The Audi R18 is a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racing car constructed by the German car manufacturer Audi AG. It is the successor to the Audi R15 TDI. Like its predecessor, the R18 uses a TDI turbocharged diesel engine but with a reduced capacity of …

Mar 1, 2012 · After trying out its TFSI and TDI engines at Le Mans—and scoring 10 victories in 13 years of competition—Audi is now launching a diesel-hybrid, all-wheel-drive LMP1 sports car. The R18 e-tron...

Apr 15, 2017 · the R18 was the first closed cockpit Audi to win Le Mans in 2011. Audi came a long way from their open cockpit prototypes to the legendary Audi R18.

Jan 1, 2015 · The Audi R18 e-tron quattro is Audi’s hybrid pioneer in racing. In 2012, Audi was the first manufacturer to enter a hybrid sports car in the newly incepted FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). In 2012 and 2013, the company won the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in the WEC with its drivers.

Jun 24, 2013 · The Audi R18 e-tron quattro is the first Audi race car no longer accelerated exclusively by a combustion engine. With the R18 e-tron quattro Vorsprung durch Technik means the development of an independent hybrid system including complete networking, control, software, algorithms and interfaces.

Mar 8, 2021 · Deep-pocketed car collectors have the rare chance to own an Audi LMP1 race car built during one of the most successful eras for a single automaker in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Mar 22, 2016 · It features a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell, its hybrid drive system is battery-operated for the first time, the V6 TDI engine has been revised, and new system solutions have been added.

May 3, 2012 · The new Audi R18 e-tron quattro is ringing in a new era in motor racing, being the first diesel hybrid sports car with all-wheel drive. Yet it is not only this concept that pioneers a forward-thinking trend.

Jun 1, 2014 · Audi claims that the 2014 car is the most complex race car it has ever built. The basic elements of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro’s new configuration were defined back in 2012 and the design of all the single components started at the end of 2012. The new car was rolled out in the early autumn of 2013, followed by track testing.

Apr 16, 2016 · For the 2016 World Endurance Championship Audi Sport developed an all new chassis. This car which is the third distinct design to be called ‘R18’ carries over almost nothing from the 2014 variant (also used in 2015).