AUDI V12 TDI

audi v12 tdi

Audi V12 TDI: The Greatest Diesel Ever Built, Killed By Audi America never got the Audi V12 TDI. That turns out to be the least interesting thing about it. Here’s the more interesting thing. The V12 TDI is not the Le Mans engine. It doesn’t share the vee angle, the displacement, or the architecture with … Read more

MA-FIA 7

MA-FIA Chapter VII: Balance of Performance, or how to punish the kid who did their homework Chris Harris once said that the best motor racing is the kind where the best car, driven by the best driver, wins. Old-school logic. The kind of thing Clarkson would nod at while James May rolled his eyes. Here’s … Read more

LE MANS

shot of the Le Mans pit straight at dusk,

Le Mans: The Race That Changed the Rules (And Broke Them When It Suited) Le Mans is not just a race. It’s a battlefield where manufacturers, regulators, and human ego have been colliding at 350 km/h for over a century. And if you think the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just cars going around … Read more