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Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Audi Is Selling 2 of Its Fastest Factory Race Cars—And They're Drivable
Two of the most accomplished Audi race cars are now up for grabs, and Audi will even provide trackside support for the buyers. Audi says it's the first time ever it's sold prototypes from its factory racing program. An Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro and RS 5 DTM are on offer, Audi said last week. Audi said it expects delivery of the first car to its new owner sometime this summer or fall. The cars are actually rebuilt versions of the original race cars, but each is built with an original chassis. More from Robb Report This Bonkers New Corvette Concept Is a Sleek and Muscular Supercar King Charles's Shirtmaker and a Bespoke Tailor Just Set up a New Shop in London This Sprawling $20 Million Estate Brings a Touch of Tuscany to the Connecticut Countryside 'We are rebuilding these chassis together with reconditioned parts from that time into racing cars according to strict standards and with a high level of expertise,' Rolf Michl, managing director of Audi Sport, said in a statement. 'In some cases, even the developers from that era are involved in the current projects. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro and the RS 5 DTM are two of the fastest racing cars we have ever built.' Possible buyers were first shown the R18 E-Tron Quattro and RS 5 DTM offered for sale on April 2 in Germany. The R18 E-Tron Quattro was a winner in 2012 at the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC at Spa-Francorchamps and the RS 5 DTM was a winner in 2015 in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in Hockenheim. Audi is planning three more shows to possible buyers: in May in Germany and in July in France and England, including at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Audi did not disclose a price, but did say that ownership would include track support, which means, 'regular technical inspections, the offer of repairs, but also a spare parts service and expert advice from former developers.' Audi can make your 2010s niche racing dreams come true, in other words, which is probably a better way to spend the money burning a hole in your pocket than buying yet another supercar that will sit in a garage to be admired. These Audis are meant to be owned as they lived: on the track, at something approaching the limit. With all the Audi help on hand, you won't even have an excuse not to go fast, for better or of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Audi Is Selling a Diesel R18 LMP1 Car You Can Actually Drive
In the 2000s and 2010s, Audi owned sports car racing. The brand won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 13 times in 15 years, enough to make the brand the second-winningest marque in the history of the race. The company's most advanced Le Mans winner was the R18 E-Tron Quattro, a diesel hybrid LMP1 car that sent power to the front wheels with the help of a flywheel energy storage system. Now, a decade later, Audi is actually selling a running example directly to one lucky customer. A 2012 R18 E-Tron Quattro, the first year for the hybrid variant of Audi's four-time Le Mans-winning coupe, will be sold by a new "Audi Sport Racing Legends" group. The same department is also launching a 2015 DTM silhouette racer in the shape of an Audi RS 5. Both cars are being offered as complete, running models meant to be used on track as if they were new. Race cars are complicated, and the 2010s LMP1 hybrid set were arguably the most complex racing machines ever built. An original R18 is unique even by those standards, complete with a flywheel hybrid system and diesel V-6 engine that made even the V-4 in the Porsche 919 Hybrid look normal. This is what makes buying a car directly from Audi such a distinct advantage: the automaker says the new Audi Sport racing legends program also includes "regular technical inspections, the offer of repairs, but also a spare parts service and expert advice from former developers." That access is not completely unique; Ferrari, notably, has offered similar services for retired F1 car buyers through its Corse Clienti program for decades. What makes the Audi program so interesting is that this level of comprehensive service is being provided to such a unique (and challenging) car, opening a whole new avenue for collectors looking to drive ultra-advanced LMP1 machinery the way the cars were intended to be driven. Oh, and a note to whomever the future owner is: can we drive it? You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
