Road Atlanta. if you have the 2 PC sim racing games, EA sports' F1C 99-02 & Simbin's GTR, you can add the track as an add-on to them. I have driven this track on both games. very smooth and quick once you get a handle on it. VERY FAST on the F1C - a lap is no more than 80 seconds.
@noni15081998 the track is Road Atlanta, the located is Braselton, Georgia, USA. The race length is 10 hours or 1,000 miles (whichever comes first). Did you just assume that people would think you where an authority on the subject since your post is in bullet form?! you people could at least take the 30 seconds to look it up on google so you don't look like a complete idiot to those of us who actually follow sports car racing.
I dont undersand. A TDI running at this speed should fart a big dark disgusting smoke cloud like a "normal" diesel car.. After all thats the great pride of having a diesel! Thats not happening and that should make the owners of the Ibizas and Leons and Golf really sad..
Diesel Power! Running on BioFuel makes it even better. The amount of restrictions they put on this car shows the world that diesel is better than petrol. More mileage, more efficient, cleaner, and less noise.
I completely agree. I have some guys I sim race with who HATE diesels only cause they make no sound ;) I love them, They are better in every way just like you said.
@TheArfdog well, with diesels, the main exhaust particle is carbon, and carbon is i believe the 3rd (again i think) most plentiful element in the universe. so were polluting eart with whats already more than enough of. and how much heavier is the R10s diesel?
i know that tjhe engine has 2 turbos... but i was takking about sound which is repeating every maybe 20 seconds:) soo i thonk that this soun is not a turbo....:)
It almost sounds like they dubbed the wrong audio with the onboard video. But the damn thing is just that quiet! The R15 should win LeMans on its first try this year as well. All hail Audi!
Great video. Nobody believes it but it's really that quiet. I work the pits at Road Atlanta and I was at the Petite Le Mans Saturday and of course Allan from Audi won again. They are definitely my favorites.
Diesel is the wave of the future. Long gone are the dirty smelly chugging beasts replaced by finely tuned powerful and nearly bomb proof workhorses of speed.
No, its because it was BUILT to be silent. Put the same noise-control equipment on a diesel engine you have on your average gas engine, the diesel will be louder. The silence of the R10 is due to a combination of specially-designed mufflers and the turbochargers(turbochargers have a muffling effect on engine notes on their own). Audi wanted this thing to prove that diesel was a viable fuel whether you're concerned about noise, the environment, or speed. I'd say they did a DAMN fine job.
Yup Audi built a diesel to show the world that they're not always the loud smelly things they're often thought to be. Oh yeah and they wanted to win Le Mans :)
Yeah, but they were already laying a beat-down on EVERYONE at Le Mans with the R8 before they built the R10. If Le Mans was ALL they cared about, they could've just upgraded the R8.
Well, that depends, really. If they just updated it to meet rules, yes - very dumb idea. But an overhaul of the basic design could've worked. Most current LMPs outside of the R10 use an updated version of the R8's basic design. Audi would've had a better handle on upgrading it, and would've been a safer way to go. They took a big risk to create a whole new car with the R10, and lucky for them it paid off.
Of course they HAD to have had a good feeling about it in order to take the chance.
I actually think it's kinda cool that they could make it quieter and more powerful than most of the other cars in the LMP1 class. It's ridiculously powerful, it's fast.. and it's quiet. It's the perfect sleeper! I personally can't wait to start seeing more diesel cars in the US cause the technology has really come a long way.
The turbo is part of the reason(its one of the reasons CART/Champ Car held onto turbos - slightly muffled exhaust note was good when racing on city streets). But its also that Audi WANTED it to be quieter. One of the points of the R10 is to prove to the public that diesel is good. By making it quiet they appeal to the people who think diesel is painfully loud. By making it FAST they appeal to the performance-minded who thinks diesel is crap.
That whistling was definitely the air passing over the car - it was not a turbo whistle. I've worked with enough turbos to be able to tell that clearly.
I saw this car also at Sebring in March. This car actually sounds like an electric car. The most exciting part was the Peugote TDI was just as quiet but faster than the Audi.
ive never understood why this car is so quiet because it is diesel powered? i saw petite le mans today at laguna and it was so quiet you really could kinda hear the air passing over it.
