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Originally Posted by gwyllion

I look around, but I was unable to find any pictures of the car without the engine cover, except the blurry picture on http://www.racecar-engineering.com/cars/audi-r18-tdi/.

The front suspension was also covered with a blanket:
http://pitlane-vision.com/images/sto....04/3/2/13.jpg
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/image...2011/24771.jpg

On the other hand, Peugeot and AMR did not bother to hide the front:
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/image...2011/24783.jpg
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/image...2011/24673.jpg
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/image...2011/24780.jpg

I think that Marshall and John from Speed let some cats out of Peugeot's bag at Sebring, and AMR's own specs released at their car's launch said that it was pretty conventional. And from what I've seen, the R18's suspension is a bit more conventional than the R15's, with the lower nose but still retaining the zero-keel concept (and has huge brake ducts on the front wheels).

And it goes back to the Audi test photo from Sebring where they used one of R18s to block the other while the front end was being worked on.

But it's pretty easy to guess that the R18's suspension, at least at the front, is a toned down version of the R15's modified for more grip/lower CG and to suit the wider front tires. The rear is a bit more of a mystery, but also looks conventional, sort of like the old 908's.