V12 diesel in a car?

beemerbird · 06-02-2010, 01:29 PM

As some of you will know the Audi Q7 (not my thing) is available with a 6 litre V12 diesel engine producing 500 PS and 1000 NM of torque from 1,750 rpm shifting 2.5 tonnes + of metal to 62 mph in 5.5 seconds etc, etc.

Curious to know why this engine isn't in a saloon/coupe etc car. Is it the sheer size and weight of the engine or what, or would all that torque mean the various 'cycle' parts would have to be so beefed up it would be too expensive?

The Q7 is an eye watering £98k + OTR.........but you get ceramic discs as standard.

Jay_Jay · 06-02-2010, 01:46 PM

I'm sure I've read Audi were planning on putting it in the R8

zltm089 · 06-02-2010, 02:57 PM

yep, duno why they put all these bhp into these big 4x4s ....just like the X5/6M....and make them "sporty"...

themetz · 06-02-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by beemerbird

Curious to know why this engine isn't in a saloon/coupe etc car.

Any other car would disintegrate as soon as you gave it full poke!

dxb335d · 06-02-2010, 03:01 PM

Too heavy for a small ish Coupe deffo.

In a mid engined supercar like the Concept V12 diesel it would work well with that massive torque.

Oli · 06-02-2010, 03:05 PM

They had a v12 tdi Q7 at the FOS last year. It just looked so aggressive!

rsmallwo · 06-03-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

Too heavy for a small ish Coupe deffo.

In a mid engined supercar like the Concept V12 diesel it would work well with that massive torque.

v12 diesel r8 = canned:

http://www.carsuk.net/audi-r8-v12-di...-its-old-news/

Really wanted to see it too...

Dr Dave · 06-03-2010, 11:46 AM

Canned coz it probably outshone the petrols!

Rochdale Pioneers · 06-03-2010, 03:49 PM

V12 diesel has to be the perfect engine for a Q7 - monsterous engine for a monster of a car (monster big/fugly, not in a good way)

themetz · 06-03-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochdale Pioneers

V12 diesel has to be the perfect engine for a Q7 - monsterous engine for a monster of a car (monster big/fugly, not in a good way)

It fits all our kids in though!

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