It's not quiet because it's a diesel. It's so quiet because Audi wanted it to be quiet. It's to break the myth that diesels are sluggish and loud and not what you'd want on your driveway. The particulate filters do help to quieten the noise a bit more, though.
You wish. Here's the thing: they have a nasty habit of igniting their fuel at inopportune times, and they also fall short on the reliability scale. There's only so much power you can get from a petrol engine before you reach the ceiling on these factors.
sucks? i think it's great, not only closed cockpits but also somehow externally based on equivalent road car models... it feels like ACO is planning to recreate the mid/late 90's GTP/GT1 class which is great
no actually they are moving all LMP1 class to be strictly factory races, and all LMP2 to be Privateers which can have both open and closed cockpits... i think its cool to to have closed cockpits too, but the open cockpit R8 and R10 were awesome. cant wait to see the closed cockpit r10 looks like
I don't know about LMP2, I've figured out they'd leave it as it is now (open cockpit protos) and LMP1 would become the "new GTP" class. LMP1 is going to be only closed cockpits, that's certain.
is that swishing sound the diverter valves? (almost like a blow off valve only recirculates the air because it is better for performance and runs less rich) audi/vw is def the best as far as engineering goes
go to a race and listen. r10 will creep up on you and simply blow your mind.
also the front brakes don't get red at all from the spectators vantage point. it is a sweet ride. go watch at the 12 hrs of sebring, you will think differently.
Actually, the reason you can't see the brake glow is because the R10 uses special brake "drums" and covers to help cool the brakes (which are disc brakes, BTW)
Oh, and sorry for marking your post as spam. I meant to hit the "reply" button, but clicked the "mark as spam" one... sorry...
LolaJudd, this is new under the sun. This car is the first diesel-powered racecar to win Le Mans 24h. If you don't call that revolutionary, you can stick to riding your bicycle.
ive meet all of the alms Drivers and have all of there autographs. Also Johnny o connel (Drives the corvette) Let me sit in his corvette!!!!!!!! (This was all at st petersburg Street circuit (PS Audi R10 is not good on street circuits) (PPS IT is a 5.5 litre v10 Diesel)
The first diesel-engined car to qualify and race at the 24 hour race at Le Mans was a French entry in 1949, the first race held after the war. The car was the Delettrez Diesel entered by brothers Jean and Jacques Delettrez and was of 4395 cc 6-cylinder. It did not finish, running out of fuel about half way into the race.
Diesel motors smoke because not all of the fuel is burnt on combustion. The turbos get more air into the engine, and the car's electronic control module controls the fuel entering for a more precise fuel burn.
The smoke is actually particulates which are partly down to unburnt elements in the fuel, but they appear as smoke due to deposits of carbon produced during combustion. The R10 has particularly good particulate filters which no doubt act as silencers as well. It's a common misconception that petrol doesn't produce particulates as well. It does only they aren't as visible.
Is the close cockpit more aerodynamic? If so why isn't the R10 close cockpit? You'd think that modern day with so much testing, there wouldn't be gaps in decisions on whether to go open or closed, you'd see either all open or all closed.
ehh..well what does that have to do with anything then, it's 2007 right now lol. What are the rules right now then? Obviously there are no restrictions on this because R10 is open canopy while the new diesel peugeot is enclosed.
The car would have been designed and built during 2005, where open-top cars were still being encouraged and the new P1 and P2 regs were in force (as opposed to P900 and P675). They could have built a closed car, like the Bentley, but they decided against it, for their own reasons. New proposed rules for 2009/2010 seem to be disappearing...
It's a shame how they want to restrict it now because of it's unfair torque advantage over the other gas powered cars. I wonder how will Peugeot's diesel entry go up against this.
i agree i mean they banned the 787b after it won LeMans 1991, i think that they are simply to stuck up to accept change. It uses less fuel, burns cleaner, and is a hell of alot quiter dont see what the problem is.
That rotarys get banned after 1991 the 24h LeMans was known befor the race.... not only the rotary was banned... all piston engines over 3.5l were banned after 1991..
