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Audi will present it's new car for Le Mans 2006 tomorrow at 12.00 a.m. CET at a press conference in Paris, there's a live video stream announced at http://www.audi.com/r10From my point of view the big questions are: 1) Open or closed roof LMP ? 2) Diesel or gasoline engine ? Any guesses? |
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hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." - Eddie Irvine
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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2005, 10:56:35 am » |
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Closed in V12 diesel I reckon.
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2005, 04:52:28 am » |
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I think they already announced V10 Diesel and I am guessing closed top.
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2005, 08:43:04 am » |
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better.
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2005, 09:52:34 am » |
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Well, that seals it. All of you need to come over for Sebring now. Done and done!  Gorgeous car. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2005, 11:09:40 am » |
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One thing strikes me. On the R8 there was always one or more Ricardo sticker. It's missing on the R10. Does that indicate they also built their own gear box ?
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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2005, 12:29:16 pm » |
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Hmm just had a quick look at the video stream while I was "doing some work" near our broadband connection at work.  It is an open top diesel, I think I heard that it's a 5.5l V12 with 650hp & over 1100 N/M of torque (anyone know what that is in lb/ft??) Looks similar to an R8 with two rollover hoops though  |
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2005, 12:57:26 pm » |
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1100 N/M of torque (anyone know what that is in lb/ft?)
811 + ft lb Does walnut and hammer ring any bells? Rusty |
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« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2005, 01:31:13 pm » |
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It must be a different gearbox, as the diesel engine, even in race trim, will chuck out twice as much torque as a petrol one, and its usually torque that kills gearboxes (this is from someone putting 180 ft lb through a box originally designed for 60)
The answer may be with the new Bugatti, which has a British 4WD gearbox for the 1,000 bhp motor. Coincidence
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« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2005, 01:34:53 pm » |
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Apparently, it's true and they built their own gear box and (and this is surprising) Xtrac helped them.
The Bugatti Veyron gearbox was built by Ricardo if I'm not wrong.
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« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2005, 02:35:50 pm » |
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Yes, from their site
"The gearbox was designed together with the company X-trac, the carbon fibre monocoque was created under the watchful eye of Audi Sport at Dallara."
Its different from the R8 in that there are few body panel. What you see is mostly chassis.
And it revs to 5,000 rpm
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« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2005, 02:42:37 pm » |
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Some more info coming in on here... http://www.speedarena.com/news/publish/sportscar/article_6324.shtmlNo flames from the exhaust during gear change, wind noise louder than engine noise during speed... uh, ah, I don't know what to think of it. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2005, 02:58:07 pm » |
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hgb, having read through the link am i correct in thinking its first race will be Le Mans?
Are Audi that confident that it will run straight from the box for 24hrs and win?
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2005, 03:00:40 pm » |
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It looks like the debut will be at Sebring.
Hope the new Dyson Lola's blow its doors off.
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2005, 03:22:21 pm » |
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No visible glowing brake discs either, they are enclosed in a cowling to help cooling. Thank God for the Corvettes, Astons, and the rest of GT1 and 2, they will still keep us awake during the night.  |
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