1: Yes, I do. It is really ugly.
2: More than 5 metres long, 2.000 kg weight... why does this car is on Fastestlaps? This car is closer to a bus than to a car.
3: Can you explain the meaning of a 430 hp diesel SUV? If you won't a sporty SUV, how could you explain these power output?
4: I'm still searching for a really lightweight Audi...

1: Really? You think this is Ugly?..

2: Of course its a heavyweight, its an Audi Suv, Do you expect it to weighas much as a 911?..

3: Who buys a diesel anything to enjoy the "Drive"?...

Some years ago, new cars sold in France were 70% diesel; in 2014, they were 64%; in 2015, 59%; currently, it's 52%.

Have a good reading:

https://www.google.it/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=france+ban+diesel+cars

https://www.google.it/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=london+ban+diesel+cars

Ugly. Useless. Polluting. Ultra-heavyweight. Unpleasant to drive. This is the fastest truck you can find on a public road.

fastest: I wasn't saying the world runs out of energy source, but the capacity for electricity usage rate. Americans readily every year go through power shortages during the hot summers. with more population, more global warming, we'll need more air con, etc.

certainly you could just use the fuel that would have been burnt by cars, and use that to power powerplants... I understand the electric car is still a lot more efficient than gasoline engined cars, but still doesn't give it a full pass IMO. It's still affecting the environment however you put it.

avg cost of electricity is $0.12 per kwh... so for a p85 model S, a full charge would cost about $10 if you use your own home socket. Elsewhere where electricity is more expensive it could cost $25. Of course you could go for the free Tesla stations, but then... you might have to wait in line for a while, in your car.

streets of france (land of socialists) without turning on an engine

Diesel engines are much more cleaner and the dieselgate scandal they pulled is to boost their damn electric car sales.

America, land of capitalism, hypocrites, super sized XXXXXL bbw milfs and cows.

Pollution in action, only in murica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygbVUEn_mHc

saxy, electricity can come from any energy source. You can't "run out of electricity" globally. That would mean you have also run out of coal, oil, uranium, wind and that all rivers have stopped :D

But you can (and will) run out of fossil fuels. Diesel cars ARE NOT cars of the future. They are more efficient stop-gap measure on our way to electric cars.

How are we going to produce electricity for those electric cars? That's a challenge. But it's certain that we won't "run out" of electricity.

With population growth, higher demand of living standards, more use of aircon... How does the world find enough electricity to also run all the cars on the road... ????

I dont think that will happen

France banning diesels? That would mean banning most of the cars and all commercial vehicles.

I also disagree about "more polluting, dirtier and louder". CO2 emissions are actually less than for petrol engines, "dirty" is a non-argument and "louder" is not a serious issue. The difference in noise and vibration is not something that has worried the consumer too much since late 1990s and direct injection.

After the boom of the 2000-2010, Diesel engines have numbered years. They will always be noisier, dirtier and more polluting. With the rapidly increasing toughening of environmental regulations and the competition of hybrids and electrics, diesels will soon have a very hard Life. France (one of the biggest producer of diesel cars) is seriously discussing of an eventi al ban of all diesels

Yeah I know, but we also know le mans race engines are running with a LOT less fuel than they used to, much lighter too, so it's safe to say, the heavier more thirsty road versions should be producing similar power... look at the petrol side. 500hp from a 2.0L, that's 250hp/L, many production cars produce near if not more than that.

Dude, R18 engine is a race engine. This is same displacement and comparable power, yet it will run (comparatively) forever.

Power per displacement is trough the roof. For petrols and now it seems for diesels too.

This is the new king of car diesel engines. When autocar stated the power output and displacement, I was convinced it was the good old 4.0 petrol TT. But then he said "peak torque at 1000 rpm"... My first reaction was "oh crap, diesels are finished if petrol can do that much torque at 1000" :D But it turns out to be diesel.

The tech is there. Audis 4.0 TDI in its R18 has around 500hp, and relatively fuel efficient.

But for sports cars, why would u take that over say a 2.0L turbo V4 that also made about 500hp.

...Diesels....Arent for me...

Although id love to see Diesels get into the "Real" performance game. 911 Carrera D, Camaro D, Aston Mart.....Wait thats just going too far....