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For the purpose of manageability, this list is limited to production cars that have at least 600 kilowatts. Car models with higher-powered variants are listed only in their most powerful incarnation (for example, the Agera RS would be listed in place of the standard Agera, although the Agera makes over 600 kW).
Volkswagen: Production: 1970s (concept car) Body and chassis; Class: ... The ARVW was the fastest diesel car in the world in 1980, reaching a top speed of 362.07 km/h ...
Wards 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U.S. market, that are selected by Wards AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 for model year 1995, and has been drawn every year since then, published at the end of the preceding year.
The following articles list Volkswagen Group engines which are available worldwide. These include motor vehicle engines, marine engines sold by Volkswagen Marine [1] and industrial engines sold by Volkswagen Industrial Motor. [2] List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines (current) List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines (current)
The first TDI engine used by Volkswagen Group for motor racing was in the Audi R10 TDI, which competed in the Le Mans Prototype (LMP) class of sports car racing. The Audi R10 recorded a victory on its debut at the 2006 12 Hours of Sebring race [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] and then at the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans race, with both results being the first ...
The new Clubsport was revealed on May 31 with a redesigned front end and new taillights, but, maintaining tradition, it won't come to the U.S.
Initially the series allowed 1600cc air-cooled engines of either type 3 (as used in the VW 1500 and 1600) or type 4 (as used in the VW 411, 412 and the VW-Porsche 914/4 sports car), however at a late stage VW had a change of heart and decided that the type 4 engines would be a better option. The type 4 engine is without doubt a better engine.
In 1934 Cummins designed a second car to race at the Indianapolis 500 with a much improved fuel metering system. [2] The Delettrez brothers competed in the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans in a 4.4L engined car, but did not finish. In the late 1970s, Mercedes-Benz drove a C111-III with a five-cylinder diesel engine to several new records at the Nardò ...