Audi can show in Frankfurt R8 with electric motor

Audi Company may submit to the Motor Show in Frankfurt this fall based on the electric sports Audi R8, writes French magazine Automobile Magazine, referring to an informed source. Presumably, the model would be called R8 ePerformance. The publication stresses that this is not a hybrid, and pure electric car with a battery pack and electric drive.

Audi conducting tests of prototype Convertible Audi R8

The prototype sports cabriolet Audi R8 paparatstsi noticed on the roads of Germany. Judging from the photos, the car will receive materchatuyu roof, but left without a branded aluminum thresholds.

A new version of the model still has no title: among the options - Convertible / Cabriolet, Spider and Targa. The latter seems most appropriate, given especially the body, covering the rear seats.

Convertible differ from the usual R8 additional air intakes behind the seats and a pair of other security-specific versions of open-top. Cover fuel tank shifted because of a lack of rear pillars body. Also, the chassis designers enhance the car.

At a prototype becomes the exhaust pipe and diffuser from the Audi R8 V10, which still has not been formally submitted. Perhaps these details point to the development of Convertible with 10 - cylinder engine. But, rather, Audi RS-experiencing masthead version of the new R8.

Audi Q7 diesel will cost fantastically expensive

In spring this year, the German Audi introduced at the Geneva motor show in a unique SUV called the Audi Q7 V12 TDI. This model differs from the rest of the world a unique car diesel engine. He has 12 cylinders and splashes volume of 6.0 litres. But the main thing that the power unit is built on the same technology that is currently racing and diesel from Audi R10. Toy itself, which has several times won 24 - hour race in Le-Man.

6,0-litre V12 unit gives splashes 500 hp and exactly 1000 Nm! For diesel just exciting features that were previously unavailable to any of such engines. As a result, Audi Q7 V12 TDI reaches 0-100 km / h for some 5.5 s (the maximum speed is limited to electronics at the level of 250 km / h, but the speedometer still razdelite model to 310 km / h).

To begin with the good news - Sales Audi Q7 V12 TDI will appear already this year. But there are unpleasant information. Apparently, the value Audi Q7 V12 TDI will be simply enormous - according to preliminary data, Q7 with the V12 will cost splashes 180000 euros, or $ 283000!