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·Well Audi has been talking about it for a while, but they have released the concept, using a 6.0L TDI V12.
But will people actually buy it and what is the performance? Can you imagine the R8 at a truckstop? Or how many people will just fill it with gasoline out of habit?
Some more Audi A4 TDI news too: Abt has released a 3.0L TDI with 300 hp and 443 ft-lbs torque, can't wait for this thing to get to the US!
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=124210
But will people actually buy it and what is the performance? Can you imagine the R8 at a truckstop? Or how many people will just fill it with gasoline out of habit?
Some more Audi A4 TDI news too: Abt has released a 3.0L TDI with 300 hp and 443 ft-lbs torque, can't wait for this thing to get to the US!
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=124210
The A4 news:DETROIT — Audi will unveil a new concept version of its midengine R8 supercar, powered by a 6.0-liter V12 TDI, next week at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, according to several European press reports.
A spokesman for Audi of America confirmed to Inside Line that the company will display three significant new models at the Detroit show, including the North American debut of the 2009 A4, as well as the world debuts of "a new production car and a concept." The production car is the TTS, a performance edition of the TT coupe.
A report in Automotive News Europe quoted an unnamed Audi insider as saying the R8 TDI concept is intended to raise the profile of the brand in North America. The source told the publication that Audi expects more than 15 percent of its North American sales by 2015 will be diesels.
The current R8 is available only with a 4.2-liter V8, but Audi is planning to offer a new V10 displacing around 5.2 liters and delivering more than 500 horsepower.
KEMPTEN, Germany — Abt Sportsline has been tuning Audis for some time. So it should come as no surprise that even the diesel versions of the new A4 sedan come out of Christian Abt's shop breathing fire.
Case in point: The A4 3.0 TDI, which gets kicked up to 300 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque, once it is transformed into the Abt AS4. The 2.7 TDI gets similar treatment, climbing to 230 hp, while the smaller 2.0 TDI jumps to 200 hp. Even the turbocharged 1.8 TSFI gasoline engine gets a bump to 240 hp.
The AS4 body kit bundles the usual add-ons: front apron, side skirts, rear diffuser and spoiler. Abt alloy wheels are available in sizes from 18 to 20 inches.
The tuner doesn't stop there. Under-the-skin upgrades include stiffer springs and bigger brakes.
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