New Audi R18. A real change in design for 2011.

[alfredo]

Looks like they decided to go enclosed to make the drivers even more uncomfortable. Still it will be more aero. It will also have a KERS system. It's a six cylinder, just like my old Ford truck.

http://automotive-cars.com/2010/12/2011-audi-r18.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. still a diesel?

[alfredo]

2. Yes. Let's see what Peugeot has as a response.

Peugeot




Article a couple months old.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101104/ALMS/101109938

Peugeot has yet to reveal technical details of the car that may or may not retain the 90X designation when it makes its racing debut next year at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida in March. This includes the engine, an area in which Peugeot Sport boss Bruno Famin said that the company was "still exploring options."
The photographs of the car offer conflicting evidence as to whether it is powered by a new turbodiesel engine or by a gasoline powerplant. The cooling package suggests that Peugeot is continuing down the diesel route, but the roof-mounted air scoop could be evidence that it is switching to gasoline because the ram-air effect would offer a greater benefit on a normally aspirated engine.


Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101104/ALMS/101109938#ixzz1CdsCbaJV

[Blue_Tires]

3. I have a model of the #9 Peugeot in my office...

[alfredo]

4. They make wonderfully angry looking machines. Have you

ever seen "Truth in 24"? It's free through the iTunes store.


trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6-dvtsa2g

There's an unlikely hero.

I highly recommend it.


Looking forward to the F1 season.

Totally enjoyed 24 hours at Sebring, and ready to watch the 12 hours at Sebring. That's when the big iron comes out to play.

[Blue_Tires]

5. yeah, i downloaded that the first week it was available...

very well done on the drivers and the inner workings of the team, but I was screaming for more hardcore technical stuff on what made their car so dominant over the years...

[alfredo]

6. I didn't mind the lack of technical detail. BTW, the

R15 will run the 12 hour at Sebring. I don't think the R18 will run, but according to the Le Mans site, both are being privately tested at Sebring, or were last week.

[bluedigger]

7. That must have been some truck...

[kysrsoze]

8. Needs more headlights. I don't even know how they can see at night.

:D