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Audi flashes us the hybrid R18 e-tron Quattro

Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Audi, Europe/EU, Germany

It’s fast.

That’s what viewers of a two-minute, 21-second video Audi recently posted about its R18 e-tron Quattro racecar will be able to discern.

The German automaker,… Continue reading

09. June 2012 by Danny King
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Le Mans places limits on new hybrid LMPs

Filed under: Hybrid, Audi, Toyota, Racing

Diesel power may still be the dominant force at the forefront of endurance sportscar racing centered around Le Mans, but this year sees a new form of propulsion on the field: hybrids.

Both Toyota and Audi are… Continue reading

02. June 2012 by Noah Joseph
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Official: Audi reinvents the rearview mirror for its Le Mans racers

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Safety, Technology, Audi, Racing

Every year at every auto show we see concept cars that envision replacing the rearview mirrors with digital cameras. They’re usually the exterior mirrors and not the central one above t… Continue reading

25. May 2012 by Noah Joseph
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Official: Audi reinvents the rearview mirror for its Le Mans racers

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Safety, Technology, Audi, Racing

Every year at every auto show we see concept cars that envision replacing the rearview mirrors with digital cameras. They’re usually the exterior mirrors and not the central one above t… Continue reading

25. May 2012 by Noah Joseph
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