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The future of electric mobility at Audi is highly dynamic: The R8 e-tron has set a world record for a production vehicle with an electric drive system on the Nürburgring Nordschleife – the toughest test track in the world. Racing driver Markus Winkelhock piloted the high-performance, all-electric-drive sports car around the demanding 20.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) track in 8:09.099 minutes. With this Audi has achieved yet another milestone in its history, following overall wins at the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and Le Mans. Read more

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- Audi R18 e-tron quattro on the two top spots
- Eleventh success in total for Audi at Le Mans 24 Hours
- Audi R18 ultra completes one-two-three win of Audi Sport Team Joest

AUDI AG has achieved another technological milestone in motorsport. On the 80th running of the famous Le Mans 24 Hours, a vehicle with hybrid drive – the Audi R18 e-tron quattro – has triumphed for the first time. Read more

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- Audi’s diesel hybrid sports car takes grid position one at Le Mans
- André Lotterer beats last year’s best time by nearly two seconds
- Two Audi R18 cars on the front row

Premiere at the Le Mans 24 Hours: The 80th running of the endurance classic that has been held since 1923 will see a sports car with hybrid drive starting from grid position one for the first time – the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro.
The intelligent combination of TDI power at the rear axle and an electrically driven front axle made it possible for André Lotterer in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro designated as car number “1” to achieve a fastest lap of 3m 23.787s in the final qualifying session on Thursday night shortly after 22:00 – and thus an improvement of last year’s best time by nearly two seconds. Read more

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- Mono turbo offers greatest opportunity in sports car engine design
- Audi uses innovative turbocharger solution
- Two more weeks to go before the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Audi relies on a highly efficient engine concept in the R18. The interaction between the merely 3.7-liter V6 TDI unit with an unusually designed single turbocharger and VTG technology is both complex and intriguing. It gives the Audi factory drivers optimum opportunities to set their sights on the next success at the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 16/17, 2012). Read more

- Le Mans premiere for Audi R18 ultra and R18 e-tron quattro
- Eleven drivers take turns at the wheel
- Positions one to three for Audi in first comparison

At the Le Mans test day held two weeks before the 24-hour race, Audi completed its preparation phase with a wealth of valuable findings. The brand’s first diesel hybrid sports car set the fastest time of the day. Allan McNish in the number “2” Audi R18 e-tron quattro was the quickest driver on the tradition-steeped track at La Sarthe. Read more

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