Audi RS8 V10 Caught Fire During Testing on Nürburgring
04-10-07, 03:22 PM
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04-10-07, 03:23 PM
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. The R8 is mostly made of aluminum, so it must have been quite a serious fire for everything to get burnt.
04-11-07, 01:44 AM
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This is a test/development car, it's purpose is to work out all of the bugs (whether they be flamable or not)before they reach production models. If a new production Audi goes up in flames then that will be something to worry about.
04-11-07, 03:33 PM
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It may well be that they knew the cooling is marginal but wanted to see how the engine survives/dies in stress testing.
Maybe this version is carbon fiber which explains why it burned out?
Maybe this version is carbon fiber which explains why it burned out?
04-11-07, 06:02 PM
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Exactly where do you get your info from? I'll bet they catch fire a lot more than you and I will ever know - but most of the time, the testing is done on private tracks and we don't get to see hot pics like this. For all we know, maybe a bunch of Lexus prototypes have caught fire and burned - alas, they don't test much on the ring so we will never know.
04-11-07, 06:26 PM
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Exactly where do you get your info from? I'll bet they catch fire a lot more than you and I will ever know - but most of the time, the testing is done on private tracks and we don't get to see hot pics like this. For all we know, maybe a bunch of Lexus prototypes have caught fire and burned - alas, they don't test much on the ring so we will never know.
