Audi does the book open on the new R18

Posted on 22-03-2016 at 14:48 by RubenPriest – 39 Comments”

The racer is now a hybrid and the competition traditionally the snot for the eyes go for a drive.

Audi presents the new R18 in the circuit during the 24 hours of Le Mans. The model looks more evolution than revolution. But that should be no surprise being, right? The Germans dominate for years within the LMP1 class at Le Mans and this is a reputation they want to still hold. The new R18 is the first powered by a battery-driven hybrid system. In addition, the well-known V6 TDI also present.

Starting in the 2016 season, this competition will intensify, as the upper limit for fuel consumption will considerably decrease by 10 megajoules per lap at Le Mans. “The result is a race car that manages energy even more effectively than before. This is an objective we’re pursuing for our road-going automobiles as well,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich.

All development engineers at Audi Sport were challenged to enhance the efficiency of the Audi R18. As a result, or switching to the 6-megajoule class, the hybrid system, due to the regulations, now recovers 50 percent more energy. The car’s aerodynamics concept is fundamentally new. Nearly all vehicle systems have been refined or redesigned. Consequently, energy consumption decreases, the race car has become lighter, and allows for more favorable packaging of the component assemblies.

By the combination of hybrid and conventional dieselpower is the power above 1000 hp. Audi says the new R18 so about ten percent more economical than its predecessor. Also is the car less heavy. There had to be gepriegeld be to make the car not heavier to get with the new hybrid system. The minimum weight for LMP1-racer is incidentally 875 kilograms.

The driver is located in a newly-designed monocoque. Also, the aerodynamic frills better to his right than ever before. In addition, speak to Audi about an ‘optimised suspension’. The complete press release ’50 Shades of R18′ can you summarize in the following sentence: “Hi, we’re Audi and with this R18 we go again hard to dominate at Le Mans’. You go Audi, the top time to get that broken lead Porsche back pack.

Expected in the future, more combinations between conventional engines and hybrid or electric drives. The FIA is in addition to the current racing more environmentally friendly. Audi will for the first time use of a lithium-ion accumulator, with his R18.

Gallery: Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2016

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