Get your R8 with a V12 diesel
LL - NY
larrycleung at gmail.com
Wed Jan 16 10:54:47 PST 2008
Hmmm, can someone say 7 sp (would it be possible?) DSG? In full auto mode,
the
thing would be a monster. Brawww,Brawwww,Brawww.......
On 1/16/08, cody at 5000tq.com <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
>
> Buuut with the lower rev-limit on the TDi it would either require
> taller gearing or more shifts to run 0-60 which would both slow the
> time enough to likely make it roughly even with the FSI version.
>
> -Cody Forbes
>
>
>
> Quoting Greg Johnson <gregsj2 at gmail.com>:
>
> > A few thoughts about an R8 4.2 TDI. Web articles about the Q7 4.2 TDI
> are
> > inconsistent but many quote 326hp, 561lb-ft of torque, 0 to 62mph in
> > 6.4seconds, and 21 mpg. An R8
> > 4.2 FSI weighs 3,438 lbs; the Q7 4.2 FSI weighs 5,467 lbs. This is
> > speculation, but if the tall standing brick of a Q7 TDI gets 21 mpg, an
> R8
> > TDI, which weighs about a ton less, and is more aerodynamic, ought to
> see
> > close to 30 mpg. Further, Car & Driver claims to have hustled an R8 4.2FSI
> > with 317 lb-ft from 0-60 in four seconds flat. Hence, an R8 4.2 TDI
> with
> > 244 lb-ft more torque than its FSI brethren ought to see 0-60 in the
> mid-3
> > second range. Hence, an R8 4.2 TDI wouldn't be too shabby at all --
> decent
> > performance and amazing fuel mileage. Lastly, I'd suggest that 561 lb-ft
> in
> > a 3500 lb sports car ( 6.23 lbs per ft-lb) should be sufficient for a
> road
> > car.
> >
> > Greg J
> >
> > Dave Eaton <Dave.Eaton at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> >
> > from autocar at the show - the comments on the transmission sound like
> they
> > are on the money:
> >
> > Dave
> > '03 rs6
> > '4 allroad tdi
> > ------------------
> > "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. "
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