22 January 2008

V12 diesel R8

Audi has used the Detroit Auto Show to show a V12 diesel concept R8.

The car is powered by a 6.0 engine which is the first V12 diesel produced for a roadgoing high performance car.

The engine is related to that used by the two times Le Mans winning Audi R10.

The company claims a performance of 4.2 seconds in the sprint to 100 km/h. BB