March 19, 2006

Audi Makes History as Diesel-Powered R10 TDI Wins Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring: Diesel Powered? Could be the beginning of something big in all forms of racing down the road.

posted by dbt302 to auto racing at 10:04 PM - 5 comments

I wonder if it sounds like a semi-truck like the wife's old Benz did? Would be sort of a disconcerting noise to hear as it passes you by.

posted by commander cody at 11:18 PM on March 19, 2006

I watched the race on Speed Channel and they said it doesn't have the diesel smell, it doesn't smoke, and it creates incredible horsepower. It has very little sulfur. It didn't change the sound of the engine at all. I think it is going to be the fuel of the future for much of auto racing.

posted by dbt302 at 11:28 PM on March 19, 2006

Now if they can only do it with bio diesel, or vegetable oil... Sorry to go green on y'all.

posted by everett at 01:30 PM on March 20, 2006

Im not big into "pro" racing, but I do race my car- and it gets horrible gs mileage. (About 16 mpg). So if some kind of new technology is created, that is definately a plus.

posted by redsoxrgay at 02:04 PM on March 20, 2006

Sorry to go green on y'all. Not at all. I, for one, am looking forward to the Formula Prius series.

posted by owlhouse at 03:04 PM on March 20, 2006

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