Audi R18 E Tron Quattro Horsepower
The name remains unchanged but the technology is completely new.
Audi r18 e tron quattro horsepower. In the 2014 season audi is aiming to achieve the hat trick in the fia world endurance championship wec and another success in the le mans 24 hours with a le mans prototype that has been redeveloped from scratch combined yet again with technical innovations that are relevant to the. Both the ultra and e tron quattro r18 were run at the 2012 24 hours of le mans in addition to the changes required by the regulations reduced air intake restrictor and 60 litre fuel tank the car was completely reworked to reduce weight. Audi factory driver tom kristensen with nine victories under his belt the record holder of the le mans 24 hours drove the diesel hybrid sports car from the saint julien du mans cathedral in the city. For 2012 audi introduced an evolution of the original car called the r18 ultra and r18 e tron quattro which won le mans.
2012 2013 audi r18 e tron quattro. 2014 audi r18 e tron quattro specs 0 60 quarter mile lap times engine specifications pictures. 211 shot gallery full history and specifications. At the beginning of a fundamentally new technological era audi published the key technical data of the race car s powertrain as well.
This car is nearly identical to the 2wd version with an electric power recovery and deployment system on the front axle. The new audi r18 e tron quattro did not do its initial kilometers at le mans on the legendary race track in western france but in public traffic. 2012 audi r18 e tron quattro with bosch as a technical partner audi motorsport have prepared an electric hybrid version of the r18 le mans sport prototype lmp1. Audi r18 e tron quattro lmp1 racecar.
Unlike the r18 e tron the ts040 uses a gasoline hybrid drivetrain that consists of a 3 7 liter v 8 engine sending 513 horsepower to the rear wheels and two electric motors one for each axle. In the fia world endurance championship wec and in the le mans 24 hours as the season s pinnacle event audi is going to compete with a hybrid sports car in the 4 megajoule class. Audi r18 e tron quattro racecar. Audi s new r18 e tron quattro will utilize a lager displacement v6 turbodiesel powerplant while opting for the lowest level of energy recovery in the new for 2014 lmp1 regulations.