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Audi R18 - wowser!

3.6K views 39 replies 32 participants last post by  hoodpin1  
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This shows up in your rear view
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IMMEDIATE PANTS ****TING FEAR ensues
 
#17 ·
I wonder if maybe that's actually the turbos spooling and dropping off as he's feathering the throttle.

edit: I stand corrected. i posted before the whole video was over.
 
#23 ·
Wow very nice. Looks like it is from 2050
 
#24 ·
If Peugeot is all you have to worry about, then all you have to do is make it to 24 hours without 'expiring'...lol
Looks like Audi is using the soon-to-be-banned-in-F1 f-duct on this...should be FAST on those huge LeMans straights!
 
#25 ·
I don't see any "plumbing" in that vertical wing like the f-duct cars in Formula 1 had. It seems too narrow.

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F1

Ferrari -

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Renault -

Shows what I'm trying to say more clearly...

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I do think it's cool to see F1 influences in racing... but I'm not sure if the f-duct is there or not.
 
#32 ·
Sad to see Audi go with a closed ****pit but given Peugeot's success, this move is unsurprising. The technical battle in racecar design between these two manufacturers for years to come will be epic.
 
#36 ·
I have never liked open ****pit prototype racers. Ever since they went to that formula in the mid-90's, I have disliked them. Sure they are cool in their own respect, and I admire the engineering involved, but the closed ****pit cars are just awesome to me.