Ten-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race Audi revealed its new contender for this year’s event in the Audi Training Center at the Munich Airport.
Named the R18 e-tron quattro, the four-wheel drive LMP1 racer combines a diesel engine, which has worked brilliantly for Audi in the past, with hybrid technology.
While the 510HP 3.7-liter V6 TDI diesel engine continues to drive the rear wheels like before, the R18 e-tron quattro also features a kinetic energy recovery system up front that captures energy during braking and feeds it to a flywheel accumulator.
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