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Originally Posted by Articus
Conventional? It's a diesel. The Audi, Porsche, Toyota are all very innovative cars. To think that the Audi having a 2 MJ hybrid system makes it "conventional" or any less innovative than the Toyota or Porsche. Lets just break that line of thought ok?
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The term "conventional" describes the whole layout of the car not only the engine or the hybrid system. The R15 for example was not conventional.
It is fact that Peugeot had a more advanced car in terms engine, aero and mainly suspension system.
Porsche uses a highly innovative engine/hybrid system.
Toyota has a more advanced aerodynamics.
Conventional does not mean old-fashioned or something like that. It only means that Audi did not take the same risks as their rivals. They used a bit more conventional route. Nevertheless they have great success and of course introduced their own innovative parts like first diesel engine, VGT's, laser light and so on.