Audi Launch 2015 R18 E-Tron Quattro Wec
Audi Motorsport has taken the wraps off the 2015 R18 e-tron quattro scheduled to compete inwards the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The novel version has closed to large shoes to fill upwards taking into describe of piece of job organisation human relationship concluding year's model triumphed at Le Mans, but Audi is confident they tin repeat the 2014 success thank you lot to a to a greater extent than aerodynamic body. It features larger air inlets inwards the redesigned front end bicycle arches along amongst reshaped headlights benefiting from matrix LED in addition to Audi Laserlight technologies. Also novel are the front end wing, hood in addition to engine comprehend spell the monocoque has been carried over.
Audi has prepared 2 trunk configurations suitable for diverse tracks of the 2015 WEC calendar in addition to they cause got likewise optimized the chassis inwards collaboration amongst Michelin. The engineers were responsible for doubling the amount of unloosen energy from 2 to four megajoules per race lap at Le Mans in addition to during braking the unloosen energy recovered is in addition to thence sent dorsum to the front end axle during acceleration.
The electrical motor has been upgraded to 272 HP (200 kW), representing a "significant increase" compared to concluding year's variant spell the encapsulated flywheel unloosen energy storage organisation tin instantly shop 700 kilojoules which is 17% to a greater extent than than before.
The LMP1 paradigm tips the scales at simply 870 kg (1,918 lbs) in addition to instantly consumes 2.5% pct less diesel fuel per lap than concluding twelvemonth inwards guild to run into the to a greater extent than stringent regulations implemented yesteryear FIA. Output of the TDI 4.0-liter V6 engine stands at 558 HP (410 kW) in addition to alone 5 engines volition move available during the 2015 WEC season.