Indeed. The Audi is a twin turbo 5.5L. Gasoline engines with turbos cannot exceed 4.0L in LMP1 class. Normally aspirated they are allowed 6L I think. Rotaries aren't banned either. Last two years Mazda has had a tri-rotor Renesis in a Courage for the LMP2 class. The rules, however, are against the rotary. Not terribly competitive. They make the horsepower, but it takes way too many revs to get there. The power curve is just not at all workable to be competitive.
You couldn't in Group C cars in 1991. This only changed when LMP and GT cars came around. dzelpwr - you right, 5.5 limit for diesels, 4.0 limit for petrols with turbos and 6.0 limit for n/a petrols. It's a 3.4 n/a limit and a 2.0 with turbo limit for LMP2 cars.
too true look how slow it looks when Mcnish goes through turn 12 during the race and then compare it with turn 12 in their clip to see how quiet it is... its going really fast haha
Well, the thing is, housing developments are being built around these racetracks, and the residents are now complaining about the noise. Should've thought about that before moving in, but... The R10 might save these tracks.
it is just like people that move in to flight paths for airports and then complain about the noise... the race tracks will be fine though despite the noise
The R10 is in the Protoype category (LMP1 actually), and the Corvette in the GT1 class, normally quite slower per lap. This year, the difference between the winning car in Le Mans and the winning GT1 car (an Aston Martin) was 26-27 laps.
5.5l twin turbo diesel
12valvepower1 6 months ago
Are you a homo¥¥¥¥¥ that would mean words out of context idiot head
ad1665 6 months ago
And it pulls like a donkey on crack!
ganzano 8 months ago
Road Atlanta. if you have the 2 PC sim racing games, EA sports' F1C 99-02 & Simbin's GTR, you can add the track as an add-on to them. I have driven this track on both games. very smooth and quick once you get a handle on it. VERY FAST on the F1C - a lap is no more than 80 seconds.
SAMMYJS991 1 year ago
Location: America
Track: Petit Le Mans/ Atlanta
Race time: 24 hours
Race type: Endurance Racing
noni15081998 1 year ago
@noni15081998 the track is Road Atlanta, the located is Braselton, Georgia, USA. The race length is 10 hours or 1,000 miles (whichever comes first). Did you just assume that people would think you where an authority on the subject since your post is in bullet form?! you people could at least take the 30 seconds to look it up on google so you don't look like a complete idiot to those of us who actually follow sports car racing.
07tbest 3 months ago
@07tbest You do realise I was a complete noob when I posted that
noni15081998 3 months ago
@noni15081998 and nine months changed that!?
07tbest 3 months ago
@07tbest Completley forgot about the comment :/
noni15081998 3 months ago
the R10's are great but every time they go against the Porsche RS Spyders from LMP2, they get there asses beat
JAGRbomb68 1 year ago
@JAGRbomb68 i like how you spelled porsche and spyder the right way, but fucked up 'their'
a303romance 8 months ago
It's beautiful. Turbo diesel power is the best.
mattlock666 1 year ago
The sound is not bad, just different to the petrol cars
zedextreme8177 1 year ago
Looks like Road Atlatan Race track
HemiPantera 1 year ago
@HemiPantera it is.
2t9j0bowler300 1 year ago
Would be cool to see Mazda's improvements in rotaries duking it out against the diesels in Lemans.
carmodifire 1 year ago
Dommage que ça fasse le même bruit qu'un Q7...
kurumazda 1 year ago
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Diesel race cars have no soul.
evan1005 1 year ago
I dont undersand. A TDI running at this speed should fart a big dark disgusting smoke cloud like a "normal" diesel car.. After all thats the great pride of having a diesel! Thats not happening and that should make the owners of the Ibizas and Leons and Golf really sad..
suixothekid 1 year ago
Proves that races arent being won by sound and just brute power :)
I really love the low deep roaring of this diesel!
VC106893 1 year ago
La Guna Seca
operationcwaI789789 1 year ago
@operationcwaI789789 road atlanta
jonny2nomy 1 year ago
Diesel Power! Running on BioFuel makes it even better. The amount of restrictions they put on this car shows the world that diesel is better than petrol. More mileage, more efficient, cleaner, and less noise.
sfwdcivic 2 years ago 3
I completely agree. I have some guys I sim race with who HATE diesels only cause they make no sound ;) I love them, They are better in every way just like you said.
