Audi Launch 2015 R18 E-Tron Quattro Wec

By news flash December 01, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Audi Motorsport has taken the wraps off the 2015 R18 e-tron quattro scheduled to compete inwards the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

The new version has unopen to large shoes to fill upwards upwards taking into depict of slice of project arrangement human human relationship lastly year's model triumphed at Le Mans, but Audi is confident they tin repeat the 2014 success give thank yous you lot to a more than aerodynamic body. It features larger air inlets inwards the redesigned front end destination wheel arches along with reshaped headlights benefiting from matrix LED inwards improver to Audi Laserlight technologies. Also new are the front end destination wing, hood inwards improver to engine encompass piece the monocoque has been carried over.

Audi has prepared ii torso configurations suitable for various tracks of the 2015 WEC calendar inwards improver to they drive got besides optimized the chassis inwards collaboration with Michelin. The engineers were responsible for doubling the amount of unloosen issue energy from ii to 4 megajoules per race lap at Le Mans inwards improver to during braking the unloosen issue energy recovered is inwards improver to thence sent back to the front end destination axle during acceleration.

The electrical motor has been upgraded to 272 HP (200 kW), representing a "significant increase" compared to lastly year's variant piece the encapsulated flywheel unloosen issue energy storage arrangement tin right away store 700 kilojoules which is 17% more than than before.

The LMP1 epitome tips the scales at precisely 870 kg (1,918 lbs) inwards improver to right away consumes 2.5% portion less diesel per lap than lastly twelvemonth inwards gild to encounter the more than stringent regulations implemented past times FIA. Output of the TDI 4.0-liter V6 engine stands at 558 HP (410 kW) inwards improver to solitary v engines testament deed available during the 2015 WEC season.