We’re also discounting the ultimate R8 unicorn, the 6.0 litre V12 TDi diesel with 500hp and 738lb ft that was announced (and tested by journos) in 2008. At the time Audi was talking about adding ...

Say hello to the Audi that was never meant to be. Perhaps that’s a tad disingenuous - this is hardly the Quattro concept, or R8 TDI - but the combustion-powered Audi A6 was meant to be a part of ...

Contrast this to the R8 V12 TDI, which very much was a car of its own time and no other, but we digress… ‘To be clear, I wasn’t expecting armfuls of corrective lock and clouds of tyre smoke ...

The larger 6-liter V12 TDI unit ended up in the Q7, but Audi also put it in the first-gen R8. Unfortunately, the diesel-powered supercar never came to fruition, and we were left with the Q7.

Here is the list of the 10 best diesel cars. Audi R8 TDI Audi R8 has tops the list as it is diesel powered revolutionized racing car. It consumes minimal fuel and has a massive torque. It has been ...

This car will no doubt be a concept and will likely see the same fate as the R8 TDI. Still, it will be interesting to see what the Audi engineers can come up with. With AutoGuide from its launch ...

Audi chose the Detroit Motor Show to display the R8 TDi, the first diesel-powered supercar. The latest model is powered by a 5.9-litre twin turbo V12 engine. This produces 493bhp and a stunning 1000Nm ...

Of course, the second-gen R8 wasn't pulling its punches when it arrived ... One year, it's developing gigantic V8 or even V12 TDI engines, the next all the money is in electric cars.

Alongside the R8 supercar that followed shortly after ... There were some absolute gems in that line-up, including a legendary V12 TDI model that’s become somewhat of a modern classic.