Audi Motorsport Technology Boosts Road Cars
Audi is the second most successful manufacturer in the 88-year history of the famed racing event, so it knows something about the prestige associated with winning at Le Mans. But looking a little deeper suggests that's not the sole reason that it's there. For Audi, motorsport is essentially a high-speed test bed for technology that could eventually find its way into its road cars - a Vorsprung durch Technik experiment, if you will. As a result, taking a look at what Audi is doing with its Le Mans cars can sometimes give a hint as to what direction its road cars could take in the future. The firm caused waves by switching from petrol to diesel in its race car a few years ago, and the technology that it developed along the way contributed hugely towards helping make Audi's diesel-powered road cars more fuel efficient. Since then it has introduced a diesel hybrid - not a huge surprise, considering that most major manufacturers are looking into making alternatively-fuelled cars more viable. But it raised eyebrows again last week when it launched the R18 e-tron Quattro - a turbo diesel hybrid with an AWD powertrain - for its 2012 Le Mans campaign. Two of the cars will race at the French endurance classic alongside two more conventional diesel versions. Is that a sign of things to come from Audi in the future? History certainly suggests that this is a space worth watching. Audi's tradition of using motorsport to improve its road cars is old enough that you don't need to spend over the odds on a new, high performance model to benefit from a bit of racing DNA. There are plenty of used Audis on the market right now that can put a bit of the Le Mans spirit into your own garage.
Isnt it wonderful how far weve come along with technology for cars? I mean we have cars that run on electricity, power from the sun, and even vegetable oil. Now we have cars that actually go on land and in water-its actually been around for a while, but people are always wanting to improve it; kind of like how people are always improving computers. These cars are called Amphibious Cars and have been used mainly for warfare. When the W.W.II rolled around, the two most important amphibious cars were invented. One was called the German Schwimmwagen. I know its a weird name, but just bare with me on this one. It kind of looked like a small 4x4 Jeep that was actually designed by Porsche in 1942. The second one was called the Amphi Ranger that was also German. It was made out of Aluminum called AIMg2 that was sea water-resistant.
I have no idea if they still make wheels like that for models such as the regular Land Rover Wheels, but you never know, right? Anyway, only about 100 were built-which means that they were most likely really expensive and pretty changeling to make. Most people dont know that a great number of land vehicles can be amphibious by simply installing them with a waterproof hull and a propeller; but lets not get any crazy ideas. The way the car propels is done merely by spinning their wheels or using water jets (also known as screw propellers). As of now, there are many countries that have developed their own amphibious vehicles and have actually offered tours on these lovely cars. The Hovercraft is the most commonly known amphibious vehicle thats mainly used by the military. Its called an ACV (Air-Cushioned Landing Craft) that is created to obviously travel in land and water; its supported by low-pressure air thats released below the vehicle. Im more than positive that these cars are the future, wouldnt you agree? If theyre already used in the military, then some manufacturer is going to make up some reason why we need it, just like we need to have the iPhone with all of those applications; you know what I mean?
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