Randomly browsing supercar pages made me realize that torque matters more than power in a lot of cases and now I'm wondering why hasn't there been any production supercar with a diesel.
Audi had all the opportunities to put the V12 TDI into an R8 for example (and they did - there was a concept) but that never materialized.
Could've also imagined Peugeot doing such a thing - after all the diesel 908 won Le Mans a couple of times
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Audi Q7 V12 TDI (Mk I) specs
Car type | SUV/truck |
Curb weight | 2605 kg (5743 lbs) |
Introduced | 2008 |
Origin country | Germany |
Views | 48.1k |
Lap times
Performance
0 - 50 kph | 1.9 s |
0 - 100 kph | 4.9 s |
0 - 130 kph | 8.4 s |
0 - 180 kph | 16.4 s |
0 - 200 kph | 18.7 s |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 13.8 s |
Est. 0 - 60 mph | 4.6 s |
0 - 100 mph | 11.0 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 9.2 s @ 92.0 mph |
1/4 mile | 13.1 s |
Top speed | 263 kph (163 mph) |
Est. max acceleration | 0.64 g (6 m/s²) |
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Powertrain specs
Engine type | V12 48V 2x DOHC Twin Turbo diesel |
Displacement | 5.9 l (360 ci) |
Power | 500 ps (493 bhp / 368 kw) |
Torque | 1000 Nm (738 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 85 ps (84 hp) |
Power / weight | 192 ps (189 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 384 Nm (283 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 6 speed automatic |
Layout | front engine, all wheel drive |
Q7 V12 TDI competition
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Yewnos100 2w ago
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golf3diesel 16y ago
hmm look at that torque..1000nm..with the right choice of traction instead of power, a reductor in thiswould move a block lol..
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ky 16y ago
Who selected the list of racing rivals?----Honda S2000--Porsche Cayman S. This thing weighs 5731 lbs
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aneelka 16y ago
I have seen tests and it shows that this car does 0-100 in 4,9 sec and 0-200 in 18,5 sec?
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Mr.X 16y ago
No dude. Its because the Diesel engine was too complex and fitting that engine will be costly.
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Anonymous 16y ago
Shame they didn't put the R8 diesel with the same engine into production. Scared that no one would buy a diesel supercar! lol
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Daytona 17y ago
Hey Anonymus this is not sport car, but rather piece of a forniture with this mass (I mean 2600kg), this audi has problem even with Renault Clio at the track
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Anonymous 18y ago
i get what your saying but, i ment that a full supercar that wears the volkswagen badge. non porsche non lambo non bugatti, full on volkswagen!
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Anonymous 18y ago
I JUST cant wait till VolksWagen gets into the supercar ranks, too bad they didnt make the Nardo:(
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