How This Diesel Audi Destroyed Everyone
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Published 2024-02-20
Until 2006, only petrol (gasoline) powered cars had won the Le Mans race. Audi decided to see if they could change this with their new project...
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"Enough torque to change the rotation of the Earth" There i fixed it
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Two things about that car, 1; how quiet it was, in my entire career I had never heard the tyres working as hard as they did! 2; the gearbox was the Achilles heel on that car but the knew that and planned accordingly and when they changed the box during the race in 5mins! I remember watching those 19 people changing it in utter amazement!
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Not surprised. These are the same people who took a V10, cut 2 cylinders off, called it a V8, and put it into a sports sedan, coupe, and supercar.
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I've just recently bought an Audi TT Quattro with the TDI engine, and It's incredible. The torque at low revs in 4th, 5th and 6th is staggering plus the fuel consumption, it just puts a smile on my face every time I drive it , not bad at all for a hairdressers car
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I sense a good automotive story-telling channel, always loved listening to many different stories in this industry, u got yourself a new sub
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The R10 never had an engine failure. Its competitor, the 908, broke down three engines in a single race (Le Mans 2010).
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Diesel engines don't get the love they so rightfully deserve: if an engine can benefit from 30% energy denser fuel and have huge amounts of low end torque, then it's clearly superior to gasoline engines. It's just plain and simple physics. I cannot comprehend why most people have difficulty understanding these facts.
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What do you mean you ONLY have 430 subs??? This is top quality!!
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The great Ulrich Baretsky was the engine guy. Legend.
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I'd been working decades as a german sales manager until today and always (!) had diesel cars. It's pure excitement and fun to drive a 3l Audi TDI with six cylinders on a german autobahn, trust me! 🤩
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Something alot of people forget is that diesels have a huge market share in Europe and are still being developed by BMW and Mercedes especially. In the US diesel is for big trucks only, but like 40% of normal passanger cars in Europe are still diesel.
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wtf i thought this was a big ass channel from the quality of video… good shit brother keep grinding!
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I went to Sebring in '06 with my cousin's husband who had never been to any kind of race, and to him the 'noise' was unbearable, yet he marveled in wonder how the leading car and eventual winner - guess who - was almost silent...there were a couple Vipers chasing the equally loud ass factory Corvettes for the rest of us. 🏁
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Very nice! The editing is simple but effective. But it’s always nice to hear the story of how the Audi R10 TDI came to be, besides winning Le Mans.
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Other German engineers mocked the audi guys in testing by calling the audi car a "heating oil ferrari"
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The R8R is the reason I'm still an Audi fan to this day. I remember when the TDI R10 came out, I thought "they did what?" Looking forward to the follow up vid on the TDI Hybrid, origin of the E-tron badge.
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The quality of your videos are so good i only just realised your a small channel. Amazing videos man, keep up the good work
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Keywords: Fuel efficency and reliablitiy. It wasnt the fastest, but had to make much less pitstops.
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Bro continue this great series of videos