Audi TDI forever! <3
razgriz55 2 years ago
@sfwdcivic Uh not really cleaner (particulates and NOX are much higher). And a lot heavier.
TheArfdog 1 year ago
@TheArfdog well, with diesels, the main exhaust particle is carbon, and carbon is i believe the 3rd (again i think) most plentiful element in the universe. so were polluting eart with whats already more than enough of. and how much heavier is the R10s diesel?
Chenstrapftw 1 year ago
That's just eerie. Awesome, but eerie.
Piro42 2 years ago
Ho fuck diesel wins again!!
fdxnaoseinomes 2 years ago
The noise sounds like Peugeot whining to me.
llLadonisll 2 years ago
yes its air going over the car the spoilers and splitters make air displace ments so it sounds like that
warrockplayer12 2 years ago 3
What's that swish sound is that part of the car's sound?
Makron5 2 years ago
its the sound of dancing pixies splattering across the car
reedrich4rds 2 years ago
No makron. Its called the wind going over the car :)
razgriz55 2 years ago
Those are the turbochargers.
SakoTGrimes 2 years ago 2
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You fail...... it´s not a Turbo
Samec136 2 years ago
Actually, you fail. Epically. It is a turbo. A double turbo.
SakoTGrimes 2 years ago 18
i know that tjhe engine has 2 turbos... but i was takking about sound which is repeating every maybe 20 seconds:) soo i thonk that this soun is not a turbo....:)
SRY about my english
Samec136 2 years ago
I thik, we are not talking about tjhe same thing :)
Samec136 2 years ago
the sound isnt the turbo, its happening at random times NOT when it comes on boost.
tpvalley 1 year ago
yes
LaiPt 2 years ago
The turbo's
FishDiesel 2 years ago
It almost sounds like they dubbed the wrong audio with the onboard video. But the damn thing is just that quiet! The R15 should win LeMans on its first try this year as well. All hail Audi!
paulwilliams77 2 years ago
how do those germans do it
blueblue101 2 years ago 5
The Gear Box is louder then the Motor, haha. has anyone been to a F1 race, iv'e heard that they are just insanely loud!
seroyer2 2 years ago
They are :P
norra124 2 years ago
did you watch Qualifying last night, how about the Brawn GP team (Honda) WOW. I cant wait for tonight!!
seroyer2 2 years ago
Huh? :S
norra124 2 years ago
Oh, sorry the australian F1 Grand Prix is tonight I was talking about that.
seroyer2 2 years ago
the race track is road atlanta
charli2142 2 years ago
those audis are sooo quiet which sucks but the cars are great
damiannerd 2 years ago
Commentaers should never talk over onboard! more SOUNDS OF SPEED!
danodelux 3 years ago 4
wow it's sooo smooth!
13WhiteFang37 3 years ago
Great video. Nobody believes it but it's really that quiet. I work the pits at Road Atlanta and I was at the Petite Le Mans Saturday and of course Allan from Audi won again. They are definitely my favorites.
donaehillsmith 3 years ago
MY GOD THAT THING IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
batfishdog37 3 years ago
It's german. Of course it's beautiful... :D
CptCumshot 3 years ago 29
AMEN!
Topkartracer 3 years ago
@CptCumshot road atlanta
12valvepower1 6 months ago
Diesel is the wave of the future. Long gone are the dirty smelly chugging beasts replaced by finely tuned powerful and nearly bomb proof workhorses of speed.
mathiastheok 3 years ago 2
Lead by the masters in Diesel tech :D
jaybow666 3 years ago 2
*Led
jaybow666 3 years ago
Perhaps lead was a good choice of words...lol Lead...its in fuel...lol
mathiastheok 3 years ago
The reason it is more quite is that it is a diesel!!!!
DEFIKS 3 years ago
No, its because it was BUILT to be silent. Put the same noise-control equipment on a diesel engine you have on your average gas engine, the diesel will be louder. The silence of the R10 is due to a combination of specially-designed mufflers and the turbochargers(turbochargers have a muffling effect on engine notes on their own). Audi wanted this thing to prove that diesel was a viable fuel whether you're concerned about noise, the environment, or speed. I'd say they did a DAMN fine job.
