The redesigned +Audi – Vorsprung durch Technik R18 adds an electric turbocharger to its hybrid mix
With dual hybrid systems (the front axle motor/generator and the electric turbo) storing and using energy from the flywheel plus the diesel V6, this machine should pose some very interesting controls problems for the engineers.?
Audi’s 2014 R18 LMP1 will pack an electric turbocharger
Audi will defend its titles in 2014 against its corporate cousins at Porsche with a redesigned R18 e-tron quattro that adds an electric turbocharger to the existing flywheel hybrid and diesel V6.