{"id":3497,"date":"2018-09-26T09:11:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T12:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-143.com\/?page_id=3497"},"modified":"2020-01-03T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T14:32:47","slug":"r18-e-tron-quattro-2-spark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/r18-e-tron-quattro-2-spark\/","title":{"rendered":"R18 e-Tron quattro #2 &#8211; Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/audi_r18-2013_2_01.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>2013 R18 e-Tron quattro #2<\/strong> <br>Pilots: A. McNish, L. Duval, T. Kristensen <br>Team: <em>Audi Sport \/ Joest Racing<\/em> <br>Race: 1st place (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2013 <br>Spark - 43LM13 (resin) <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-right has-small-font-size has-medium-gray-color\">Published 09\/26\/18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The R18, introduced in 2011, was a total success at La Sarthe. The car was fast and reliable, and Audi had a natural born winner. But for 2012 ACO changed the rules &#8211; basically increased air intake restrictor size and decreased fuel tank to 60 liters. With the new rules, the car was totally reworked, and the result was the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/audi-r18-ultra-4-spark\/\" target=\"_blank\">R18 ultra<\/a>. However, counting on future rule changes, Audi also introduced a second version: the R18 e-Tron quattro. The e-Tron quattro was the hybrid version of the R18, with a diesel engine and electric motors. It was the first hybrid car introduced to FIA\u2019s World Endurance Championship. The hybrid was basically the same ultra (same chassis) but with a different power system and minor adaptations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/audi_r18-2013_2_02.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>At first I thought the shark fin looked bad, but now I guess I got used to it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The e-Tron used the same turbo-diesel 3700 cm\u00b3 V6 of the ultra, that transmitted 510 hp to the rear wheels. But when the car is at speed it becomes an all-wheel drive. The pilot then gets an extra 100 hp boost from two electric motors that power the front wheels. An electric flywheel accumulator powered these motors, recuperating energy during deceleration. However the all-wheel drive can only engage if the car is over 120 km\/h, as per ACO\u2019s rules. At Le Mans both e-Trons came in first and second, while the ultras came in third and fifth places. With the good results, for 2013 Audi retired the ultra and used <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1067766-1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">only the e-Tron<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/zgroup\/audis_07.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>The cars are awesome, but what&#8217;s with the bland liveries? Porsche and Toyota are just as sinful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Audi revised the e-Tron quattro for 2013, upgrading the aerodynamics and using a longer rear section. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurocarnews.com\/media\/pictorials\/2063\/11928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#2<\/a> came in first place, and it was Tom <em>\u201cMr. Le Mans\u201d<\/em> Kristensen\u2019s last win at La Sarthe. A great model by Spark, but once again victim of the boring livery plague. Well, to be honest this is the least boring of my R18s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2013 R18 e-Tron quattro #2 Pilots: A. McNish, L. Duval, T. Kristensen Team: Audi Sport \/ Joest Racing Race: 1st place (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2013 Spark &#8211; 43LM13 (resin) Published 09\/26\/18 The R18, introduced in 2011, was a total success at La Sarthe. The car was fast and reliable, and Audi had &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/r18-e-tron-quattro-2-spark\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;R18 e-Tron quattro #2 &#8211; Spark&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3497"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16186,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3497\/revisions\/16186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}