Audi is advancing to the cutting edge of diesel technology development. The Ingolstadt brand already has a host of landmark achievements to its credit — and the list is about to be extended with the advent of the first ever V12 TDI passenger car engine.
This injects the high-performance SUV with the dynamism of a powerful sports car. A time of 5. The engine limits its consumption to an average of just The new V12 TDI is the crowning glory of an engine line-up brimming with dynamic performance — each and every one of the diesel engines from Audi generates a high output and tremendous pulling power for a sporty drive.
This character has emerged over and over again in the brand's models, not least in the form of the six- and eight-cylinder 2. The pioneering role that Audi assumes in the field of diesel technology stems from the peerless expertise it has amassed over a period of decades.
Since the s, the Audi engineers have been responsible for one vital breakthrough after another, the most important being the world's first ever TDI engine to be fitted in a passenger car which made its debut in And in , Audi intends to start making inroads into the US diesel market with Bluetec technology: thanks to Bluetec, TDI models bearing the four-ring emblem are not just sporty and economical, they can also run so cleanly that they comply with the emissions legislation in all 50 US states.
A year ago, Audi added yet another new chapter to the ongoing diesel success story on race tracks around the world. Developing over bhp, the V12 TDI fitted in the R10 TDI sports prototype left its petrol-powered rivals trailing in all of the races it participated in, including the most challenging of them all, the classic Le Mans 24 Hours.
