Audi R8 V12 TDi Concept (Foto Ufficiali a Pag.9 )

[Tommitel]

Si, sono d'accordo con te..

..cosa si fa pur di farmi tacere..... :lol::redd:b1:b9

[victormola]

..cosa si fa pur di farmi tacere..... :lol::redd:b1:b9

L'hai capita allora

[Tommitel]

L'hai capita allora

Ovvio.. ;)

A tal proposito... il diesel...

[Regazzoni]

Vittima eccellente della crisi, la R8 con il Super-Diesel sembrerebbe essere stata cancellata.

E' quello che riporta Auto Express, che cita, anche con un virgolettato, le dichiarazioni di un insider Audi.

Sembra che la decisione sia dovuta dal fatto che l'auto è stata valutata non più appetibile per il nuovo mercato, almeno non abbastanza per farne qualcosa di redditizio.

Shock U-turn as Audi axes R8 diesel

Development of V12 TDI supercar halted as bosses blame drop in US diesel demand

Plans for an oil-burning R8 have been canned. After more than 12 months of deliberation, Audi has told Auto Express that it can’t justify the cost involved in a diesel-engined evolution of its acclaimed two-seater supercar.

Although a concept version of the R8 V12 TDI impressed when it made its world debut at the Detroit Motor Show in 2008, top brass at the company have now confirmed that development will be halted.

Audi claims the cost of re-engineering the petrol R8 to accommodate the massive twin-turbocharged diesel engine is simply too great – and that it would be unable to recoup its investment through sales alone.

It’s sad news for fans of performance cars. Auto Express drove the priceless oil-burning concept back in Issue 1,006. Its 5.5-litre diesel was inspired by that in the firm’s R10 Le Mans car, and produced 500bhp and 1,001Nm of torque to provide an amazing 0-60mph sprint time of 4.2 seconds.

These massive outputs meant instant throttle response and unique road manners, as the model could be driven at speed with the engine turning incredibly slowly.

However, an insider high in the ranks within Audi explained that developing the new car involved changing the chassis to accommodate the V12 diesel unit – a hugely expensive process, the cost of which “couldn’t be recouped”.

Locating the engine’s twin turbochargers was a particular challenge, especially as there’s limited room in the spaceframe aluminium chassis. According to our source, the final blow was a slump in US demand for oil-burners – the country accounts for one-third of global R8 sales.

“If anyone could do a diesel supercar, it’s Audi,” our insider said. “But the market isn’t strong enough to make it realistic.”

Our man was keen to assure us that even though the diesel R8 project had reached the end of the road, there are still plenty of other exciting Audi sports cars under development.

Chief among these is the new RS4, which is scheduled to arrive in showrooms here by 2012, and offer even more pace than the imminent S4

[Quo.Lore]

It’s sad news for fans of performance cars.

Infatti... sono moooooolto triste ! :b1:b1:b1:b1:b1:b1:b1 :b35:b35:b35:b35:b35 :b9:b9:b9:b9:b9

(scusate lo sfogo liberatorio )

[VeeSix]

imho, anche prima di questa notizia non c'era da scommettere sulla produzione della R8 V12 TDI: decisamente troppe le modifiche da fare per piazzare all'interno dell'auto il grosso V12 (come mostrava il concept), per una produzione di serie, e inoltre il peso del motore è eccessivo per il tipo di auto.

insomma, credo che già dal momento in cui il concept fu presentato in Audi erano praticamente certi che questo modello non avrebbe mai raggiunto la produzione.