DBoy02 3 years ago
Yup Audi built a diesel to show the world that they're not always the loud smelly things they're often thought to be. Oh yeah and they wanted to win Le Mans :)
Topkartracer 3 years ago 2
Yeah, but they were already laying a beat-down on EVERYONE at Le Mans with the R8 before they built the R10. If Le Mans was ALL they cared about, they could've just upgraded the R8.
DBoy02 3 years ago
The R8 really struggled in its final year at Le Mans though. It would have been dumb for Audi to update such an old car.
Topkartracer 3 years ago
Well, that depends, really. If they just updated it to meet rules, yes - very dumb idea. But an overhaul of the basic design could've worked. Most current LMPs outside of the R10 use an updated version of the R8's basic design. Audi would've had a better handle on upgrading it, and would've been a safer way to go. They took a big risk to create a whole new car with the R10, and lucky for them it paid off.
Of course they HAD to have had a good feeling about it in order to take the chance.
DBoy02 3 years ago
I actually think it's kinda cool that they could make it quieter and more powerful than most of the other cars in the LMP1 class. It's ridiculously powerful, it's fast.. and it's quiet. It's the perfect sleeper! I personally can't wait to start seeing more diesel cars in the US cause the technology has really come a long way.
DanteJoseCuervo 3 years ago
It's probably quiet because the turbo actually muffles the exhaust.
creedence18 3 years ago
The turbo is part of the reason(its one of the reasons CART/Champ Car held onto turbos - slightly muffled exhaust note was good when racing on city streets). But its also that Audi WANTED it to be quieter. One of the points of the R10 is to prove to the public that diesel is good. By making it quiet they appeal to the people who think diesel is painfully loud. By making it FAST they appeal to the performance-minded who thinks diesel is crap.
DBoy02 3 years ago 2
what revs can this racing TDI reach??
bnCOD 3 years ago
a lot
DoctorNumber46 3 years ago
not more than 5000rpm.
BMW620 3 years ago 2
totally disappointing..
BMW620 3 years ago
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audi sucs
thebmwfan 3 years ago
that car has been winning le mans
pablamosa676 3 years ago
yea, so thats why any of the F1 cars cant keep up with it.
jettagt97tt 3 years ago
rudolf diesel hai rovinato tutto,non sapevi farti i cazzi tuoi...che tristezza regà,che tristezza
PLCompetizioni 3 years ago
"air over the car...whistling sound"? Wouldn't that be the turbo charger? Good ol' underestimated diesel power...
dieseldawg2 3 years ago
That whistling was definitely the air passing over the car - it was not a turbo whistle. I've worked with enough turbos to be able to tell that clearly.
DBoy02 3 years ago 3
that doesnt sound bad
viktord1 3 years ago 2
The commontators should allways shut up during onboard. It makes me mad they dont allow us to hear the cars better! Wish we could tune them out!
danodelux 3 years ago
I saw this car also at Sebring in March. This car actually sounds like an electric car. The most exciting part was the Peugote TDI was just as quiet but faster than the Audi.
Drenature 3 years ago
Yes please !!!!!
rastesdcat 3 years ago
today i've have seen this car in barcelona, it's a flying carpet, absolutely quiet!!
jok250 3 years ago 4
I was at Sebring and these really surprised me the first couple of times they went by. they sneek up on u when u least expect it!
cobrafan427 3 years ago
That Sebring!
Well, Is most difficult of what I think it was...
therrydicule 3 years ago
un trattore...
WINSTONS123 3 years ago
No goosebumbs here...!
Amazing piece of technology, but somehow the "wow" effect escapes me.
I know its supposed to be this quiet, to bust the myth of noisy Diesel engines on the road!
But I would really like to hear it without the noisedamping factors that Audi made!!!
Michaelingolfhansen 3 years ago
audio is too low - had to turn it up way too much :(
CoolColJ 3 years ago
The commentator says "it's remarcable quite" maybe you didn"t hear it
herman125 3 years ago
not talking about the relative car volume, but the audio level of the video itself
he should have normalised the audio
CoolColJ 3 years ago
Its the torque that matters in racing (imo).
