There are tons of rumors floating around about the upcoming second generation of Audi R8. Everything from five-cylinder engines to wireless charging capabilities for the R8 e-tron are being talked about for the car?s 2016 entrance into the U.S. market. Well, here?s one more for the rumor mill: a TDI version.
The idea may not be new, but it seems to be gaining some credence for the upcoming model. Volkswagen Group executive Ferdinand Pi�ch is reportedly itching to have a turbo-diesel engine under the R8?s rear glass. While a TDI-powered R8 won?t be likely until at least 2017, the possibility is still present.
What?s more, Volkswagen Group has two TDI options to choose from. The first would be to simply use the existing 4.0-liter V-8 TDI but spiced up with more horsepower and torque. The other option would be to utilize the 5.0-liter V-10 TDI Audi is currently developing for future Bentley models.
While we?ve got no firm estimates on horsepower and torque outputs for the V-10 TDI, we can always guess. Remember the V-10 turbo-diesel Volkswagen stuffed under the hood of its Touareg SUV in the late 2000s? With twin turbochargers spooling up, it made 310 horsepower and a stump-pulling 553 pound-feet of torque. Imagine what today?s clean-diesel technology and computer control systems could do for a performance-oriented V-10 TDI. Perhaps 500 horses and 800 pound-feet of torque? We can always hope.
While the TDI R8 remains a distant model at this point, we can count on some high-performance gasoline engines to power the mid-engine supercar. Expect the V-8 and gasoline V-10 to carry over, along with some nice output updates.
Note: 2008 Audi R8 V12 TDI pictured here.
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Next Generation Audi R8 Could get a TDI version originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 14 July 2014 08:00 EST.
Bill Cantrell Ivan Capelli Piero Carini Duane Carter Eugenio Castellotti
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