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04-04-2008, 05:43 PM
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Diesel engines may be more efficient than the gasoline-powered competition, but good old fashioned petrol power has always held a huge advantage when it comes to aural bliss. The engine audio emanating from the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/03/red-menace-audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-infiltrates-geneva/) still struggles in comparison to the best gasoline offerings out there, but man does it sound cool. At idle the R8's oil burning, twin-turbo V12 sounds like a Super Duty on speed, but on acceleration the 500-hp powerplant comes alive. When the TDI R8 is cruising at high speeds, its recorded sound is a lot like a speeding jet. Hit the link below to hear the R8 V12 TDI LeMans for yourself. You may never be able to buy (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/20/did-we-say-50-50-audi-r8-v12-tdi-not-coming-4-2-v8-tdi-instea/) an Audi with this most impressive engine, but at least you can hear it.
Gallery: Audi R8 TDI Le Mans (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/)
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[Source: Spiegel (http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,544840,00.html) via German Car Blog (http://www.germancarblog.com/2008/04/audi-r8-v12-tdi-soundcheck-of-diesel.html)]
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Click above for more high-res pics of the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans
Diesel engines may be more efficient than the gasoline-powered competition, but good old fashioned petrol power has always held a huge advantage when it comes to aural bliss. The engine audio emanating from the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/03/red-menace-audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-infiltrates-geneva/) still struggles in comparison to the best gasoline offerings out there, but man does it sound cool. At idle the R8's oil burning, twin-turbo V12 sounds like a Super Duty on speed, but on acceleration the 500-hp powerplant comes alive. When the TDI R8 is cruising at high speeds, its recorded sound is a lot like a speeding jet. Hit the link below to hear the R8 V12 TDI LeMans for yourself. You may never be able to buy (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/20/did-we-say-50-50-audi-r8-v12-tdi-not-coming-4-2-v8-tdi-instea/) an Audi with this most impressive engine, but at least you can hear it.
Gallery: Audi R8 TDI Le Mans (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/01_r8_lemans_tdi_live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/677400/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/02_r8_lemans_tdi_live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/677401/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/03_r8_lemans_tdi_live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/677399/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/04_r8_lemans_tdi_live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/677398/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/05_r8_lemans_tdi_live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-1/677397/)
[Source: Spiegel (http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,544840,00.html) via German Car Blog (http://www.germancarblog.com/2008/04/audi-r8-v12-tdi-soundcheck-of-diesel.html)]
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