EYEdROP0 4 years ago 2
Yeah! It seems to be on a bus...
giut26 4 years ago
800 lb ft of torque at 5000rpm! it just tore past the other car!
bassistmatt 4 years ago
The R10 peaks at like 6-7k rpm thats why its so quiet, the rest of the field is more like 10k+
portsmouth455 4 years ago
it`s a diesel...
aannddrreeii 4 years ago
yeah I know.
portsmouth455 4 years ago
peak rpm of the 5.5 V12 TDI is ~5200 rpm
GTLgamer 4 years ago 2
Thats engineering.
And it goes like a bia, that acceleration is just brutal.
Ycondaman 4 years ago 3
ive never understood why this car is so quiet because it is diesel powered? i saw petite le mans today at laguna and it was so quiet you really could kinda hear the air passing over it.
clearancedelivery 4 years ago
yeah, i was there too , you could probably stand next to the track and the thing would pass by you without even knowing
fubar66 4 years ago
It's not quiet because it's a diesel. It's so quiet because Audi wanted it to be quiet. It's to break the myth that diesels are sluggish and loud and not what you'd want on your driveway. The particulate filters do help to quieten the noise a bit more, though.
TheNewBob 4 years ago
R10 is damn amazing!!!
a4qt 4 years ago 3
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boring sound. a judd v-10 sounds far better.
LolaJudd 4 years ago
idd!!!!!
long live the otto-engine!
M3addicted 4 years ago
You wish. Here's the thing: they have a nasty habit of igniting their fuel at inopportune times, and they also fall short on the reliability scale. There's only so much power you can get from a petrol engine before you reach the ceiling on these factors.
dregenius 4 years ago
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
THUNDERDOMEFXX 4 years ago
It doesn't make much noise, but the noise that is coming out of there sounds real good for a diesel engine.
SgtH3nry3 4 years ago 2
too true, sounds auesome
inirapsag1 4 years ago 2
It's like a ferrari V12 mixed with a v-twin bike, makes me want to get a Duramax so bad...
iee4g6 4 years ago
wave of the future, although Penske's Spyders are a bit more dominant everywhere BUT LeMans 24.
pagosa48 4 years ago
I love the R10... sux tho that all LMP 1 class cars have to be closed cockpits by 2010
Rivelution 4 years ago
sucks? i think it's great, not only closed cockpits but also somehow externally based on equivalent road car models... it feels like ACO is planning to recreate the mid/late 90's GTP/GT1 class which is great
deggis4 4 years ago
no actually they are moving all LMP1 class to be strictly factory races, and all LMP2 to be Privateers which can have both open and closed cockpits... i think its cool to to have closed cockpits too, but the open cockpit R8 and R10 were awesome. cant wait to see the closed cockpit r10 looks like
Rivelution 4 years ago
I don't know about LMP2, I've figured out they'd leave it as it is now (open cockpit protos) and LMP1 would become the "new GTP" class. LMP1 is going to be only closed cockpits, that's certain.
deggis4 4 years ago
yeah they are leaving LMP2 open, i just checked my road&track magazine
Rivelution 4 years ago
wow what an amazing machine
xrunner87 4 years ago
I'd rather want a car that has converts more fuel into torque than into sound. If you want sound go buy an old car and remove the exhaust pipes.
kjaks 4 years ago 2
I agree.
vancityguy 4 years ago
I agree! Yuk!
CobraMarty 4 years ago
is that swishing sound the diverter valves? (almost like a blow off valve only recirculates the air because it is better for performance and runs less rich) audi/vw is def the best as far as engineering goes
blcktiger18 4 years ago
go to a race and listen. r10 will creep up on you and simply blow your mind.
also the front brakes don't get red at all from the spectators vantage point. it is a sweet ride. go watch at the 12 hrs of sebring, you will think differently.
dudeski45 4 years ago
Actually, the reason you can't see the brake glow is because the R10 uses special brake "drums" and covers to help cool the brakes (which are disc brakes, BTW)
Oh, and sorry for marking your post as spam. I meant to hit the "reply" button, but clicked the "mark as spam" one... sorry...
amtgman 4 years ago
My best freind and I was at the race in ATL! This car is BAD!
sing1701 4 years ago
No doubt bruh...that car sounded like it had an electric motor under the bonnet.
drvinneboombotz 4 years ago
Sounds different then when heard from the outside
amtrak101 4 years ago
Sounds nuts!
bushy185 4 years ago
commentators don't have to shout? they shout when they see a great race as in GT2 - Sebring 2007.
