Spy Shots: Audi R15 TDI spied ahead of Sebring debut
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.sportautomoto.it/preview/sportauto/sportauto.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/r15-spy.jpg" /></a>Following up on the immense success of the R10 TDI race car, Audi has been hard at work on its successor. A pair of new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/01/new-audi-r15-to-debut-in-march-at-sebring/">R15 TDI</a> race cars will <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/28/audi-r15-tdi-to-debut-at-sebring-attack-le-mans-in-june/">make their race debut</a> at the Sebring 12-hour race next month, but the highly anticipated Le Mans Prototype has already been seen running development laps.<br /><br />In developing the R15 TDI, Audi's motorsport engineers had to cope with new LMP1 regulations that place restrictions on downforce, while also trying to gain ground against the newer 908 HDi campaigned by rival Peugeot. The new R15 features a wider, higher front nose derived from the latest Formula One designs, radiators moved forward and a sleeker rear end with tail-lights integrated into the redesigned rear wing. Audi has also apparently chosen to stick with an open-cockpit design instead of the new school of closed cockpits embraced by Peugeot and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/aston-martin-returning-to-lemans-with-two-works-lmp1-cars/">Aston Martin's new LMP1 racer</a>. We'll have to wait until Sebring on March 21 to see the R15 TDI in full race livery, but Italian magazine <span style="font-style: italic;">Sport Auto </span>and British racing resource <span style="font-style: italic;">Autosport </span>have already gotten a hold of shots of the car testing at Spain's Vallelunga circuit, so follow the links below to catch a glimpse.<br /><br />[Source: Audi via <a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73231">Autosport</a> and <a href="http://www.sportautomoto.it/preview/sportauto/sportauto.html">Sport Auto</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/audi-r15-tdi-spied-ahead-of-sebring-debut/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Spy Shots: Audi R15 TDI spied ahead of Sebring debut</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/audi-r15-tdi-spied-ahead-of-sebring-debut/">Spy Shots: Audi R15 TDI spied ahead of Sebring debut</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:21:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/audi-r15-tdi-spied-ahead-of-sebring-debut/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1457458/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/audi-r15-tdi-spied-ahead-of-sebring-debut/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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