Diesel Supercar?
Say it aint so! A supercar cannot and will not be powered by diesel fuel - or so my thought was until recently. The noisy clatter on startup, the black smoke that pours out of the exhausts, the narrow power band and the “cheapskate” view meant that it just wouldn’t fit in the glorious world of supercars.
However, when Audi won at Le Mans using diesel power, the world started to take note that there might be something in this, and that if the misconceptions could be got past that this could be an alternative. And coming later this year, Audi will try to tempt the public with a V12 diesel version of its supercar, the Audi R8. The positives are that you still have a cracking looking supercar, but one that will cost less to run on a day to day basis. But surely that defeats the whole point of having a supercar - the people who can afford to spend 100k on a car aren’t the sort that are worried about a few MPG here or there. But they also probably didn’t get to where they are without having some nouse, and if spending less on fuel means you can invest your money elsewhere more usefully then surely that makes sense?
I think we’re going to have to wait until this hits the road and road tests show how it shapes up against the petrol version of the car. I certainly won’t be rushing to buy one as I can’t get past the noise and clatter of a diesel engine right now. In a “normal” day to day car they are fine, but leave my supercars alone..
