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Originally Posted by sssssssss
not sure this is the right place to post this new thread about an old issue, but i was wondering whether somebody figured out what the main secret ingredient was for the speed of the peugeot 908 hdi-fap back in 2008, 2009 and 2010 that audi just couldn't get at the time. they seem to have gotten it in 2011, when the new r18 tdi was finally a bit faster than the revised 908, but i suppose it's got to do with much more than just the aero advantage of a closed cockpit. furthermore, i reckon it wasn't even a ultra expensive technical spiel, since the 908 hdi-faps seem to sell at fairly reasonable prices for this category of a car:
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/M...ototype/238814 |
To be fair, the R18 wasn't faster than the 908. If you're talking about Le Mans it was a little quicker at times, but it burned more fuel (shorter stints). Overall they both were setting about equal lap times. Every other race it was advantage Peugeot. I think they had a power advantage over Audi. I recall that was the difference maker, or at least that's what was believed.