Posts Tagged ‘Audi R18’
Audi Going Hybrid for 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours
Friday, February 3, 2012 14:19 by Arman Barari No CommentsWhen Toyota announced their hybrid Le Mans car we thought it meant an amazing battle between the T030 and Audi R18 diesel monster. But Audi ruined it! Read More… They just announced they too will field hybrid cars at 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours. They will have the old TDI car on the grid as [...]
2011 Le Mans: Audi Is Victorious
Monday, June 13, 2011 17:43 by Arman Barari No CommentsAudi’s chances of winning at Le Mans looked bleak, after R18 number 1 and 3 crashed out of the race. But Car number 2 picked up the slacks and brought home tenth victory for the team. Read More… In an amazing performance, Audi R18 TDI No.2 driven by Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer secured the title by being 13 [...]
Video: Allan McNish Survives Massive Crash At Le Mans
Saturday, June 11, 2011 17:33 by Arman Barari No CommentsAllan McNish, the Flying Scotsman! He was the star of a spectacular crash at the first hour of 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours race, in which he totally destroyed an Audi R18, limiting the chance of the team in winning their 10th Le Mans. The accident began with the Audi hitting a Ferrari while taking [...]
2011 Le Mans Qualifying: Audi Claims Front Row
Friday, June 10, 2011 13:11 by Arman Barari No CommentsWell, looks like Audi has this one wrapped as well! Two Audi R18 TDIs will start the big race at the front of the grid. Read More… This is Audi’s first pole position since 2006, when they introduced the diesel-powered car and remained the king of the hill ever since. Benoît Tréluyer set a time [...]
Video: TV Spot For Audi R18 TDI
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 13:32 by Arman Barari No CommentsMaking a commercial for a car that you can’t sell sounds like a daft idea. But if it’s a racing car then that commercial might be good to mess with the competition! just in time for the 2011 Le Mans 24-Hour race, Audi, confident of winning, has come up with this ad for the R18 [...]
Audi R18 TDI Finished Third In Debut Race
Monday, May 9, 2011 13:02 by Arman Barari 4 CommentsThe 1000 Km of Spa race this weekend was the debut race for the Audi R18 TDI in Europe and everybody was keen to know how the new generation of Audi’s prototype racers which have undergone major changes, will do. Read More… Unfortunately it didn’t live up to the expectations and gave up in the [...]
Audi R18 Prepares For Le Mans At Sebring
Monday, January 31, 2011 17:48 by Arman Barari 1 CommentIf the new Audi R18 want so insanely different than its predecessors, every one wold be sure that it will win everything again! But since it is, the fans are keenly tracing its steps to see how it’ll do specially at the big event Le Mans 24-hour. Recently they called all nine drivers to Sebring [...]









