Over the weekend Audi won the famous Le Mans 24 hour endurance race for the 13th time in 16 attempts. Two Audi R18 e-tron quattro race cars took the number 1 and 2 position on the podium
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Audi R18 e-tron wins 2013 Le Mans 24 Hour, again
Audi has done it again, winning the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race in France. This is Audi’s second win in a row for the LMP1 class, and the company’s 12th win in Le Mans history. The winning R18 was piloted by Loic Duval, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish, […]
New Audi ‘Scorpion’ supercar to use R18 Le Mans engine
A new supercar will join Audi’s showroom lineup in the coming years, sitting above the Audi R8 V8 and V10 models. Dubbed the Audi Scorpion, the exotic new model is set to feature a powerful turbo-diesel engine derived from the one used in the Audi R18 Le Mans race car. […]
Audi wins 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans in form finish style
Audi has taken a third straight outright win at the famous 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans (or ’24 heures du Mans’ to locals) and did it style, filling all three spots on the podium. Reigning champion trio Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoît Tréluyer (France) of the […]
Audi R18 TDI V6 wins Race Engine of the Year award
Audi’s 3.7-litre turbo-diesel V6 engine from its Audi R18 TDI V6 Le Mans-winning race car has been awarded ‘Race Engine of the Year’ by Race Engine Technology magazine. The engine powered Audi to victory for its 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans last year. Usually, we don’t report on a […]