The Audi R10 TDI (Turbo Direct Injection) is a sports prototype designed and built by Audi in partnership with Dallara. [8] Built to the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) regulations, the R10 was highly successful throughout its career; the R10 became the first diesel-powered car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006, in what would be the first of ...

The Audi R10 is known as a famous sports racing car. It was in the LMP1 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and other similar endurance-based races. The car was first unveiled in late 2005. It would go on to win both the 12 Hours of Sebring as well …

Dec 22, 2005 · Read about the all-new Audi R10 and its 5.5-liter, twelve-cylinder twin turbo TDI diesel engine, only on dieselpowermag.com, the official website of Diesel Power magazine.

The all-new Audi R10 is powered by a totally new 5.5-litre, twelve-cylinder bi-turbo TDI engine, which is extremely quiet and economical. The Le Mans Prototype significantly exceeds the power produced by the majority of previous Audi racing cars – …

Jun 16, 2017 · Audi R10 TDI is a Le Mans Prototype racing car used by Audi factory team and Kolles team in sports car races from 2006 to 2010. The car marked motorsport history as the first ever diesel-powered car to win at 24 hours of Le Mans in 2006.

It proved to be more than sufficient to get the R10 up to speed at Sebring as the two cars entered qualified first and second. With Audi's impeccable reliability record, many believed it would be an easy, and of course historic victory for the diesel V12.

Dec 13, 2005 · The heart of the Audi R10 is a completely new V12 TDI engine with a cubic capacity of 5.5 litres the maximum permitted at Le Mans. Audi ventures into previously unexplored diesel-engine terrain with power exceeding 650 hp and torque of more than 1100 Newton metres from the V12 power plant.

Mar 14, 2023 · Few could believe that Audi was about to put its faith into ‘dirty diesel’ for its Le Mans hopes with the radical-for-the-time R10 TDI. But what the car achieved was nothing short of sensational, ushering in a new era of endurance racing …

2006 Audi R10 TDI specs, lap times, performance data, engine specifications, pictures.

Engine: Custom-built Audi V12 diesel engine, 5.5 litre (5500 cc), TDI DPF, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted. Pistons: Mahle. Filter: Dow. Power output: 650 hp (485 kW) ECU: Bosch. Fuel: Shell V-Power Diesel. Fuel delivery: Fuel injection. Lubrication: Shell Helix. Aspiration: twin-turbo. Gearbox: 5-speed S-tronic. Drivetrain: Rear-wheel drive.