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Racing at Le Mans in a hybrid, Audi will be there

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Laurent J. Masson

The rumor proved true. Audi will have 2 hybrids racing at Le Mans in June. They will battle with the 2 Toyota hybrids, and that will make 4 hybrids racing. It’s more than we had dreamt! Even more exciting, the … Continue reading →

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The Toyota TS030 hybrid, made for Le Mans, to improve racing fuel economy

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Laurent J. Masson

Toyota’s announcement to race a hybrid car at Le Mans 24 Hours raised of a lot enthusiasm, but also many questions. Sure, the Prius is a great car, praised the world over, but it’s a fine road car with average … Continue reading →

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Toyota returns to Le Mans with a gasoline-hybrid race car

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Toyota has raced in Le Mans before, it even set a lap record once, but it never won the race so a comeback was expected. It will happen next year with something few people expected: hybrid tech.

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Once again, Bosch triumphed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Michelin too

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

We were expecting a fight and we got it. After the awful crashes of 2 Audis, the remaining one battled for more than 12 hours with the best Peugeot. The Audi finally won, with the Peugeot only 13-seconds behind it … Continue reading →

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Audi explains LED’s advantages for racing at Le Mans

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Since 2006, Audis racing at Le Mans had some LEDs lights alongside their xenon head beams. This year will be different, with the R18 race car having all LED front lights. This is a world first, and we shall expect … Continue reading →

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Audi R18 TDI, a diesel V6 revolution to win Le Mans against V10 and V12?

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Audi has been the ruling the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 10 years now, with no less than 9 wins since 2000. They won with gas engines, they made the choice of going with diesels, and they kept on … Continue reading →

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Le Mans, one electric car was there

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Audi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the ninth time by taking the first three places. Nothing to argue here. The germans had the best cars and the best organization. Unless some new challenger comes up next year … Continue reading →

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