12-tdi-a-quantum-leap-in-diesel-technology/)
<p><img alt="Audi R10 engine 450 pr photo" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000058099.JPG?0.4277344759369647" align="top" border="1" height="300" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="450"/></p>
<p>Autoblog shares this stunning peak at Audi’s V12 bi-turbo diesel engine. I’ll take two!</p>
<p>Audi launched the direct-injection ?TDI?-type engine in 1989. Today half of all new Audis carry a TDI powerplant,<br />
with the top of the line production diesel engine a 4.2-liter V8 offering 326 hp and 650 Nm torque.</p>
<p> The all-aluminum V12 bi-turbo is a huge leap forward. Although limited by the Le Mans regulations to a maximum<br />
displacement of 5.5 liters, a maximum boost of 2.94 bar, and a restricted air intake, the engine still develops 650 hp,<br />
and a stump-pulling torque of 1,100 Nm.</p>
<p> The experience for drivers and spectators used to screaming small displacement V8s will be unique - the diesel power<br />
band lies between 3,000 and 5,000 rpm. Equipped with diesel-particulate exhaust filters, the engine is said to be so<br />
quiet that the drivers can?t hear it when the car?s up to speed, while spectators and photographers will miss not only<br />
the howl of the engine, but also the off-throttle exhaust flames that have become a feature of night-time endurance<br />
racing.</p>
<p>Audi has a track record of migrating racing technologies to production cars. It?s not much of a stretch to predict<br />
that we will see aluminum-block high performance diesels in future production cars.</p>
<p>Full press release after the jump.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.automotivearena.com/entry/1234000250072361/">Continue reading ?Audi V12 TDI: a quantum leap in diesel technology?</a></p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/13/audi-v12-tdi-a-quantum-leap-in-diesel-technology/)