LolaJudd 4 years ago
That trackside camera captured the sound prefectly. That's exactly how it sounds for spectators. Incredible.
BobSalawalatski 4 years ago
they are much quiter than petrol engine the commentators dont have to shout
jaggass 4 years ago
plus, the regs give more displacement to diesels than turbo'd gasoline engines. where is the 'win' in that?
LolaJudd 4 years ago
diesels raced at Le Mans in 1949 and 1950. that was decades before diesels were 'cool'
LolaJudd 4 years ago
Yes, but they did not finish. This was the first to finish and WIN.
KuostA 4 years ago
LolaJudd, this is new under the sun. This car is the first diesel-powered racecar to win Le Mans 24h. If you don't call that revolutionary, you can stick to riding your bicycle.
yamahanrtwo 4 years ago
ive meet all of the alms Drivers and have all of there autographs. Also Johnny o connel (Drives the corvette) Let me sit in his corvette!!!!!!!! (This was all at st petersburg Street circuit (PS Audi R10 is not good on street circuits) (PPS IT is a 5.5 litre v10 Diesel)
jesseferrari 4 years ago
5.5 V12
chanman4rings 4 years ago
twin-turbo, with mufflers and particulate traps.
amtgman 4 years ago
nothing new under the sun
The first diesel-engined car to qualify and race at the 24 hour race at Le Mans was a French entry in 1949, the first race held after the war. The car was the Delettrez Diesel entered by brothers Jean and Jacques Delettrez and was of 4395 cc 6-cylinder. It did not finish, running out of fuel about half way into the race.
LolaJudd 4 years ago
what a boring sound
LolaJudd 4 years ago
revolutionary
teckademaniac 4 years ago
one of the best things about seeing these cars in action is the loudness :(
Raveneyes 4 years ago
How loud is is that car. and what is the loudes it could get. nice vid.
monks311 4 years ago
V12
SGIOctane2 4 years ago
787B QUAD ROTARY RULZ!!! GAY FIA
gtr34skyline1985 4 years ago
is it a V6 OR V12 diesel?
jaggass 4 years ago
its a 5.5 litre V10 diesel
fuhrercat 4 years ago
5.5 liter V12 TDI.
vikirad 4 years ago
Get those pussy filters out of the exhaust. Let's see some SMOKE!
Turbo617 4 years ago
Diesel motors smoke because not all of the fuel is burnt on combustion. The turbos get more air into the engine, and the car's electronic control module controls the fuel entering for a more precise fuel burn.
fmagalhaes1521 4 years ago
The smoke is actually particulates which are partly down to unburnt elements in the fuel, but they appear as smoke due to deposits of carbon produced during combustion. The R10 has particularly good particulate filters which no doubt act as silencers as well. It's a common misconception that petrol doesn't produce particulates as well. It does only they aren't as visible.
ArosaMike 4 years ago
good point!!! :-) :-)
fmagalhaes1521 4 years ago
I'm thinking diesel-powered sports-touring car...like a Saleen with a Chevy Turbo Diesel engine in it? Just a thought.
bimbz72 5 years ago
The reason rotaries were banned was because they produce to much power per displacment.
chaseisthebesta 5 years ago
I go evry year to lemans and the audi is verry silents,i dont like that so much i like the heavy sounds so much!
nedlloydunitrans 5 years ago
Inside it sounds like a jet.Outside its quiet.let's see how the new Puegeot 908 Sounds this year's Le Mans
deadmanCLR 5 years ago
Sounds a bit like the R10. Only a lot more muffled on-board, since the 908 is closed-cockpit and is sure to have a bit of sound insulation.
vikirad 4 years ago
Is the close cockpit more aerodynamic? If so why isn't the R10 close cockpit? You'd think that modern day with so much testing, there wouldn't be gaps in decisions on whether to go open or closed, you'd see either all open or all closed.
