Get your R8 with a V12 diesel

[Dave Eaton]

from autocar at the show - the comments on the transmission sound like they
are on the money:

Dave
'03 rs6
'4 allroad tdi 
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"The strong feeling on the show floor is that this diesel R8 is definitely
coming, but reliable sources suggested that the production version is more
likely to use a V8 oil-burner, not a V12.

It seems the V12's 737lb ft torque really is too much and, among other
issues, it could be too expensive to engineer a strong enough paddle-shift
'box - a necessity for the R8's target audience.

Nothing is definite, but if the reaction at Detroit is anything to go by,
everyone is looking forward to driving the diesel R8 whether it's a few
cylinders short of the concept or not. "


-----Original Message-----
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:13:22 -0500
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
Subject: Get your R8 with a V12 diesel

For those shopping for a new R8...

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/FREE/4970299/106
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Expect the diesel V12 to produce somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 hp and
738 lb-ft of torque.
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They must be working on a new transmission to handle all that torque. ;)