Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans zooms into Geneva with 500hp and 0-62 in 4.2 seconds

flat out amazing...now let's see a production version... by the way what's up with Lexus' and diesels?

— Catsmeow (View Profile)

Posted on 3/4/2008 9:01:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

This looks pretty much production ready if you ask me

— 1evlaudi (View Profile)

Posted on 3/4/2008 11:20:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You've lost your marbles.

— SHOWTIME (View Profile)

Posted on 3/4/2008 12:07:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Audi should urgentley fix that ugly sumo grille. it's just spoiling otherwise there nice looking cars.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 3/4/2008 12:18:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

3.5 sec? What's te point of the blown V6? Lamborghini get's that from an n/a V10.

— Heyhuub (View Profile)

Posted on 3/5/2008 4:02:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

It's a DIESEL. That's the point. They could EASILY get what Nissan gets out of a six-cylinder engine, but they choose not to.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/5/2008 5:51:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The performance is the same as the V8. What's the point? Oh it gets 20 mpg. A corvette gets close to 30 on the highway. Save yourself a few hundred grand and keep the diesels in european econocars from now on.

— Autoegr525 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/5/2008 1:19:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

"keep the diesels in Europe"
-Autoegr525

Yeah, and let them be the only ones to get cars that get over 70 mpg and 100% alternative-fuel capable, like the VW Polo BlueMotion that comes in at 72 mpg and less CO2 output than a Prius, while also being able to accept any blend of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and/or green diesel bio-fuel without modification and without loss in fuel economy as is seen with gasoline alternatives for gas guzzlers.

— gregsfc (View Profile)

Posted on 3/7/2008 4:00:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Oh! [sarcasm]

I didn't realize Nissan had designed a 3.5 V-6 gasser with 738 lbs of torque.

That must be a new record of peak torque for a weasley gasser, and at under 2000 RPM. Boy that is really good! They must have figured out how to make a gas-guzzler perform like a superior diesel! Good for Nissan, but why would they still be building diesels for Europe if they had these measly gas guzzlers figured out! Oh yeah. I forgot. The diesels still get 30-40 percent better fuel economy.

— gregsfc (View Profile)

Posted on 3/7/2008 4:08:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1