2017 AUDI RS5 TDI – FATHER OF DIESEL ENGINES

It is not a secret that more and more manufacturers are trapped in cheating emission tests for diesel engines, but once they discover the strict, the regulations of the United States for diesel cars, is not as disconcerted by what. In Europe, diesel engines are the norm, since the price of gas is so high, but with strict emission tests in US manufacturers. UU they wanted to find ways to sell their most popular cars in Europe about the United States . Leaving all that behind at the moment, we focus on sports cars. Can a sports car ever be considered a sports car if it is diesel? Most of the enthusiasts in the United States will say no, with some of the Europeans who indicate otherwise. The diesel engine was, and it is still, a slower engine than a gasoline. Real less; It is more reluctant to Rev, and is the most suitable for the cruise. The theory is that, therefore, you can never drive aggressively with such a passive and slow engine. Or you can

The new homogenization proposes to differ. The Audi Prototype RS5 TDI demonstrated once again that Audi is not afraid to challenge other manufacturers and, in fact, the world. He likes to show that the impossible is possible, and they could have done it again. How do you ask? Well, to begin with, we give you a brief story of why Audi is so good in Diesel.

History of Audi’s diesel engines.

Not only have they won experience in diesel when using diesel engines in practically all Europe models, but they are practically the inventor of the high-performance diesel engine. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the possibly hardest race on the planet, 24 hours of Le Mans. Audi has earned him an amazing 13 times and, despite winning many other 24 hours careers around the world, Le Mans is the track to win if you are going to win anywhere. It is the pinnacle of Motorsport and one of the best spectator events throughout the year. Obviously, winning it 13 times must give you an idea of ​​diesel engines, especially high performance.

The 385 horsepower 3.0 liters V6 TDI in the RS5 TDI is a prototype (although the sources say it is similar to the engine of the race and even the production of 3.0 liters v6 that is in many applications). The unit closes the gap between a gasoline engine and a diesel or to put it better; Its objective is to make diesel the most dominant unit combining the best features of gasoline and mixing them with the strong side of the diesel. And as we know, the advantage of a diesel is the pair, something that this V6 TDI has a lot. 553 torque’s pounds to be precise. Everyone reaches only 1,250 rpm, which makes it a rocket boat from the beginning. There is no delay here; Turbo LAG is reduced almost to zero. Put your hard foot down and the RS5 TDI jumps instantly with a load that a gasoline engine simply can not fulfill. They tested it against a 553 RS6 Avant V8 horsepower and the result could not be more surprising for gasoline enthusiasts. In a drag career, the RS5 TDI blew him clean from the water, hitting him by several lengths of automobiles.

The average range is also great. There is no remarkable Turbo delay or delay; The whole thing jumps as soon as you do not even close to the accelerator. Honestly it feels like a natural suction engine despite the fact that it is all less. For a diesel, it is revealing, to the point that it almost sits in the form of gasoline in the characteristics. It will accelerate an amazing 5,500 rpm. Sprints at 60 mph in approximately 4 seconds, and the 100 mph mark is hit about ten seconds. The maximum speed is nothing less important, since it is at 174 mph (it is possible that it is limited). Despite the increase in torque and power compared to 313 HP V6 TDI, it is based, uses less fuel on average. According to some estimates, we could expect this vehicle to return 20/29 mpg in the driving of the city / highway. Now that it is the strong side of the diesel, and we have not even reached the best of the RS5 TDI.

2017 Audi RS5 TDI Motor, Transmission and Performance

Because you see, the RS5 TDI is not a diesel or ordinary car for that matter. The crucial key for the numbers of madness and the performance of the mind, is a valeo electric superloader. He sits on the cold side of the intercooler and thanks to a super-inertia rotor; It can react in just 100 milliseconds, rotating up to 70,000 rpm. It works independently of the revolutions or cargo of the engine. Because of this, you can use the twin turbochargers of the engine to achieve a maximum increase, an incredible 49.3 psi.

There lies the secret of this unit. The 385 horsepower figure is produced by the motor and turbochargers alone, without assistance from the supercharger (at 4,200 rpm). The wide amount of torque (553 lb-ft) is available only 1,250 and takes up to 2,000 rpm. Although at the beginning it is similar to the Tri-Turbo online six, such as that of the M550D, which separates the V6 TDI from the BMW unit is the responsiveness and immediacy. Having power is one thing, but making it feel like a high performance engine. The BMW has power, agreed, but delivers it in diesel fashion, with traditional characteristics of diesel. The Audi unit is much more gasoline in place of diesel.

Ideally, Audi wanted to adjust to his seven-speed DCT transmission at the RS5 TDI, but it turned out to be too weak, is not able to withstand the immediacy of the pair. Then, they were next, the best (for better), the eight-speed auto ZF 8hp.

With the recent events that involve diesel engines, increasingly experts predict the death of the Otto engine, since we know it. It is only a matter of time before it is replaced with electricity, but for the moment we can be sure that knowing that the diesel is constantly improving, so now we can claim a diesel car can be sporty.

PRICE

It is not a secret that Audi vehicles can be quite expensive, and the Audi RS5 TDI certainly adapts very well to the profile of high luxury cars and performance-oriented, we are accustomed to obtaining from a German car manufacturer. The Diesel version is currently only a prototype, a concept, but with crazy results, it returned, we would not be surprised to see that it was offered to the market. At this point, we only have estimated prices for this and few sources suggest that it could be sold for around $ 75,000. It is more expensive than the brother fed by gasoline and the currently available model started a little less than $ 71,000.