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29 Feb 2012, 19:51 (Ref:3033200) | #2676 | |
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97739 confirms what RCE has been saying for a while. Audi is using the flywheel accumulator which was developed by Williams Hybrid Power and Porsche for the 911 GT3-R Hybrid.
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LOL Dr. Ullrich at the wheel and i missed this!
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Please take notice of the rear view mirrors
But nice cars, nice team, I'm hoping for the #2 Audi all year |
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#1 livery is awful, #3 is awesome![/QUOTE]
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29 Feb 2012, 20:02 (Ref:3033214) | #2680 | ||
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I would not look too hard on the livery pictures to determine the aero updates. Audi is obviously trying to keep these private for now. |
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29 Feb 2012, 20:03 (Ref:3033216) | #2681 | |
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Looking at the entries, looks like the 1st full-season car will be the E-tron Quattro, but the other will be the regular Ultra. Is the Ultra the regular R18 TDI with new bodywork?
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29 Feb 2012, 20:18 (Ref:3033226) | #2684 | ||
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According the press release Audi will use the term "e-tron quattro" for road cars in which the front axle is driven by a conventional engine and the rear axle by electric motors. Peugeot is using the marketing term "Hybrid4" for that type of solution. BTW I just noticed that (because of the 6% restrictor reduction) Audi has downgrade the "official" power output of the V6 TDI from 540 hp to 510 hp. |
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29 Feb 2012, 20:22 (Ref:3033232) | #2688 | |
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HAH! "Official" power of 510hp? Do any of you agree? I think 550hp is closer to what's being made. How about torque?
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Very excited about their driver lineups though, great to see Rocky back for Le Mans and Marco having a go as well. And with Loic now joining the team, Audi has hired all 3 of the big time European factory drivers from Super GT (Andre, Ben, Loic)...a proud day for SGT as well! |
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The first real life picture on http://www.facebook.com/FourtitudeAu...02310433209748. The black in the livery nicely hides the shape of the fender holes
More pictures on http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1949771&type=3. Note the official "P1 HY" logo on the car. I never saw that on the Toyota TS030. Last edited by gwyllion; 29 Feb 2012 at 20:33. Reason: link to additional pictures |
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29 Feb 2012, 20:37 (Ref:3033245) | #2693 | |
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Perhaps the HY has to be on the car? KERS has the little sticker for safety reasons, maybe this or to show TV?
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According http://www.autohebdo.fr/endurance/we...-heures-de-spa Audi will enter 4 cars in Spa as rehearsal for Le Mans. Rocky will not be present because of a date clash with DTM. So two new boys (Bonanomi and Jarvis) are on their own.
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29 Feb 2012, 21:58 (Ref:3033292) | #2697 | |
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In Sebring Audi will enter three 2011 R18 TDIs. These are the liveries for that race: http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publi...cle_7529.shtml
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The Audi press article stressed that they reduced the base weight of the car compared to last year. One example is the carbon fibre gearbox housing. According to http://www.lemans.org/en/news/audi-t...rted_6340.html they were able to reduce the weight 100 pounds.
The same reference has a quote from Kristensen: Quote:
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Should be interesting to see how the Audi and Toyota systems stack up against each other, here's to hoping Toyota drive the rear wheels just for arguments sake!
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29 Feb 2012, 22:22 (Ref:3033304) | #2700 | |
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A video of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfYDwhDTLes I think that Audi already released pictures of this Paul Ricard last year. That test supposedly toke place on November 17th, 2011. See http://www.mulsannescorner.com/newsnov11.html
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