KuostA 4 years ago
Depends on what the rues dictate. From 2009, LMP1's at least, have to be enclosed race cars
CobraMarty 4 years ago
ehh..well what does that have to do with anything then, it's 2007 right now lol. What are the rules right now then? Obviously there are no restrictions on this because R10 is open canopy while the new diesel peugeot is enclosed.
KuostA 4 years ago
The car would have been designed and built during 2005, where open-top cars were still being encouraged and the new P1 and P2 regs were in force (as opposed to P900 and P675). They could have built a closed car, like the Bentley, but they decided against it, for their own reasons. New proposed rules for 2009/2010 seem to be disappearing...
TheNewBob 4 years ago
It's a shame how they want to restrict it now because of it's unfair torque advantage over the other gas powered cars. I wonder how will Peugeot's diesel entry go up against this.
PanamaStang 5 years ago
i agree i mean they banned the 787b after it won LeMans 1991, i think that they are simply to stuck up to accept change. It uses less fuel, burns cleaner, and is a hell of alot quiter dont see what the problem is.
fuhrercat 5 years ago
That rotarys get banned after 1991 the 24h LeMans was known befor the race.... not only the rotary was banned... all piston engines over 3.5l were banned after 1991..
nagmashot 5 years ago
You can have a piston engine over 3.5L dumbass
zytekfan 5 years ago
Indeed. The Audi is a twin turbo 5.5L. Gasoline engines with turbos cannot exceed 4.0L in LMP1 class. Normally aspirated they are allowed 6L I think. Rotaries aren't banned either. Last two years Mazda has had a tri-rotor Renesis in a Courage for the LMP2 class. The rules, however, are against the rotary. Not terribly competitive. They make the horsepower, but it takes way too many revs to get there. The power curve is just not at all workable to be competitive.
dzelpwr 5 years ago
ya true, but for rotary lovers they dont care they are still awesome little engines
fuhrercat 4 years ago
You couldn't in Group C cars in 1991. This only changed when LMP and GT cars came around. dzelpwr - you right, 5.5 limit for diesels, 4.0 limit for petrols with turbos and 6.0 limit for n/a petrols. It's a 3.4 n/a limit and a 2.0 with turbo limit for LMP2 cars.
TheNewBob 4 years ago
Seems so slow until it flys past the Aston DBR9 haha
Vogsta 5 years ago
too true look how slow it looks when Mcnish goes through turn 12 during the race and then compare it with turn 12 in their clip to see how quiet it is... its going really fast haha
chanman4rings 5 years ago
Hehe.. quiet but not completly silent. I can't wait to hear what the peugeot sounds like as a comparison.
ERSWeb 5 years ago
SLIENT KILLER!
dkzc1989 5 years ago
SILENT KILLER!
dkzc1989 5 years ago
silver fast and beutiful
like a flying saucer^^
FlamerK6 5 years ago
Boo to Audi! silent race cars..phhf boring
Raveneyes 5 years ago
i love diesels, tehy need to make it loud, to broadcast, hey i ma a diesel and i am proud of ti
diesellover 5 years ago
Well, the thing is, housing developments are being built around these racetracks, and the residents are now complaining about the noise. Should've thought about that before moving in, but... The R10 might save these tracks.
bhtooefr 5 years ago
it is just like people that move in to flight paths for airports and then complain about the noise... the race tracks will be fine though despite the noise
chanman4rings 5 years ago
Whats that? A diesel lapped a Corvette? Why rub it in that diesels RULED the race season by posting this video?
drivbiwire 5 years ago
Just to let you know that the R10 is in a faster racing group than the Corvette. Its almost like a F1 car vs a Corvette.
SilentDrifter 4 years ago
The R10 is in the Protoype category (LMP1 actually), and the Corvette in the GT1 class, normally quite slower per lap. This year, the difference between the winning car in Le Mans and the winning GT1 car (an Aston Martin) was 26-27 laps.
vikirad 4 years ago
haha what an ignorant fool drivbiwire, silentdrifter and vikirad hit it spot on.