oil burner at the detroit motor show

[fagey]

Detroit show: Audi Q7 V12 TDi
Yawn. Another Audi Q7. Another diesel. By rights, Audi's Detroit flagship should have journalists collapsing soporifically in the aisles.

Not quite. This none-too-humble-looking beast is the most powerful production diesel in the world.

It boasts the first 12-cylinder diesel engine in a series production car - a modified version of Audi's Le Mans-winning oil-burner - producing 500bhp and a staggering 738ft lb of torque.

Audi reckons the V12 TDi will help the Q7 hit 60mph in 5.5 seconds - no mean feat for such a weighty vehicle - and continue all the way on to 155mph before the electronic limiter kicks in.

The front end has been modified, with a brace of massive air intakes on either side of the pedestrian-grating grill.

Yes, its face still looks like an angry robot hippo, but all that barely contained aggression at least makes more sense with such a potent engine under the bonnet.

Wondering why Audi chose to showcase its record-breaking diesel in an SUV? Simple. It's the only vehicle in the line-up with an engine bay that'll fit the V12...

http://tinyurl.com/fpz76

My god that is Ugly

[Bob U]

Agree, that is ugly.

Not too keen on the Cat either http://www.worldcarfans.com/videos.cfm/location/country/country/ecf

[LangTall]

But then again, 500 BHP and 1000 Nm. Can I have one of those in my Golf please??

[Paddy_NL]

Something weird about that site. It says "worldcarfans", and it has an Opel section.
Doesn't seem right to me

[Steve Pyro]

But then again, 500 BHP and 1000 Nm. Can I have one of those in my Golf please??

No way.  You have enough trouble getting in there, let alone a bigger engine 

[Fran]

Something weird about that site. It says "worldcarfans", and it has an Opel section.
Doesn't seem right to me

Nothing wrong with the old Opel Manta... 

F

[Paddy_NL]

Yeah, and that's about it - out of the 14.000 models they made

[Canada Phil]

But then again, 500 BHP and 1000 Nm. Can I have one of those in my Golf please??

 How about this diesel engine   
Phil

[Canada Phil]

Ok Try again as that did not work.
For a really big production engine go to.
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
Phil

[fagey]

christ, that is some engine

[LangTall]

Ok Try again as that did not work.
For a really big production engine go to.
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
Phil

I know those, my colleague used to build those before he joined our firm.

Don't think it will fit in my enginebay though....

[Steve Pyro]

Ok Try again as that did not work.
For a really big production engine go to.
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
Phil

Yes, that takes me back to my earlier days as a marine engineer in the merchant navy.
900mm to 1000mm piston bore and more than 1500mm piston stroke - 2 stroke reversing diesel engines running at 100 rpm.

[Canada Phil]

Ok Try again as that did not work.
For a really big production engine go to.
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
Phil

Yes, that takes me back to my earlier days as a marine engineer in the merchant navy.
900mm to 1000mm piston bore and more than 1500mm piston stroke - 2 stroke reversing diesel engines running at 100 rpm.

Yeah but did you have 5 million Ft/Lbs of Torque
Phil

[Steve Pyro]

Largest engine on a vessel I sailed on was a 10 cylinder Burmeister and Wain slow speed diesel - 45,000 shp at 90 rpm in a 254,000 tonne deadweight VLCC (supertanker).  That ship was built in the 70's.

[fagey]

all double dutch to me